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U.S. Congress Increases NIH Funding
The United States Senate’s Committee on Appropriations approved a bipartisan bill in early September that provides $36.1 billion in funding for the National Institutes of Health for fiscal year 2018, representing a $2 billion increase from 2017. The House of Representatives approved a $1.1 billion increase in NIH funding, with the actual amount expected to be closer to that allocated by the Senate bill.
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Breaks Ground on Academic Medical Center
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital broke ground in August of 2017 on a $550 million academic medical center in St. Louis. Sited adjacent to the existing hospital campus, the 800,000-sf project will include construction of a nine-story tower and an adjoining three-story ambulatory care building. Featuring 316 private inpatient rooms, the facility will provide a Level I trauma center, an emergency department, intensive care units, and a cafeteria. Completion is expected in September of 2020.
Colorado State University Breaks Ground on Health Education Outreach Center
Colorado State University broke ground in August of 2017 on the $23.3 million Health Education Outreach Center in Fort Collins. Designed by Hord Coplan Macht to promote interaction and collaboration, the four-story, 39,600-sf facility will provide advanced teaching labs for anatomy and neuroanatomy, study areas, and space for community events. The project team includes Research Facilities Design as laboratory design consultant and general contractor Haselden Construction.
South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Lab Breaks Ground on Expansion and Renovation
The South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory broke ground in August of 2017 on a $58 million expansion and renovation of its Brookings facility. Located on the campus of South Dakota State University, the project includes 81,000 sf of new construction, including 3,762 sf of BSL-3 space and BSL-2E necropsy space. The existing laboratory space will subsequently be renovated. The project will support diagnostic testing and vaccine development for the prevention of infectious diseases. Completion is expected in 2020.
Portland State University and OHSU Plan Academic Health Center
Portland State University and Oregon Health and Science University are partnering to create an academic health center in Portland. The $100 million facility will house the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health, PSU’s Graduate School of Education, a dental clinic for Portland Community College, and offices for the city of Portland. Construction will begin in fall of 2017 on the nine-story, 200,000-sf facility. Completion is expected in 2020.