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Naval Facilities Engineering Command has awarded the joint venture of Clark/McCarthy a $394 million contract to design and build a new hospital at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the 500,000-sf medical center will provide inpatient care, an emergency department, operating rooms, an ICU, and specialty care. The project includes construction of a central utilities plant and a 1,500 space parking structure.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has selected Walsh Construction Company of Chicago to build the final phase of the Pacific Regional Center on Ford Island in Honolulu. The project includes construction of the main facility at the site and is supported by $131.9 million in federal stimulus funding. Existing renovated space will be integrated with the new building to great a 300,000-sf lab and office facility.

Baylor Health is building the $213 million McKinney Medical Center in McKinney, Texas. The 332,000-sf facility will provide women's services, cardiovascular care, orthopaedics, neurology and neurosurgery, oncology and a full-service emergency department. Completion is expected in July of 2012.

The University of Illinois at Chicago will renovate 23,000 sf of existing space to create an interdisciplinary oral health research facility. The project is supported by $9.9 million in federal stimulus funding and includes 9,000 sf of new research space. The facility will house a vivarium for animal research, core facilities, and laboratories for clinical and translational research. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

Texas State University opened the $36 million St. David School of Nursing in September of 2010. Located in Round Rock, the three-story facility includes nine simulation labs and a total of 76 mannequins.