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University of Miami's Eye Institute Plans Patient Care Facility
The Bascom Palmer Eye Institute is planning to construct a 35,000-sf patient care facility and adjacent 10,000-sf surgical center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. The project will triple research, patient care, and educational space for the eye institute, which is a unit of the University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine. The facility will accommodate over 90,000 patient visits annually.
Translational Genomics Completes Phoenix Headquarters
Translational Genomics (TGen) will officially dedicate its new $46 million headquarters on March 22, 2005. Located in Phoenix, Ariz., the TGen headquarters is sited in a 173,000-sf building, the first in a new downtown campus called the Phoenix Bioscience Center at Cooper Square. Other tenants in the building include the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), occupying the entire 23,000-sf second floor, and the International Genomics Consortium (IGC).
Memorial Hospital West Completes Expansion
Memorial Hospital West has completed a $25-million expansion of its Pembroke Pines, Fla., campus. The project included the creation of a cardiovascular intervention suite, expansion of endoscopy operations from three to five rooms, and the expansion of a surgical sterile processing area. Additionally, pre- and post-procedure areas were combined into one 51-bed unit that acts as a holding area for patients in the morning and a recovery room in the afternoon.
Oregon Health & Science University Constructs Wellness Center
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is constructing Building One in Portland, Ore. The 400,000-sf, $145-million facility will house research laboratories, classrooms, outpatient practices, and a wellness center. Slated to open in mid-2006, the 16-story facility will be linked to the main OHSU campus by an overhead tram.
New York National Guard Armory Planned in Queensbury
The New York National Guard Armory will be constructed in the Golden Arrow Industrial Park in Queensbury, N.Y. Replacing the existing Glens Falls Armory, the two-phase project consists of construction of the $9.8 million Readiness Center beginning in spring 2007, with construction of the $5.9 million Field Maintenance Shop commencing in spring of 2010.