Industry News

Spartanburg Regional Medical is constructing a $26 million surgical suite at its hospital in Spartanburg, S.C. Featuring stainless steel walls for maximum sterility and flexibility, the project is slated for completion in August of 2008. 32,000-sf of the 45,000-sf suite will be constructed with stainless steel walls, enabling reconfiguration of the space as they can be moved within a few days with the nearby rooms remaining usable. The durability of steel eliminates cracks which are a sterility challenge. The suite will feature acrylic floors.

The University of California, Riverside’s 82,000-sf Genomics Building reached 50 percent completion in March of 2008. The five-level facility broke ground in October of 2006 and will house research laboratories and academic space for the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, which includes the Center for Plant Cell Biology, the Biotechnology Impacts Center and the Center for Disease-Vector Research. The building will house over 200 researchers and staff from the departments of botany and plant sciences, plant pathology, entomology, and neurosciences.

The University Clinic of Schleswig-Holstein has commissioned a consortium comprised of Siemens, Bilfinger Berger, and HSG Technischer Service to construct the first particle therapy center (PTC) in Kiel, Germany. With overall costs of approximately 250 million euros, the Competence Center for Radiotherapeutic Oncology represents the largest public private partnership project (PPP) ever launched in the German healthcare sector.

South Cameron Memorial Hospital celebrated the reopening of its 29,000-sf acute care facility on March 18, 2008. The multi-million dollar project consists of 38 permanent modular components for maximum flexibility. The facility includes 12,000-sf of emergency care, 25 inpatient beds, and space for medical services. The project team included Williams Scotsman and Don M. Barron Contractor Inc. Groundbreaking for the facility, which was destroyed by Hurricane Rita, took place in December of 2006.

DRE Veterinary has expanded its product line of veterinary anesthesia machines to include the DRE Titan, a large animal anesthesia system. Engineered for maximum versatility and unmatched accuracy, the Titan is perfect for anesthetizing equine, bovine, and zoological animals. Veterinary surgeons can utilize the DRE Titan Large Animal Anesthesia Machine for simple anesthesia functions like controlling spontaneous breathing, as well as more rigorous functions like controlling animal ventilation.