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University of Nebraska Plans Health Science Education Building
The University of Nebraska is planning to construct the $19 million Health Science Education Building in Kearney. Construction will begin in January of 2014 with completion slated for June of 2015. The 30,000-sf project will provide education and training facilities including classrooms, anatomy and physiology labs, a clinical simulation lab, and a distance learning hub. The Health Science Education Building will house programs for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing and the University of Nebraska Kearney School of Allied Health Professionals.
St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast Opens Fishers Hospital
St. Vincent Medical Center Northeast will open the 110,000-sf Fishers Hospital in April of 2013. Designed by BSA LifeStructures, the 50-bed inpatient facility includes 30 medical/surgical rooms, 10 observation beds, and 10 labor-delivery-recovery-postpartum (LDRP) rooms. Featuring noise-minimizing acoustics, decentralized waiting rooms, and abundant natural light, St. Vincent Fishers Hospital is also the first hospital in Indiana and the 17th in the nation to register for LEED for Healthcare (LEED-HC) certification.
Department of Homeland Security Builds NBAF Central Plant
The Department of Homeland Security began site work for the 87,000-sf Central Utility Plant for the planned 574,000-sf National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in March of 2013. The value of the construction contract is $80 million and the joint venture contractors for the project are McCarthy Building Companies and Mortenson Construction. Located at Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kan., the facility will house heating and cooling systems as well as diesel generators for emergency power supply.
PrimeCell Builds Biomedical Research Center
PrimeCell is building the $50 million 4MEDia center in Ostrava in the Czech Republic. Located on the campus of Ostrava Teaching Hospital, the 70,000-sf biomedical research facility will accommodate 150 investigators creating therapies for conditions including heart disease, dementia, multiple sclerosis, and diabetes. The project will foster collaboration with academic research institutions and industry partners for the commercial development of pharmaceutical products. Completion is expected in mid-2014.
Children's Hospital of Orange County Completes Holmes Tower
Children's Hospital of Orange County opened the $558 million Bill Holmes Tower in March of 2013. Located in Orange, Calif., the seven-story, 425,524-sf patient care facility was built by McCarthy Building Companies using Building Information Modeling (BIM), design-assist delivery, and strategic phasing. The tower provides inpatient rooms, dedicated pediatric operating rooms, an emergency department, an imaging suite, and a laboratory.