Northwestern Memorial Hospital will begin construction in 2012 on a $334 million medical office building in Chicago. The 25-story facility will house the Musculoskeletal Institute on four floors, outpatient surgery on two floors, and a floor dedicated to imaging and diagnostic equipment. Physician offices will be located on eight floors. The project will include a 575-car parking garage. Completion is expected by 2014.
San Antonio Community Hospital is initiating a $158 million expansion in Upland, Calif. The project includes construction of a four-story, 179,000-sf patient tower. The addition will provide 12 ICU beds, 80 inpatient beds in private rooms, and a 58,000-sf Emergency Department with 52 treatment beds. Completion is expected in April of 2013.
Commonwealth Medical College dedicated the $115 million Medical Science Building in October of 2011. Located in Scranton, Pa., the four-story, 183,000-sf facility comprises two wings, one housing research space and the other for academic instruction. The building features 35 medical research labs, 24 small-group teaching rooms, a 250-seat auditorium, lecture halls, simulation suites for medical training, and a gross anatomy lab with 21 air changes per hour. Construction began on the project in February of 2009.
The University of British Columbia broke ground on the $68.8 million Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health in October of 2011. Located at UBC Hospital in Vancouver, the six-story translational facility will support advanced neuroscience research, teaching, and clinical care. The center will include a collaboration atrium called the Synapse Garden and a repository for DNA and brain tissue. The Centre for Brain Health is being created in partnership with Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute.
The Jackson Laboratory is planning to build a $1.1 billion animal research facility on the University of Connecticut Health Center's Farmington campus. The first phase of the project will include a 173,000-sf facility housing laboratory and vivarium space. The public-private partnership will support biomedical research for the creation of personalized medicine solutions. Construction will begin in early 2013 with completion expected in late 2014. The completed Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will eventually total 250,000 sf.
Winthrop University Hospital will build a $65 million research facility in Mineola, N.Y. The four-story, 95,000-sf facility will provide space for clinical trials as well as housing laboratories for the study of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and obesity. Construction is expected to begin in spring of 2012 with completion expected in 2014.
The Mayo Clinic will partner with Arizona State University to build a $266 million medical school in Scottsdale. Mayo Medical School-Arizona is expected to open in 2014. The project will support advanced medical education including programs in osteopathy and biomedical informatics.
Saint Francis Hospital will build a $200 million addition to its existing facilities in Tulsa, Okla. The project includes construction of an eight-story, 500,000-sf inpatient tower as well as a trauma and emergency center with 85 beds.
University Hospitals opened the $260 million Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland in September of 2011. The freestanding facility houses 150 private patient rooms, outpatient care, and the Goodman Discovery Center for Clinical Research. The 10-story, 375,000-sf building is designed to support translational research and provides comprehensive cancer diagnosis and treatment. The Seidman Center features advanced imaging technologies including a PET/MRI machine and two linear accelerators. The facility also houses a robotic surgical suite.
MaineGeneral Medical Center broke ground on a $312 million hospital in Augusta in September of 2011. The 640,000-sf facility will house 192 private patient rooms, technology-rich operating rooms, an emergency department, and a 300-seat education center for conferences and events. Completion is expected in summer of 2014.
Reading Hospital and Medical Center will build a $189 million surgical facility in West Reading, Pa. The 250,000-sf building will house 24 technology-rich surgical suites. The project is designed to improve surgical throughput by creating efficiencies and implementing best practices. Ground will be broken on the facility by early 2012 with completion expected in mid-2014.
UCLA Medical System dedicated a $572 million hospital in Santa Monica in September of 2011. Comprising five interconnected buildings, the facility provides 266 inpatient beds, an emergency center, a birthing center, surgical suites, and both pediatric and adult intensive care units. The hospital will also support medical education with a 90-seat auditorium equipped for remote viewing of procedures. The facility was designed by Robert A.M. Stern Architects to support translational research.
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare will break ground in October of 2011 on a $137 million hospital in Olive Branch, Miss. The four-story, 100-bed facility will be built to achieve LEED sustainable design certification. The integrated design and construction team for the project includes Gresham, Smith and Partners, Smith Seckman Reid, and Turner Construction. The hospital will implement LEAN and evidence-based design principles to maximize operational effectiveness and patient well-being.
St. Francis Hospital will break ground in October of 2011 on a $110 million expansion in Columbus, Ga. The project includes a four-story, 189,131-sf clinical services building and a four-story, 169,000-sf medical office building. The expansion will provide a total of 230 private rooms, a women's health center, and seven operating rooms. The general contractor is Skanska USA Building. Completion is expected in early 2013.
Slidell Memorial Hospital has awarded KLMK Group the project management contract for a 56,000-sf emergency room and cardiology expansion in Slidell, La. Construction will begin in March 2012 and reach completion in June of 2013. The project will support quicker patient admittance, assessment, and discharge, as well as providing additional private inpatient rooms.
