Healthcare

The City of Antioch has granted Kaiser Permanente approval to develop a new 6-building medical office campus in the summer of 2002. The facility is scheduled for completion in September 2003. The 78-acre complex could accommodate a hospital which, if approved, could begin construction in 2006. The campus will feature a $30 million, 60,500-sf medical outpatient center housing facilities for a staff of 300 and 38 physicians. Kaiser's existing building in Antioch is an outpatient medical office totalling 120,000 sf.    

Boston Medical Center has selected Boston-based RF Walsh Co. Inc. to renovate an 8-story, 66,000-sf former surgical building. The $14 million project, designed by Beacon Architectural Associates, will provide office facilities for departments including human resources, patient financial services and payroll.

The University of Washington Medical Center has broken ground on a $100-million surgery center. Located in Seattle's University District, the three-story, 160,000-sf Surgery Pavilion is being handled by general contractor Hoffman Construction of Washington. Twenty-seven individual bids will be awarded to subcontractors for electrical, mechanical, and interior and exterior work.   

Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc., and Michael Fieldman Architects are developing an overall site Master Plan for the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Boston Campus. The plan will provide a framework for further expansion and includes implementation of a new 640,000-sf ambulatory building and a 725-car underground garage over the next six years.

 The University of Pennsylvania Riverview Campus master plan was completed in April 2001 by Cambridge, Mass.-based Tsoi/Kobus & Associates. The 20-acre Philadelphia Civic Center site will be transformed into a mixed-use healthcare and research center serving the needs of the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania.

 Massachusetts General Hospital has renovated the historic 95,000-sf Charlestown Navy Yard Building 114, where the Navy built wooden boats, to provide 60,000 for biomedical research and research support activities; a 3,000-sf conference center; an 8,000-sf animal facility; and approximately 6,000-sf of public space. The primary occupant is the Center for Aging, Genetics, and Neurodegeration.

University Hospitals of Cleveland is planning a new $110 million, 320,000-gsf Research Institute Building for advanced biomedical research programs, scheduled to open in 2003. Research functions are distributed over eight floors, including two floors below grade dedicated to lab and building support. The ground floor level includes a conferences center; administrative offices are on the second floor. Five floors of generic research labs, lab support, and offices will accommodate 120 researchers on each floor.

Kaiser Family Foundation, based in Menlo Park, Calif., has plans to build a new nine-story, 96,000-sf public affairs office in Northwest Washington. The facility will house staff, a broadcast studio, conference space, and high-tech exhibition space. Local members of the development team include D.C.-based Concord Partners (owner's representative); Reston, Va.-based Wiles Mensch (civil engineering); and Bethesda, Md.-based Clark Construction (general contractor).

Siemens Medical Systems, based in Iselin, N.J., is expanding at its 20,000-sf service and training center in Cary. The addition of a four-story training center and a two-story parking deck will bring the total space to 65,600 sf. Completion of construction is anticipated by the end of 2001. The company is a subsidiary of Siemens AG, the electronics company based in Germany.

BioMerieux, a medical test products company based in France, is expanding at Teer Technical Parking in Durham. The 36,378-sf facility, formerly occupied by Organon Teknika, will house the company’s corporate sales office and training center, and will accommodate approximately 95 employees. BioMerieux currently has offices down the street from the new facility.

ARAMARK today announced that it has completed the acquisition of ServiceMaster Management Services, the facility services business of ServiceMaster.

Crozer-Keystone Health Systems is expanding three Delaware County hospitals over the next three years as part of a $47 million construction and renovation project. At Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland a 32,000-sf emergency department expansion will triple existing emergency facilities, which include the only Level II trauma center in Delaware County. The new facilities will house 41 treatment rooms featuring a minor ailment fast-track area and a pediatric waiting room.

William Beaumont Hospital's 240,000-sf West Hospital on the Troy, Mich., campus is being designed by HarleyEllis. The $53 million design-build project consists of a five-story structure housing maternal child health, expanded endoscopy and surgical services, inpatient care and support services. Attached to the main hospital, the exterior design and architectural details will match the existing hospital.

A $38 million expansion of the Leominster, Mass. campus of HealthAlliance Hospitals Inc. was recently completed by The George B.H. Macomber Company, a Boston-base construction firm. Designed by DiGiorgio Associates, the project includes a 104,000-sf addition to the hospital consisting of a new main entrance, radiology, surgical, critical care services, and outpatient area. The building houses both medical-surgical and post-operative facilities, complete with an admitting area.

Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation has selected Granary Associates Architects to provide architectural, interior design and engineering services for a new Aquatic Center and Ambulatory Care Center. The Bacharach Institute, located adjacent to the Atlantic City Medical Center's Mainland Division on the Richard Stockton College Campus in New Jersey, houses 80 adult inpatient beds and offers comprehensive outpatient services to children and adults.