Healthcare

John Muir Medical Center opened the $612 million Thomas J. and Muriel T. Long Patient Care Tower on April 10, 2011. Located in Walnut Creek, Calif., the five-story, 380,000-sf facility was designed by Ratcliff of Emeryville, Calif., with ARUP as structural engineer. The 242-bed facility was constructed to meet rigorous seismic requirements and features six rooftop healing gardens, private patient rooms, a 24-bed ICU, three surgical suites, a helipad, and a 35-bed neonatal ICU.

Scott & White Healthcare broke ground on a 320,000-sf acute care hospital in April of 2011 in College Station, Texas. The five-story, 143-bed facility will provide comprehensive cancer services, an emergency department, cardiac catheterization labs, a neonatal ICU, operating suites, imaging, and maternity care. The project was designed by Jacobs Architects and Engineers and will be built by Kitchell Contractors. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.

The University of Leicester will break ground in spring of 2011 on the $20.5 million Cardiovascular Research Centre (CRC). The four-story, 23,680-sf facility will be built as an addition to the clinical sciences wing of Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, U.K. The project team includes architectural firm ADP of Birmingham and general contractor Morgan Sindall. The CRC will house research laboratories, academic space, and a sample bank. Completion is expected in February of 2012.

Marlborough Hospital will begin construction in late 2011 on an $11.7 million cancer pavilion. The 14,500-sf addition will include space for medical and radiation oncology and a healing garden. The center will be operated by UMass Memorial Health Care Cancer Center of Excellence. The project architect is S/L/A/M Collaborative with Tocci Building Corp. as general contractor. IPD (Integrated Project Delivery) will be used in the construction of the facility.

Good Samaritan Hospital initiated a $30 million renovation of its San Jose campus in April of 2011. Located on two floors in the North Tower, the project includes construction of a neuroscience ICU and approximately 50 private inpatient rooms.

St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center is building a $120 million critical care tower in Paterson, N.J. The four-story facility will provide 56 intensive care rooms, 12 operating rooms, a rooftop helipad, and a 100,000-sf emergency department with 89 treatment bays. Occupancy is expected in September of 2011.

Mercy St. John's broke ground on a $105 million orthopedic hospital on March 30, 2011. Located in Springfield, Mo., the 27,970-sf facility will provide 64 exam rooms and 48 inpatient beds. The general contractor for the project is McCarthy Building Companies of St. Louis. Completion is expected in mid-2013.

Baylor University Medical Center opened the $154 million Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center in Dallas in March of 2011. The 10-story, 459,717-sf facility was developed by a joint venture of Duke Realty and Mutual Life Insurance Co. The building is occupied by Baylor Health System and Texas Oncology with space for physician offices. The center houses linear accelerators, diagnostic imaging, multidisciplinary clinics, infusion therapy suites, research facilities, and space for clinical trials.

Cooper University Hospital will begin construction in summer of 2011 on the $105 million Cooper Cancer Institute in Camden, N.J. The five-story, 158,300-sf facility will provide comprehensive cancer care with three floors of clinical space and two floors of research and administration space. Completion is expected in June of 2013.

Health First will open the 250,000-sf Viera Hospital in April of 2011. The five-story facility provides 84 private inpatient rooms and 16 private observation beds. The hospital includes an emergency department, diagnostic laboratory suites, an intensive care unit, and a freestanding central energy plant. 

Construction began in January of 2011 on a $512 million renovation and expansion of Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey, B.C. The project includes construction of an eight-story critical care tower and a new emergency department. The construction manager is EllisDon. Completion is expected in 2014.

Ground was broken in March of 2011 for the $100 million Seton Medical Center Harker Heights in Bell County, Texas. The facility is a joint venture of LHP Hospital Group and the Seton Family of Hospitals. The 191,400-sf facility will provide 83 inpatient beds, emergency care, women’s services, obstetrics, cardiology, surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, diagnostic imaging, and intensive and critical care. Completion is expected in late 2012.

The State of Louisiana will break ground in June of 2011 on the $1.2 billion University Medical Center in New Orleans. Designed by NBBJ, the project includes a 560,000-sf, 424-bed hospital, a 746,982-sf diagnosis and treatment center, and a 254,765-sf ambulatory care building. Preconstruction services will be provided by Skanska USA Building and MAPP Construction.

Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital began construction in March of 2011 on a $103 million replacement facility in Santa Barbara, Calif. Built by HBE Corp., the 148,000-sf facility will provide 44 private rooms, an expanded surgical suite, and an emergency department with 20 beds. The replacement hospital will meet state seismic safety regulations.

MaineGeneral Health is using Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) to build a $312 million medical center in Augusta. The project team includes joint construction managers HP Cummings Construction Company and Robins and Morton and architectural and engineering firms TRO/Jung Brannen and SMRT. Construction will begin on the 192-bed hospital in July of 2011. Completion is expected in mid-2014.