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Coventry University Builds Health and Life Sciences Facility
Coventry University will begin construction in mid-2015 on a $50 million facility for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences in the United Kingdom. The five-story multidisciplinary building will provide classrooms, simulation suites for medical training, science labs, and core research space. The 121,200-gsf (75,500-nsf) project will be built by BAM Construction. Completion is expected by fall of 2017.
University of San Diego Builds Institute for Nursing Research, Advanced Practice, and Simulation
The University of San Diego is building the $18 million Betty & Bob Beyster Institute for Nursing Research, Advanced Practice, and Simulation. Ground was broken on the three-story, 30,000-sf building in May of 2014 and completion is expected in fall of 2015. Designed by gkkworks in association with The S/L/A/M Collaborative, the facility will house classrooms, faculty offices, three research units, the Dickinson Simulation and Standardized Patient Nursing Center, and the Krause Doctoral Research Library and Study.
Penn Medicine Plans Philadelphia Hospital
Penn Medicine is planning to build a 700-bed medical complex for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) in Philadelphia. Designed by Foster + Partners of London in association with HDR, the $1.5 billion project will include an inpatient tower, 50 operating rooms, clinical space, and an emergency department. The facility will be built by Balfour Beatty Construction and L.F. Driscoll at a cost of $1.2 billion.
Sanford Health Builds Fargo Medical Center
Sanford Health is building the $500 million Fargo Medical Center in North Dakota. Designed by HKS Architects of Dallas, the 11-story, 384-bed hospital will provide cardiac care, women's health, pediatrics, orthopedics, and neurosurgery. The 1.2 million-sf facility will also include a 51-bay emergency department, 32 operating rooms, a trauma center, and adult and pediatric intensive care units. Mortenson Construction was awarded a $340 million contract to build the facility and work began on the project in summer of 2012.
Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Opens in Louisville
Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital opened its expanded and renovated facility in Louisville in December of 2014. The $117.8 million project included construction of a patient tower and the creation of an open, spacious floorplan with abundant natural light. Designed by HKS, the 373-bed hospital provides pediatric and adult operating rooms, a pedatric emergency center, an integrated cancer services suite, a neonatal ICU, and an adult critical care center.