Kaiser Permanente is constructing the 386,000-sf Ontario Vineyard Medical Center in Ontario, Calif. Ground was broken on the five-story, 224-bed hospital in January of 2008 with completion expected in August of 2011. The $550 million project includes a 36-bed emergency room and medical specialties in cardiology, nephrology, OB/GYN, orthopedics, and urology. The hospital is being constructed on Kaiser’s healthcare facility template.
Palomar Pomerado Health is constructing the $925 million Palomar Medical Center West in Escondido, Calif. Sited on 37 acres, the 11-story hospital will house 300 inpatient beds when it opens in 2011. The 1.2 million-sf project broke ground in fall of 2007 and is being managed by DPR Construction. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Florida International University dedicated its $34 million College of Nursing and Health Sciences facility in Miami in February of 2010. The five-story, 100,000-sf building consolidates the university’s health sciences programs in a single location to support collaborative teaching and research. Designed by HOK, the facility is comprised of two wings and features simulation training suites, interactive skills laboratories, lecture classrooms, distance learning facilities, conference rooms, wet research labs, computer suites, and evaluation areas.
MidMichigan Medical Center is engaged in a $115 million expansion of its healthcare campus in Midland, Mich. Construction began on the project in 2008 with completion slated for 2012. Designed by HDR Architecture of Chicago with Skanska USA Building as construction manager, the project includes 262,000 sf of new construction and 57,000 sf of renovated space. The expansion features advanced air filtration for prevention of infection.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Passavant completed its 220,000-sf pavilion addition in February of 2010. The seven-story facility houses a cancer center, an emergency department, surgical suites, and an intensive care unit. The LEED-certified facility features abundant natural light, low-flow plumbing fixtures, and non-toxic building materials.
Maryland General Hospital will celebrate the opening of its $57 million expansion in Baltimore in March of 2010. The 92,500-sf project consists of 77,000 sf of new construction and 15,534 sf of renovated space. Designed by Hord Coplan Macht of Baltimore, the five-story tower houses eight operating rooms, two endoscopy suites, a cystoscopy suite, and an 18-room intensive care unit. The construction manager for the project was Barton Malow. Construction began on the facility in late 2007.
Quinte Health Care opened the $99.5 million Charlotte Sills Wing in February of 2010 in Belleville, Ontario. Construction began on the five-story facility in March of 2007. The wing houses outpatient care, a continuing care inpatient unit, a children’s treatment center, and clinics for rehabilitation and speech therapy. The project represents a 155,000-sf expansion of the existing hospital.
Auburn University officially broke ground on its $21 million Magnetic Resonance Imaging Research Center on February 4, 2010. Designed by Perkins+Will, the 45,000-sf facility is slated for completion in September of 2010. The construction manager for the project is Brasfield & Gorrie LLC. The MRI Research Center will feature a Siemens Verio open-bore 3T MRI and an actively shielded whole-body 7T MRI. The Verio 3T MRI will be used for clinical and research applications and the 7T MRI will be dedicated solely to research.
Baptist Medical Center South completed the 222,000-sf South Tower D in February of 2010. Located in Jacksonville, Fla., the eight-story facility features a 14-bed neonatal ICU, a 24-bed nursery, 10 labor and delivery suites, 48 acute care beds, four ICU beds, and a cardiology area. The project includes a new 78,000-square-foot, 1,050-space parking structure and a mechanical penthouse. The Haskell Company served as the construction manager for South Tower D and as the design/build contractor for the parking structure.
Geisinger Medical Center will open the $100 million Hospital for Advanced Medicine in February of 2010 in Danville, Pa. The 308,000-sf facility houses the Heart and Vascular Institute and includes a 32,000-sf surgical suite with four operating rooms, two inpatient nursing units, and physician offices. Ground was broken on the nine-story hospital in June of 2007. The facility was designed by Ewing Cole and built by Torcon Inc. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Danbury Hospital will begin construction in 2010 on a $140 million expansion of the Tower Building in Danbury, Conn. Housing a new emergency department, ICU and critical care facilities, and a medical/surgical floor, the project is slated for completion in 2014.
Parkland Memorial Hospital will begin construction in November of 2010 on a $1.27 billion replacement facility in Dallas. The 1.9 million-sf project is being designed by HDR of Omaha and Corgan Associates of Dallas. The construction management team includes Balfour Beatty Construction, Austin Commercial, H.J. Russell & Co., Azteca Enterprises, and CH2M Hill Enterprise Management Solutions.
Construction will begin in February of 2010 on the $110 million Garvan St Vincent's Cancer Centre in Sydney. Providing advanced cancer research and treatment facilities, the nine-story building is slated for completion in mid-2012.
New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center celebrated the opening of the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center in New York in January of 2010. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed and daSILVA Architects, the six-story, 142,000-sf building will provide comprehensive cardiac care with advanced technologies for diagnosis and treatment. The facility was made possible by a $50 million gift from the Vivian and Seymour Milstein family.
San Diego County opened its $85 million Medical Examiner and Forensic Center in San Diego in January of 2010. The 84,000-sf facility houses a morgue, 17 technology-rich autopsy rooms, histology and toxicology labs, conference rooms, and advanced imaging suites.
