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.
Ground was broken on the new Temecula Valley Hospital in June of 2011. The five-story, 178,000-sf acute care facility is being developed by Universal Health Services Design and Construction. The project team includes HMC Architects, DPR Construction, and Turner Construction Company. The 140-bed facility will feature entirely private rooms, a flexible emergency department, a 20-bed ICU, six surgical suites, and advanced imaging technologies.
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital was completed in June of 2011 in Hollywood, Fla. Ground was broken on the four-story, 170,000-sf facility in October of 2009. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the $130 million tower, which provides 48 patient rooms, a pediatric cancer center, medical/surgical space, and a gastrointestinal procedures suite. The facility was built by ANF Group.
The University of Queensland began construction in June of 2011 on the $120 million Oral Health Centre in Herston. The facility will house innovative teaching and learning spaces, dental clinics, research laboratories, imaging suites, operating rooms, and offices. The project was designed by Cox Rayner Architects with Lend Lease as construction manager. Completion is expected in late 2012.
The University of California, Los Angeles is planning to build the 23,000-sf Clinical and Translational Research Center. The facility will include clinical research space and a core biomarkers laboratory. The project is supported by a five-year Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) of $81.3 million to UCLA in partnership with Cedars–Sinai Medical Center, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor–UCLA Medical Center.
Saint Francis Medical Center will open its $84 million Heart Hospital and Cancer Institute in July of 2011. Located in Cape Girardeau, Mo., the 208,000-sf facility will provide advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies in a patient-centered environment. The Heart Hospital houses 60 private acute care rooms, a 10-bed cardiac ICU, six ultrasound rooms, and five cardiac catheterization labs. The Cancer Institute houses physician offices, 35 chemotherapy treatment stations, four private rooms, two linear accelerators, a laboratory, imaging, and surgical suites.
Carle Foundation Hospital began building the 375,350-sf Heart and Vascular Institute in June of 2011. Located in Urbana, Ill., the $220 million facility will provide a modern, comfortable environment for patients and their families. Designed by Shepley Bulfinch with Pepper Construction as general contractor, the project will replace beds currently located in buildings constructed in the 1960s and 1970s. Site preparation work for the project began in March. The building is scheduled for completion in 2013.
