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Vanderbilt University Breaks Ground on School of Nursing Expansion
Vanderbilt University broke ground in June of 2017 on a $26.3 million expansion of the School of Nursing in Nashville. Designed by HASTINGS, the five-story, 30,000-sf addition will provide sophisticated classrooms, conference and seminar rooms, faculty and administrative offices, and a simulation training lab. The facility will feature technology-enhanced instructional spaces that promote interaction and collaboration, complemented by virtual classrooms to support distance learning programs.
University of Utah Health Breaks Ground on Ambulatory Care Complex
University of Utah Health broke ground in late June of 2017 on the $132 million Ambulatory Care Complex in Salt Lake City. Featuring flexible outpatient clinic modules and advanced surgical suites, the 305,000-sf facility will also provide an additional 72 inpatient beds. Completion is expected by summer of 2019. The building is part of the Utah Health Campus Transformation Project, an initiative to optimize the integrated delivery of research, patient care, and medical education.
Rutgers University and RWJBarnabas Health Construct Athletic Performance Center
The RWJBarnabas Health Athletic Performance Center at Rutgers University is under construction in Piscataway, N.J. Supporting a world-class sports medicine program, the four-story, 295,000-sf facility will also include state-of-the-art practice facilities for men's and women's basketball, wrestling, and gymnastics. The collaboration includes RWJBarnabas becoming the exclusive health care provider for Rutgers Athletics, as well as developing and managing the sports medicine curriculum and research activities.
High Point University Completes Health Sciences and Pharmacy Facility
High Point University will complete construction in summer of 2017 on the $120 million Congdon Hall in High Point, N.C. Housing the Congdon School of Health Sciences and the Fred Wilson School of Pharmacy, the 224,000-sf facility will feature a human biomechanics and physiology lab, a virtual reality and clinical gait analysis lab, advanced simulation training suites, and standardized client areas for interprofessional education. Congdon Hall was designed to support a variety of pedagogical styles to promote collaborative learning.
Huntsman Cancer Institute Opens Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research Center
The Huntsman Cancer Institute opened the $173 million Primary Children’s and Families’ Cancer Research Center in June of 2017 in Salt Lake City. Providing advanced genetic sequencing technologies, the six-story, 242,000-sf facility houses biomedical laboratories, space for clinical trials, administrative offices, and a vivarium. The center was designed by Architectural Nexus with Jacobsen Construction as general contractor. The Huntsman Cancer Institute is part of the University of Utah.