Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) opened the $107 million Western Regional Medical Center in Goodyear, Ariz., in December of 2008. Sited on 25 acres, the 24-bed hospital will provide traditional and alternative cancer therapy for up to 300 patients a day.
Virginia Tech is building the $24 million Institute for Critical Technologies & Applied Science (ICTAS) Phase II in Blacksburg, Va. The three-story, 43,000-gsf facility will house specialized labs for applied and fundamental research in bioengineering, biomaterials,and bio-nanotechnology. The project will accommodate the development of communications and sensor technologies and includes offices and support spaces. Virginia Tech is also constructing the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) Facility Addition.
River Oaks Healthcare is engaged in a $47 million expansion of its hospital in Flowood, Miss. Comprised on a four-story addition, the 145,000-sf facility will house additional space for obstetrical, neonatal, surgical, and general medical services. The project will add 81 beds to the Flowood hospital campus for a total of 191 beds. Completion is expected in August of 2009.
Kaiser Permanente will break ground on a $285 million hospital in Hillsboro, Ore., in summer of 2009. The facility will be built on a templated floorplan and is being designed by Ellerbe Becket Architects in partnership with Peterson Kolberg & Associates Architects/Planners. Occupancy is expected in 2013.
Good Samaritan Health Center completed its new healthcare facility in Huber Heights, Ohio, in December of 2008. Created in partnership with Alter+Care and the city of Huber Heights, the two-story, 50,000-sf project houses outpatient services, primary and specialty care, imaging, laboratory, physical therapy, and women's health. The facility was designed by TVS Architects and App Architecture with Danis Construction Company as general contractor.
Oak Valley Hospital broke ground on a $69 million hospital in Oakdale, Calif., on December 3, 2008. The two-story, 123,000-sf facility will include an emergency room, surgical suites, recovery rooms, CT and MRI imaging, and inpatient rooms.
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital completed an expansion of its healthcare campus in Santa Rosa, Calif., in late fall of 2008. Comprised of the $57 million Heart and Vascular Institute and the $33 million, 80-bed Center Wing, the project was designed by RBB Architects with KPFF as structural engineer. HMH Builders was the general contractor for the Heart and Vascular Institute. The inpatient wing was built by Wright Contracting.
Hampton University completed construction of the 98,000-sf Proton Therapy Institute in late fall of 2008. Located in Hampton, Va., the facility was designed by VOA Architects and built by Armada Hoffler.
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is engaged in a $7.8 million expansion of Saline Hospital in Michigan. The 13,000-sf Community Health Pavilion will house a clinical laboratory, imaging, administration, and education facilities. Completion is slated for fall of 2009. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is also building the $42 million Center for Advanced Medicine and Surgery in Canton and a $60 million surgical facility at Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac.
El Camino Hospital is building a $452 million hospital facility in San Jose, Calif. The five-story, 460,000-sf project began construction in 2006 and is slated for occupancy in October of 2009. Designed by Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz of San Francisco, the hospital features 248 beds, private rooms, and an expanded emergency department.
Freeman Hospital is constructing the £80 million Northern Centre for Cancer Care and Renal Services in Newcastle in the United Kingdom. Designed by Anshen + Allen, the facility was named “Best Hospital Design” in the Building Better Healthcare awards in November of 2008. The project is slated for completion in 2009 and is part of a £300 million renovation of Freeman Hospital.
Florida Hospital Kissimmee's 85,000-sf outpatient center and medical office building is slated for completion in fall of 2009. Chicago-based Lillibridge began construction on the project in September of 2008. The facility will house an ambulatory surgery center, outpatient imaging, orthopedic care, OB/GYN services, and a two-story atrium. Florida Hospital Kissimmee is also planning to build a patient tower.
Cooper University Hospital opened the first five floors of the $220 million Pavilion in December of 2008. Located in Camden, N.J., the 10-story building features 12 surgical suites, 33 private inpatient rooms, a 30-bed intensive care unit, a healing garden, and a three-story atrium. The top five floors will be finished as needed. The project was designed by Ewing Cole.
Hamilton Hospital broke ground on the $45 million Critical Access Hospital in Webster City, Iowa, in December of 2008. The 86,000-sf, 25-bed replacement hospital is slated for completion in July of 2010.
The University of Oklahoma Cancer Institute is slated for completion in summer of 2009. The $210 million, 220,000-sf National Cancer Institute is located at Oklahoma Health Center in Oklahoma City. Construction began on the seven-story project in early 2008.
