Overland Park Regional Medical Center will begin construction in mid-2011 on a $121 million expansion project. A 215,291-sf tower will be constructed providing 72 private beds, endoscopy suites, and an emergency department with trauma care services. The general contractor for the project is J.E. Dunn. Overland Park Regional is operated by HCA Midwest Health System.
Sutter Health opened the $618 million Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in May of 2011. Located in Burlingame, Calif., the 450,000-sf facility comprises two structures connected by a lobby and is built with base isolation technology to meet state seismic regulations. The six-story hospital houses 241 private rooms and nine surgical suites. Construction began on the project in January of 2007.
Novant Health will begin construction in spring of 2012 on a 35,000-sf expansion of its Clemmons Medical Center. The $23 million project includes a $15 million facility with an emergency department, imaging, outpatient surgery, and medical offices. The cost of road construction, site grading, and the creation of greenway trails is $8 million. Completion is expected in 2013.
The University of Pennsylvania opened the $370 million Anne and Jerome Fisher Translational Research Center in May of 2011 in Philadelphia. The 531,000-sf biomedical research facility is designed for maximum integration with the Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and the Roberts Proton Therapy Center. The Translational Research Center houses the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism; the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics; and the Penn Cardiovascular Institute.
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center will begin construction in mid-2011 on a $45 million cardiovascular research building in Memphis. The project cost includes $35 million for construction and $10 million for laboratory and office equipment. Occupancy is expected in late 2013. The 140,000-sf facility will be connected by a walkway to an existing cancer research building. The entire complex will be called the Translational Science Research Building and will support interdisciplinary biomedical research and collaboration.
The University of Minnesota opened the $175 million Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis in April of 2011. The 227,000-sf facility provides 96 private patient rooms, an intensive care unit, and a pediatric emergency department. The hospital was designed by Tsoi/Kobus & Associates and features abundant natural light to create an optimal healing environment.
Virtua Health opened its $323 million replacement hospital in Voorhees, N.J., in April of 2011. The 690,000-sf project includes an eight-story, 364,000-sf inpatient facility housing 360 private beds and a five-story, 298,000-sf support services building. The complex was built by Turner Construction Company in 34 months.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center has selected Payette to design a two-story addition, including a partial lower level, to house an inter-operative suite with an overhead MRI and CT imaging system. The suite will be used for clinical cases that have some research component, with research collaborations primarily between Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Dartmouth Medical School, and Thayer School of Engineering. A third floor will be expanded and renovated to include two additional MRI areas and an adjacent imaging suite.
Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System will begin construction in late spring of 2011 on a $27.3 million research office facility. The three-story, 100,000-sf project will provide laboratories, clinical space, offices, support, and a rooftop helipad. The project team includes Pittsburgh-based architectural firm Astorino and general contractor P.J. Dick of West Mifflin. Completion is expected in October of 2013.
Martin Luther King Jr. Harbor Hospital awarded Hensel Phelps Construction a $165.1 million design-build contract for the expansion and renovation of its Willowbrook campus in Los Angeles County. A 120-bed inpatient facility will be constructed and three existing buildings will be renovated. Completion is expected in September of 2013.
University of North Carolina Health Care broke ground on a satellite hospital campus in Hillsborough in April of 2011. The $200 million project will be constructed by Skanska USA Building in two phases. The first phase, a three-story, 60,000-sf physician office building, is slated for occupancy in spring of 2013. The second phase, a 260,000-sf, 68-bed hospital, will open in July of 2015. The hospital will include an emergency department, an intensive care unit, six operating rooms, and two procedure rooms.
Danbury Hospital will begin construction in January of 2012 on a $150 million tower in Danbury, Conn. The 310,000-sf facility will provide an expanded emergency department, a 30-bed critical care unit, 35 private rooms for surgical patients, a helipad, and a lobby. The project architect is the S/L/A/M Collaborative. Completion is expected in 2014.
Loma Linda University Medical Center opened a $211 million hospital in Murrieta, Calif., in April of 2011. The 106-bed facility houses a heart center, an emergency room, obstetrics, pediatrics, and cardiac care. The hospital features six technology-rich surgical suites including a hybrid operating room with integrated imaging equipment. Construction began on the project in November of 2008.
Mercy Health is planning to begin construction in May of 2011 on an $88 million health center in Edmond, Okla. The three-story, 200,000-sf facility will house an outpatient surgery center and medical offices for obstetrics, cardiac care, pediatrics, and rehabilitation. The project will also include a women's center, imaging, a walk-in clinic, a wellness center, and a pharmacy. Occupancy is expected in June of 2013.
Baptist Health South Florida opened the $210 million West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami in April of 2011. The four-story, 282,000-sf building includes 133 beds, an outpatient diagnostic center, and a neonatal ICU. West Kendall Baptist Hospital was designed as an Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) facility and will be the teaching hospital for Florida International University's medical program. The sustainably designed facility is Category 5 Hurricane resistant and includes a gym that will feed power back into the grid. Construction began on the facility in early 2009.
