Construction is under way on the New Karolinska Solna (NKS) Hospital, a 3.5 million-sf, multi-building facility in Solna, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden. Owned by Stockholm County Council, the government entity responsible for providing healthcare and public transport to greater Stockholm, the $2.5 billion project is being built under a unique public-private-partnership (PPP) agreement.
Indiana University Health is building the 270,000-sf Neuroscience Center in Indianapolis. Located on the IU Health Methodist Hospital campus, the six-story outpatient facility will include clinical and research diagnostic imaging, surgical suites, collaboration and education space, and a robotic laboratory. Occupancy is expected in summer of 2012. The outpatient facility is the first phase of IU Health’s $120 million neuroscience complex. An adjacent research facility is expected to open in 2013.
A 340,000-sf patient tower for Baptist Medical Center and Wolfson Children’s Hospital is under construction in Jacksonville, Fla. The 11-story project will provide both adult and pediatric services. The $200 million facility is slated for completion in December of 2012. The project team includes Stanley Beaman & Sears Architects, TLC Engineering, and Batson-Cook Construction.
Rush University Medical Center’s $654 million hospital tower reached substantial completion in July of 2011. The 14-story, 806,000-sf facility is located in Chicago and was designed by Perkins+Will. The construction manager is Powers/Jacobs. Construction began on the 304-bed facility in fall of 2008 and occupancy is expected in January of 2012. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Manitoba Health will build an 180,000-sf hospital in Selkirk. The 65-bed facility will feature 80 percent private rooms. The hospital will provide obstetrics, surgery, imaging, rehabilitation, and cancer treatment facilities. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which will utilize ground-source heat pump technology and low-flow water fixtures. Occupancy is expected in 2014.
The University of Tennessee Medical Center broke ground on a four-story, 100,000-sf cancer facility in Knoxville in July of 2011. The $24 million project will consolidate outpatient cancer services in a single location, including radiation oncology therapy suites and a linear accelerator. Completion is expected in early 2013.
The University of Utah is engaged in a $46 million expansion of the Neuropsychiatric Institute in Salt Lake City. The 115,000-sf project will provide additional research space, 72 private patient rooms, a clinical assessment center, and a Siemens 3 Tesla MRI suite. Completion is expected in fall of 2011.
Construction began in July of 2011 on the $239 million Women and Newborn Hospital at the Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre in Manitoba. The 385,000-sf facility was designed by Smith Carter and is expected to open in June of 2014. The five-story hospital will feature a 60-bed neonatal intensive care unit and 100 percent outside air. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
The Center for Childhood Cancer Research opened the 20,000-sf Jensen Laboratory in July of 2011 in Seattle. The facility will feature research laboratories and an on-site therapeutics manufacturing facility for the production of customized immune cells for individualized cancer treatment. The laboratory is affiliated with Seattle Children’s Hospital.
ProMedica will open the Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital in October of 2011 in Sylvania Township, Ohio. The $33 million, 70,000-sf facility will provide inpatient rooms, six sterile operating rooms, an imaging lab, and rehabilitation suites. The all-digital facility will be co-managed by 17 local orthopaedic and spine surgeons. Construction began on the project in April of 2010.
Central DuPage Hospital’s new 280,000-sf wing will open in August of 2011 in Winfield, Ill. The $210 million inpatient pavilion will provide 202 private rooms, six ambulance bays, and surgical suites. Ground was broken on the project in April of 2009.
Woodstock General Hospital reached substantial completion in late June of 2011. The three-story, 350,000-sf facility will provide 178 beds. Construction began on the $668.5 million facility in October of 2008. The project was delivered on time and on budget. Occupancy is expected in November of 2011. The hospital will feature a 22-bed rehabilitation center, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite, five operating rooms, and a birthing center.
Lakeland Regional Cancer Center celebrated the opening of its newly expanded facility in July of 2011. Heery International served as architectural, engineering, interior design, and environmental consultant for the 27,000-sf expansion project. The cancer center now offers additional physician offices, 26 new exam rooms, a special procedures center, light-filled lobby and waiting areas, a high-dose radiation suite, two cystology rooms, urodynamics room, resource library, boutique, healing gardens, and a cafe.
Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children will begin construction in September of 2011 on a five-story building in Wilmington, Del. The $215 million expansion will provide 144 beds. A 188-car underground parking garage will also be constructed. A three-story facility will connect the new building to the existing hospital. The general contractor for the project is Skanska USA Building. Completion is expected in late 2013.
Winnipeg Health Sciences Centre broke ground on the $239 million Women's Hospital in June of 2011.The 300,000-sf facility will feature advanced newborn care suites, inpatient rooms, medical offices, and surgical facilities. The project was designed by Manitoba Health and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.
