Healthcare

Rideout Memorial Hospital will begin construction in October of 2011 on a $225 million expansion and renovation of its healthcare facility in Marysville, Calif. The project will add six floors and 215,000 sf to the existing hospital, creating a regional medical center with an expanded emergency room, a larger cancer center, and a rooftop helipad. The general contractor is Hilbers Inc. of Yuba City. The project will provide an additional 100 patient rooms and is being developed in partnership with U.C. Davis.

Queen of the Valley Hospital is building a three-story, 72,000-sf acute care addition in Napa, Calif.  Wright Contracting of Santa Rosa is using BIM (Building Information Modeling) to construct the $65 million facility. Designed by CO Architects, the addition will house surgical suites and an intensive care unit. Occupancy is expected in 2013. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project. Queen of the Valley Hospital is affiliated with St. Joseph Health System.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) and Pacific Medical Buildings (PMB) have announced the formation of a strategic alliance to deliver ground-up real estate solutions to healthcare organizations. The venture looks to capitalize on the strengths of each organization, combining PMB's investment capital, track record of developing healthcare facilities, and national reputation with Jones Lang LaSalle's consulting and development expertise, local execution capabilities, and national business development relationships.

Boone Hospital will open its $89 million patient tower in June of 2011 in Columbia, Mo. Designed by HKS Architects, the eight-story facility provides 128 beds, including 88 medical/surgical beds and 40 beds for intensive care patients. Each patient room in the tower is identical to support clinician effectiveness. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which features an advanced HVAC system that is expected to achieve a 14 percent savings in energy consumption.

Albany Medical Center officially broke ground on a $360 million expansion in May of 2011. The six-story patient tower will provide an additional 83 beds in private rooms, 20 new operating rooms, and an intensive care unit. 

Arizona Cancer Center (AZCC) is planning to begin construction in late 2011 on a $135 million research and clinical facility in Phoenix. The six-story, 250,000-sf building will be operated in partnership with St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. Occupancy is expected in 2014. The translational research facility will provide care for up to 60,000 patients annually.

Carle Hospital will break ground in May of 2011 on a $220 million facility in Urbana, Ill. A nine-story, 390,000-sf tower will house the Carle Heart and Vascular Institute and 136 private inpatient rooms. Completion is expected in 2013.

Midwestern University is planning to build a five-story medical and dental teaching clinic in Downers Grove, Ill. The 193,000-sf facility will accommodate up to 400 patient visits each day. A six-story, 341,000-sf parking structure will also be constructed. Occupancy is expected in 2014.

Exempla Saint Joseph will break ground in May of 2011 on a $623 million hospital in Denver. The 826,000-sf facility will provide 348 beds. Occupancy is expected in December of 2014.

Princess Noura bint Abdulrahman University (PNU) opened in May of 2011 in Riyadh. Sited on 800 hectares, the campus includes 15 colleges, a 700-bed university hospital, and research centers for nanotechnology, biosciences, and information technology. PNU will officially open in 2012 as the largest women's university in the world.

University of Colorado Hospital broke ground on a $400 million expansion of its Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora in May of 2011. The project includes construction of a 12-story, 714,000-sf inpatient tower. A 39,800-sf addition to the existing Cancer Center will also be built. Completion is expected in late 2013. LEED sustainable design will be sought for the facility, which will feature energy efficient building systems and recycled materials. BIM (Building Information Modeling) will be used in the delivery of the project.

St. Michael's Hospital celebrated completion of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute in May of 2011 in Toronto. Designed by Diamond+Schmitt Architects, the $100 million translational research facility houses the Keenan Research Centre with three floors of open wet labs and two floors of dry labs. The nine-story building also includes the Li Ka Shing International Healthcare Education Centre and an auditorium. The Institute was built by Eastern Construction Co. and is connected to St. Michael's Hospital by a pedestrian bridge.

The $460 million Providence Regional Medical Center Everett will open in June of 2011. The 12-story, 680,000-sf hospital will support patient and family centered care with 368 beds, a 67,460-sf emergency department, and a digital imaging center. The 240-bed tower features primarily private rooms. General contractor M.A. Mortenson broke ground on the facility on September 27, 2008.

Scripps Health broke ground in May of 2011 on the $456 million Scripps Cardiovascular Institute in La Jolla, Calif. The 383,000-sf, eight-story hospital will provide 108 private patient rooms, 60 ICU beds, six surgical suites, catheterization labs, and cardiovascular research labs.

Narayana Hospitals opened the Mazumdar-Shaw Centre for Advanced Therapeutics (MS-CAT) in May of 2011. Located at Narayana Health City in Bangalore, the 100,000-sf cancer research center provides biomodulator production labs, a marrow/stem cell transplant suite, and facilities for immunotherapy, gene therapy, and in-vitro fertilization. The Mazumdar-Shaw Centre will support collaborative research and development with the University of California at Irvine, Cornell University, Strand Genomics, and GANIT labs.