Healthcare

Tufts University is constructing a 95,000-sf addition to the School of Dental Medicine in Boston. Designed by ARC/Architectural Resources Cambridge and built by Shawmut Design and Construction, the five-story vertical expansion is sited on top of Tufts’ existing 10-story facility. Occupancy is expected by year-end 2009. The $64 million project features two new clinical floors, an expanded simulation lab, instructional facilities, a conference center, and administrative offices.

Ochsner Baptist Medical Center opened a $12 million expansion of its Uptown New Orleans campus in January of 2009. Comprised of a 6,000-sf emergency department, a 12-bed ICU, and a 43-bed inpatient wing featuring entirely private rooms, the project includes a comprehensive imaging center with MRI and CT instruments, six surgical suites, and two cardiac catheterization suites. The expansion was designed by Rozas/Ward Architects with Construction South as general contractor.

Sharp Memorial Hospital opened the $195 million Stephen Birch Healthcare Center in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego in January of 2009. The seven-story, 334-bed facility features entirely private rooms with flat-screen televisions, two nursing stations per floor for optimal patient monitoring, and additional emergency and trauma center beds. The construction manager for the 315,000-sf acute care tower was Gilbane Building Co.

University Health Care System will build a 72,000-sf medical complex in Aiken, S.C. Comprised of three buildings sited on 7.5 acres, the outpatient medical office facility is being designed by Erdman Co. The first phase of construction, a single-story, 17,000-sf building, is expected to break ground in 2009. University Health Care System is based in Augusta, Ga.

Louisiana State University's Pennington Biomedical Research Center broke ground in January of 2009 on the $18.2 million Clinical Research Building in Baton Rouge, La. The 90,000-sf, four-story facility will support translational research for disease treatment and prevention. The project contractor is Milton J. Womack of Baton Rouge. Completion is expected in July of 2010.

Niagara Health System will begin construction in spring of 2009 on the 970,000-sf Greater Niagara General Hospital in St. Catherines, ON, Canada. The project is sited on 32 acres and will include a 375-bed hospital and the Walker Family Cancer Centre. The project team includes developer Plenary Health, general contractor PCL Constructors, and Infrastructure Ontario.

Baltimore Washington Medical Center opened the $117 million Patient Care Building in Glen Burnie, Md., in January of 2009. The 224,000-sf tower includes three medical surgical suites, a surgical step-down unit, a 24-bed critical care unit, and 111 private patient rooms. A new labor and delivery department will open in fall of 2009. The project is comprised of seven finished floors and two floors of shell space. Baltimore Washington Medical Center is an affiliate of the University of Maryland Medical System.

Vernon Jubilee Hospital will begin building a $178 million patient care tower in February of 2009. The seven-story, 181,500-sf project is slated for completion in May of 2011. The facility will provide inpatient beds, surgical suites, ICU, and a birthing center. A 135,000-sf diagnostic and treatment building will also be built at the site.

Loma Linda University opened the $110 million Heart & Surgical Hospital in Redlands, Calif., in January of 2009. The two-story, 66,000-sf facility houses 20 private beds for a total of 28 beds. Integrating the specialties of vascular medicine, cardiology, and radiology, the Heart & Surgical Hospital features six operating rooms, two catheterization labs, two procedure rooms, and advanced surgical robots. Sustainable design features of the facility include use of natural light, LED light fixtures, and reduced water consumption.

Presbyterian Healthcare is building a $100 million hospital in Mint Hill, N.C. Construction began on the 50-bed project in summer of 2008 with completion expected in fall of 2010. The facility will include an emergency department with 16 treatment rooms, 38 acute care medical surgical beds, 10 observation beds, four ICU beds, a laboratory, and an imaging center. The project will feature four surgical operating rooms with nine first-stage recovery bays and 22 admission, preparation, and second stage recovery rooms.

Winkler County Memorial Hospital completed construction of its $13.2 million replacement facility in Kermit, Texas, in January of 2009. Designed by Ascension Group Architects of Arlington and built by Skiles Group Construction, the 34,000-sf hospital includes an emergency department and an isolation room.

Colchester Regional Hospital began construction in December of 2008 on a $160 million replacement hospital in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. The 124-bed facility is slated for occupancy in fall of 2011. The new health center will provide surgical, psychiatric, maternal, pediatric, intensive care, and diagnostic treatment services. The project will include a helipad and expanded urology services.

Meridian Health is partnering with developer Lillibridge of Chicago to build the 150,000-sf Meridian Health Village in Jackson, N.J. Construction will begin on the outpatient medical facility in spring of 2009 with completion slated for summer of 2010. The project will include an imaging center, surgical suites, urgent care, women’s and children’s health, laboratory, and family practice offices.

Hamilton Health Sciences is planning to construct the $90 million David Braley Cardiac, Vascular and Stroke Research Institute. Located on the campus of Hamilton General Hospital in Hamilton, ON, the six-story, 165,000-sf facility will house the Population Health Research Institute and the Fraser Mustard Thrombosis Research Institute. Designed to foster interaction and collaboration, the project will include laboratories, offices, meeting rooms, and breakout spaces. Construction will begin in 2010.

The United Kingdom’s National Health Service will begin construction in the second quarter of 2009 on a £267 million acute care hospital in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. The four-story, 312-bed facility will include an emergency department, private patient rooms, surgical suites, laboratories, and outpatient care. The facility will also provide obstetric, pediatric, women’s health, and critical care services. Occupancy is expected in 2012.