Healthcare

Indiana University is building the Multi-Institutional Academic Health Science and Research Center in Evansville. Housing medical education programs for the University of Evansville, the University of Southern Indiana, and Indiana University, the four-story, 140,000-sf facility will provide a clinical research area, classrooms, a simulation center, a dental clinic, and an amphitheater. Construction began in June of 2016 and is slated for completion in February of 2018.

St. James Mercy Hospital will break ground in late 2016 on a $55 million hospital and medical village in Hornell, N.Y. The facility will provide a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services including surgery, imaging, emergency care, orthopedics, dialysis, physical therapy, and cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation. The project is being designed by Razak & Associates and will be built by LeChase Construction. Completion is expected in mid-2018.

Emory University Hospital is constructing a $200 million medical tower in Atlanta. Designed by SmithGroupJJR, the nine-story, 456,144-sf facility will provide 210 inpatient beds as well as an intensive care unit, diagnostic suites, and specialized treatment areas. The project team includes commissioning agent WorkingBuildings and cost estimation consultant Costing Services Group. The tower will be connected to the Emory Clinic, the Winship Cancer Institute, and the main hospital by a pedestrian bridge.

HCA East Florida will begin construction in fall of 2016 on a $219 million hospital in Davie, Fla. The facility will be located on the campus of Nova Southeastern University adjacent to HCA's existing emergency department at the site. The 200-bed academic medical center will support collaborative research, education, and training programs as well as accommodating clinical trials.

University of Louisville Health is constructing a $79 million pediatric outpatient clinic in Louisville. Located on the University's Health Sciences Campus, the eight-story, 170,000-sf facility will include a diagnostic laboratory, an imaging center, a conference suite, a pharmacy, and a rooftop garden. The project was designed by GBBN and Stanley, Beaman & Sears and is being built by Messer Construction. Formal groundbreaking occured in fall of 2016 with occupancy expected in July of 2018.

St. Louis University and SSM Health are planning to break ground in fall of 2017 on a $550 million academic medical center in St. Louis. The 802,000-sf replacement hospital will feature private patient rooms, spacious intensive care units, an expanded emergency department, and an outpatient care center with surgical suites and clinical offices.

The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago is building a $550 million translational research hospital, a project that has now been named the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. Designed by Gensler, HDR, and Clive Wilkinson Architects, the facility will feature human research labs where interdisciplinary teams of clinicians, scientists, and technologists will deliver advanced therapeutic modalities.

Dixie Regional Medical Center is initiating a $300 million expansion of its healthcare campus in St. George, Utah. Doubling the size of Dixie's existing hospital facilities, the 500,000-sf project will enable important medical services to be relocated and consolidated. The three-building expansion will include a new cancer center with a precision medicine department to provide personalized genomic therapies. Completion is expected in late 2018.

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare began building the $250-million Mustian Surgical Center in June of 2016 in Tallahassee, Fla. The five-story, 340,000-sf facility will provide 72 intensive care beds and 28 surgical suites. The project will enable existing space at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital to be redeveloped, creating a new genetics lab and expanded laboratory and imaging facilities. Completion is expected in early 2019.

The College of St. Scholastica opened the $17.1 million Health Science Pavilion in August of 2015 in Duluth, Minn. Located in the BlueStone business park, the three-story, 45,000-sf project provides labs and classrooms for occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant programs. Designed by HGA of Minneapolis and built by McGough Construction of St. Paul, the pavilion features an interdisciplinary health clinic to support experiential learning. Ground was broken on the project in August of 2015.

University of Colorado Health is planning to build a $185 million medical center on 22 acres in Greeley. Construction will begin in early 2017 on the $135 million UCHealth Greeley Hospital, a 153,000-sf facility providing a cardiology, surgery, emergency, and labor and delivery services. Occupancy is expected in late 2018. The project also includes the creation of the $50 million UCHealth Greeley Health Center, an outpatient medical office offering 192 exams rooms as well as laboratory and imaging suites.

Loma Linda University Health (LLUH) broke ground on the Troesh Hospital Complex in May of 2016 in Loma Linda, Calif. Designed by NBBJ, the project includes a 100-bed children's hospital tower and a 276-bed adult medical center. The complex is part of a $1.2 billion expansion that will accommodate the Wholeness Institute and a new research hub.

Banner-University Medical Center broke ground in May of 2016 on a $500 million hospital complex in Tucson. A 670,000-sf, nine-story tower will provide 200 private patient rooms, laboratories, operating rooms, diagnostic suites, and a cafeteria. A three-story outpatient clinic accommodating medical specialties, radiation oncology, and medical imaging will also be constructed. The $100 million clinic is slated for completion by early 2018, with the $400 million patient tower opening in early 2019.

Johns Hopkins Medicine is building the 225,000-sf Education and Research Facility at All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. Designed by HDR, the project will provide 30,000 sf of research and laboratory space, 30,000 sf of instructional space, 50,000 sf of office and administrative space, a 20,000-sf collaboration area, a 400-seat auditorium, and a biorepository.

The University of Vermont Medical Center will break ground in June of 2016 on a $174.9 million inpatient building in Burlington. The facility will include two floors of mechanical space and four patient care floors offering a total of 128 private rooms. Construction will begin on the project in fall of 2016 with occupancy expected in summer of 2019.