Healthcare

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Health Services Laboratories (HSL) is renovating an existing structure known as the Halo building to create its pathology laboratory headquarters in London. Comprising five subterranean levels and ten stories above grade, the 133,000-sf facility will provide a CL3 biocontainment laboratory, specialized research suites, and the largest automated blood sciences lab in the United Kingdom. The contractor for the £21 million fit-out project is ISG.

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.