Healthcare

St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center dedicated the $184 million John T. O’Connell Tower in February of 2011 in Hartford, Conn. Ground was broken on the 10-story, 318,000-sf project in early 2008. The tower features an expanded emergency department with 70 treatment areas, 72 private inpatient rooms, 19 operating rooms, six dedicated orthopedic operating rooms, and 63 orthopedic beds for the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute. The facility includes a 60-seat auditorium and two hybrid operating rooms with integrated imaging and communication technology.

Banner Health will build a 40,000-sf health center in Maricopa City, Ariz. Completion of the first phase is expected in September of 2012. The facility will house 18 physician offices and will provide imaging and laboratory services. A second phase of construction will create an additional 40,000-sf building. The third phase is an outpatient surgery wing.

Loyola University Health System will open the Loyola Center for Health in March of 2011 in Burr Ridge, Ill. The 100,000-sf outpatient facility will provide primary care, urgent care, rehabilitation services, and specialty care including neurology and orthopedics. Designed to maximize integration, the center will enable patients to get all their health services on a single visit with reduced waiting times.

Rady Children’s Hospital and Health Center was awarded LEED Gold sustainable design certification in February of 2011 for the new $260 million Acute Care Pavilion. Located in Kearney Mesa, Calif., the 279,000-sf facility was designed by Stantec and built by McCarthy. The facility provides 72 private patient rooms, 84 medical-surgical beds, 16 operating rooms, a neonatal ICU, a cancer center, and several healing gardens. The project is the first pediatric hospital in California to be LEED certified and also meets state seismic regulations.

Mercy Health System broke ground in February of 2011 on an $88 million medical complex in Edmond, Okla. The three-story, 200,000-sf facility will provide clinical care, outpatient surgery, imaging, rehabilitation, cardiac care, a women’s center, and orthopedic services. Occupancy is expected in mid-2013. The project architect is Archimages Architecture & Interiors.

St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre is planning to build a $450,000 million biomedical science teaching facility in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The project will house a 3,000-sf laboratory, classrooms, and biomedical training suites. The facility will provide instruction in research techniques for molecular biology, microscopy, and cell cultures.

Mount Sinai Medical Center is building the Center for Science and Medicine in New York. The 12-story, 500,000-sf facility will provide advanced research, clinical, and imaging facilities. The center will house the Translational Molecular Imaging Institute as well as linear accelerators and infusion suites. Occupancy is expected in 2012. The project construction manager is Bovis Lend Lease.

Jupiter Medical Center is planning a $44.2 million expansion and renovation of its Florida hospital. The design-build contractor for the project is The Haskell Company. The three-story, 75,000-sf Florence A. De George Pavilion will be built as an addition to the existing hospital, in which 50,000 sf of space will be renovated. The pavilion will house obstetrics, a neonatal ICU, 28 private patient rooms, a rehabilitation gymnasium, the 9,000-sf foot Raso Education Center. Construction will begin in fall of 2011 with completion expected in spring of 2013.

The University of Houston is building the $70 million Health and Biomedical Sciences Center next to the J. Armistead College of Optometry. The six-story, 165,000-sf building will house research labs, animal facilities, a laser center, outpatient clinics, an ambulatory surgery center, classrooms, and offices. The project will enable researchers from the NIH-funded Complex Systems Supercluster to collaborate on biomedical discoveries. Completion is expected by fall of 2012.

Wyoming Medical Center is engaged in a $35 million expansion in Casper. The 97,000-sf project includes construction of a four-story patient tower and a new emergency department. The facility will provide up to 40 private patient rooms, a lobby, and a kitchen.

Smyth Community Hospital is building a 150,373-sf replacement facility in Marion, Va. The hospital will provide 48 acute care inpatient beds, an emergency department, surgical suites, and outpatient care. Occupancy is expected in June of 2012. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility. The hospital was designed by Earl Swensson Associates and built by Skanska USA Building.

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will invest $85 million to build new healthcare facilities in Davie County, N.C. A three-story, 90,000-sf outpatient center will provide emergency care, diagnostic imaging, endoscopy services, and outpatient surgery. The $60 million facility is slated for completion in late 2013. A $25 million, 25-bed hospital is expected to reach completion in 2017.

The University of Iowa will begin construction in late 2012 on the new $271 million Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. Consolidating pediatric medical care in a single location, the eight-story facility will include a 195-bed tower featuring larger patient rooms, play areas, and a children’s theater. Completion is expected in early 2015. The project is a part of a 10-year, $1.1 billion expansion plan.

Macquarie University will build the $108 million Australian Hearing Hub in Sydney. The medical research, teaching, and training facility will house the Sydney Cochlear Implant Centre, the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, and the Shepherd Centre. The building will support research and treatment for hearing and speech-related disorders.

The Medical Center of the Americas is in the design stage in El Paso, Texas. Created by a consortium of academic and industry partners including the University of Texas and Texas Tech, the planned 140-acre biomedical research complex will support commercialization of pharmaceutical therapies. The first phase of the project will include construction of an 80,000-sf facility on 10 acres in central El Paso. A subsequent phase of construction will deliver two additional buildings at the site.