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Sutter Tracy Community Hospital broke ground on its $23-million expansion in August 2003. The obstetrics department will be expanded by half, with four new patient rooms, a classroom, and a larger waiting room area. The number of treatment bays in the emergency room will increase from 9 to 14, with the waiting room expanding fivefold and the addition of a new waiting area for children. The existing surgery center will be remodeled, and a new 9,600-sf surgery center with 12 new outpatient rooms and facilities for ambulatory surgery procedures will be constructed.

Northside Hospital-Forsyth is planning a $23-million expansion of its Cumming, Ga., emergency department. A two-story, 39,000-sf structure and a 12,500-sf addition will be constructed, and 16,900 sf of existing space will be renovated. The project, which more than doubles the size of the department, will also provide expanded radiology imaging capacity.

Northern Virginia Community College has selected Einhorn Yaffee Prescott, Architecture & Engineering to design the Bisdorf Building addition and renovationon at its Alexandria, Va., campus. A 22,000-sf lab and classroom area will be expanded with the construction of a 75,000-sf building accommodating science labs, lecture halls, classrooms, conference rooms, student activity and service areas. The project is slated for completion in 2006.

Laboratory Tops, a Taylor, Texas-based manufacturer of epoxy-resin work surfaces, will expand from 85,000 sf to 115,000 sf within the year. The $3.2-million expansion will enable the company to hire up to 200 additional employees over the next five years.

Baptist Health System has contracted QORE Property Science of Jacksonville, Fla., to provide quality control services on two major construction projects in Jacksonville. Baptist Medical Center will expand with a four-story addition and four-story parking garage. Baptist South, a new 92-bed hospital, will be constructed on the Southside. Both projects are slated for completion in 12 months.