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University of Texas Plans New UT Southwestern Hospital
The University of Texas is planning to build an $800 million academic medical center in Dallas to replace UT Southwestern University Hospital in St. Paul. The 12-story, 1.3 million-sf facility is slated for completion in September of 2014. Providing 424 beds, the patient-centered hospital will provide integrated facilities for research, education, and clinical treatment. The hospital will include 40 emergency rooms, 24 operating rooms, a helipad, and a dedicated thermal energy plant. Construction is expected to begin on the project in March of 2011.
University of Tulsa Breaks Ground on Rayzor Hall
The University of Tulsa will break ground in October of 2010 on the $14 million J. Newton Rayzor Hall. Housing the departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, the two-story facility will provide 24 integrated classrooms and teaching and research labs, 33 offices, five student lounges, and two conference rooms. Completion is expected in late spring of 2012.
The Methodist Hospital Opens Outpatient Center
The Methodist Hospital opened its 1.6 million-sf outpatient center in Houston in July of 2010. The 26-story facility houses orthopedic surgery, cardiac and vascular imaging, a cancer center, weight management services, and radiology. The building features a patient-centered design for ease of wayfinding in a healing environment. The project was designed by WHR Architects with Hensel Phelps Construction as general contractor and Broaddus & Associates as project manager.
TMHRI's Research Facility Nears Completion
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI) will open its 440,000-sf research facility in Houston in October of 2010. Housing 90 principal investigators and 800 staff, the interdisciplinary facility will include a GMP bioprocessing facility and an infectious disease research lab.
Sainte-Justine Hospital Initiates $995 Million Modernization Project
CHU Sainte-Justine Mother and Child University Hospital Center is initiating a $995 million modernization of its Montreal facility. The existing hospital will be extensively renovated and two new buildings will be constructed. The first facility will house medical research and the second will provide an intensive care unit, a birthing center, a neonatal unit, and specialty care. The project will add a total of 419 beds. Construction will begin on the new facilities in 2011 and reach completion in 2016.