Academic Medical

Methodist Health broke ground in October of 2016 on a $280 million expansion of Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. Designed by HKS and Self + Tucker Architects to enhance flow and efficiency, the project includes a nine-story, 440,000-sf tower housing private patient rooms, a comprehensive cancer center, outpatient clinics, healing gardens, and the two-story Transplant Institute. General contractor Turner Construction is utilizing Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the construction of facility.

Research has begun at the £650 million Francis Crick Institute in London. Designed by HOK in partnership with PLP Architecture, the 10-story, 980,000-sf facility can accommodate 1,250 scientists and 250 support staff engaged in interdisciplinary biomedical research. The Crick Institute represents a partnership between University College London, Imperial College London, and King’s College London, working in collaboration with the UK Medical Research Council, the Wellcome Trust, and Cancer Research UK.

Karolinska University Hospital has awarded Skanska the $140 million contract to construct a 312,000-sf medical building in Huddinge, Sweden. The project will include eight interventional services rooms, 21 exam rooms with integrated imaging technologies, 23 surgical suites, and a sterilization center. The sustainably designed facility is expected to attain Gold certification from the Sweden Green Building Council. Construction began in June 2016 and completion is slated for 2019.

University of Chicago Medicine broke ground in September of 2016 on a $43 million emergency department and trauma center. Located in Hyde Park adjacent to the Center for Care and Discovery, the 29,017-gsf facility will feature four trauma resuscitation bays, private patient rooms, a bariatric room with ceiling lifts, and a medical biocontainment unit. Completion is expected in early 2018.

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is building the $265 million HOPE Tower in Neptune, N.J. Designed by WHR Architects, the 10-story, 299,000-sf cancer research and treatment facility will feature a 58,000-sf patient care center offering radiation therapy, medical oncology, surgical specialties, and minimally invasive therapies. The tower will also include space for academic programs, simulation training suites, biomedical laboratories, and a nine-story parking garage.

The University of Hawaii broke ground in September of 2016 on the $33.6 million Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy in Hilo. Designed by SmithGroupJJR and WCIT Architecture, the two-story, 45,000-sf instructional facility will provide teaching labs, lecture halls, simulation training suites, and administrative offices. Isemoto Contracting has been awarded the $31.3 million contract for the construction of the pharmacy school and occupancy is expected in late 2018.

Western Carolina University (WCU) is planning to build a $110 million natural sciences building in Cullowhee, N.C. The construction manager for the project, which will be delivered in phases, is Skanska USA. Completion is expected by 2020. Additionally, WCU is engaged in a public-private partnership with Summit Healthcare Group to construct a 30,000-sf medical office complex on the West Campus.

Umpqua Community College opened the 35,000-sf Bonnie J. Ford Health, Nursing and Science Center in September of 2016 in Roseburg, Ore. Designed by Opsis Architecture, the $17 million facility provides laboratories for chemistry, biology, nursing skills, dentistry, and anatomy and physiology. The center also houses classrooms, faculty offices, and conference rooms. General contractor Anderson Construction Company began work on the project in June of 2015.

Memorial University is planning to build the CAD$30 million Animal Resource Centre in St. Johns. Replacing two existing buildings, the 30,000-sf facility will support medical research in a variety of areas, including cancer, diabetes, mental health, obesity, stroke mechanisms, and osteoporosis. The project will include vivarium space for animal housing and is supported by CAD$14.4 million in federal funding.

University of Michigan Health System broke ground in October of 2016 on the $175 million Brighton Health Center South. The two-story, 297,000-sf ambulatory care facility will house a comprehensive musculoskeletal center, an infusion therapy clinic, surgical suites, a sleep lab, a radiation oncology center, and over 40 adult and pediatric medical specialties. Occupancy is expected in summer of 2018.

West Park Healthcare Centre is planning to build a new rehabilitative medicine facility in Toronto. Providing both inpatient and outpatient care, the 720,000-sf hospital will feature multiple outdoor therapy areas and healing gardens. The sustainably designed facility is a part of a comprehensive redevelopment of West Park's existing 27-acre site to create an integrated healthcare campus.

James Cook University is planning to build the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM) on the Cairns campus in Smithfield, Queensland. Designed by Jackson Architecture and Fisher & Buttrose Architects, the AUD$24.5 million facility will include a Physical Containment Level 2 (PC2) laboratory to accommodate research on virology, viral diseases, and vector control. The project will be constructed by Hutchinson Builders and completion is expected in late 2017.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center celebrated the opening of the $35 million Center for Drug Discovery and Lozier Center for Pharmacy Sciences and Education in August of 2016 in Omaha. Designed by The Clark Enersen Partners and RDG, the three-story, 85,000-sf teaching and research facility provides advanced drug discovery labs, a sterile compounding suite, classrooms, faculty offices, auditoriums, simulation training suites, and a model pharmacy. Ground was broken on the project in June of 2013.

Duke LifePoint Healthcare is planning to construct a $206 million replacement hospital in Marquette, Mich. Built by a joint venture of Skanska and Closner Construction, the project will provide 243 beds in a 164,000-sf facility as well as a medical office building and a parking structure. Completion is expected in October of 2018.

Stanford Health Care is building an 824,000-sf replacement hospital in Palo Alto, Calif.  Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects in association with Lee, Burkhart, Liu, the patient-centered facility will provide 17 operating rooms, advanced imaging suites, an emergency department, a Level One trauma center, a helipad, and 368 private inpatient rooms. The sustainably designed project will utilize exterior glass panels to optimize natural light and will feature a central atrium and five healing gardens.