Healthcare

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is expanding and remodeling four major departments at its 37-acre Glendale, Ariz., campus.

Banner Baywood Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. ,completed the $13-million expansion and renovation of its cardiovascular ICU and telemetry nursing suites in January 2004. Designed by van Dijk Westlake Reed Leskosky of Phoenix, Ariz., the project included the fit-out of 32,000-sf of shell space on the hospital’s fifth floor for new cardiovascular ICU rooms and telemetry, a new elevator tower, and the remodel of an existing telemetry unit on the fourth floor.

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will create a pediatric pharmacology research center with a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The center, one of thirteen in the nation, will be sited at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. It will study how children react to drugs.

Stanford University Hospital opened its new $147-million outpatient cancer center on March 1, 2004. More than doubling Stanford’s previous outpatient cancer footprint, the 165,000-sf center features 47 faculty offices, a PET/CT scanner with 3-D imaging capabilities, an increase from 37 to 57 chemotherapy stations, and more space for clinical trials.

Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics dedicated its new 32,000-sf Pediatric Research Center at the hospital’s main Kansas City, Mo., campus in late February 2004. The $17-million research center is one component of a new clinic and research building.

Madison Surgery Center recently broke ground on a 40,000-sf, two-story outpatient surgery center and medical offices in Madison, Ala. Featuring five operating rooms and a four-room gastroenterology suite, the $5.8-million facility is expected to reach completion in August 2004. The project team is comprised of architect The Ritchie Organization of Boston and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie of Birmingham.

Florida Atlantic University has selected Boca Raton-based Kaufman Lynn General Contractors to build the $2.4-million first phase of the Louis and Anne Green Alzheimer’s Research Center and Care Facility in Boca Raton. Designed by Saltz Michelson Architects of West Palm Beach, the building will house the gerontological research program, the memory and wellness program, and the college of nursing’s Alzheimer’s-related teaching and outreach programs.

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will construct the Cecil H. and Ida Green Comprehensive Center for Molecular, Computational and Systems Biology with a $12.9 million donation from the Cecil and Ida Green Foundation. Featuring the latest tools in computer science, engineering, and imaging technology, the center will link basic research on molecules and cells with analysis of the function of whole biological systems.

Ochsner Clinic Foundation has selected TRO/The Ritchie Organization to design a 68,000-sf, three-story cancer center in New Orleans. The center will be comprised of radiation therapy, hematology oncology, chemotherapy, miscellaneous oncology subspecialties, and clinical trials research.

Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas will begin construction on a $160- to $180-million expansion project in July of 2004. The three-part project will add 180 beds and over 300 parking spaces.

Texas NeuroRehab Center will break ground on a $6.5-million expansion of its long-term acute care unit at its South Austin facility in March of 2004. Increasing bed count from 31 to 47, the 9,200-sf project will add patient rooms and an indoor therapeutic pool. The project team consists of LZT Architects of Austin and general contractor American Construction LP. Completion is expected by year-end. Texas NeuroRehab specializes in the treatment of traumatic brain injury and neurological illnesses.

Maryland Regional Cancer Care is opening a $5-million oncology radiation clinic in Bowie, Md. in mid-March 2004. The 5,000-sf facility will provide a range of cancer treatments including high-dose rate and intensity-modulated therapy.

Bryn Mawr Hospital opened its $7.5 million “Comprehensive Breast Center” on the first floor of the Founder’s Bank Building in Philadelphia in early February. Including renovation of the cancer center and the imaging center, the project features state-of-the-art digital mammography, MRI, and ultrasound devices. The facility will also provide treatment consultations, osteoporosis testing, risk assessment, and prevention programs.

Boston Medical Center has selected RF Walsh as construction manager for the $95-million Moakley Medical Services Building, a 130,000-sf cancer facility.

Sequoia Hospital has decided to build a new hospital at its current Redwood City, Calif., site after a year of seeking a new area location. The $300-million project will rebuild the hospital to meet seismic standards and create additional medical offices. The new hospital will be constructed in the existing facility’s parking lot. Construction will begin in 2006 with occupancy scheduled for 2009.