Firelands Regional Medical Center completed a $146 million renovation and expansion of its hospital in Sandusky, Ohio, in July of 2008. Designed by Harley Ellis Devereaux, the 364,000-sf project included six new construction and renovation projects. Harley Ellis Devereaux provided strategic planning, master planning, site planning, architectural, engineering, and interior design services. Gilbane Building Company was the general contractor.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles is constructing the $548 million New Hospital Building in Los Angeles, Calif. The 280-bed, 460,000-sf facility broke ground in June of 2005. The project architect is Zimmer Gunsul Frasca with Rudolph & Sletten as general contractor.
Middle Tennessee Medical Center is constructing a $184 million replacement hospital in Murfreesboro, Tenn. The 561,000-sf facility will include 10 operating rooms, 11 labor and delivery suites, an intensive care unit, emergency, and diagnostic imaging facilities. The 286-bed project is being built by Turner Construction and is expected to reach completion in November of 2010.
Norman Regional Hospital’s $130 million HealthPlex medical center is slated for completion in summer of 2009. Sited on 95 acres in Norman, Okla., the 400,000-sf hospital will feature a heart and vascular institute, women's and children's care, an urgent care clinic, and an orthopedic and spine center.
The new $238 million Clarian Arnett Hospital opened in Lafayette, Ind., in October of 2008. The 350,000-sf acute care facility broke ground in spring of 2006. The not-for-profit hospital includes 152 beds and six operating rooms. Clarian Arnett Hospital is a joint venture of Clarian Health Partners and Arnett HealthSystem.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the joint venture construction firm of Clark/Hunt a $364.9 million contract to build a 790,000-sf medical center in Las Vegas, Nev. Slated for completion by September 2011, the project will include 90 hospital beds, surgical suites, laboratories, nuclear medicine, and an MRI. The sustainably-designed hospital will provide inpatient care, ambulatory care, and mental health services. A separate nursing home and ancillary structures will also be built on the 150-acre campus.
William Beaumont Hospital began building the $200 million North Pavilion in Royal Oak, Mich., in fall of 2008. Construction will reach completion in 2010 with occupancy expected by 2011. The five-story facility will include a 360,000-sf emergency center, a 36-bed ICU, operating rooms, and support. Beaumont Hospital began construction in June of 2007 on a 558,000-sf multi-phased project in Troy, Mich.
The Marshfield Clinic dedicated the $40 million Laird Center for Medical Research in October of 2008 in Wausau, Wis. The 118,000-sf facility houses research and clinical laboratories for human genetics, emerging infectious diseases, and biomedical informatics. Designed to support translational research, the project broke ground in 2006 and represents an expansion of the existing Laird Center on the Marshfield Clinic campus.
Transylvania Regional Hospital completed a $14 million expansion and renovation of its Brevard, N.C., medical center in October of 2008. Housing a 25,000-sf, 30-room inpatient wing, the project includes a new front entrance, lobby, and pharmacy.
Parkview Regional Medical Center broke ground in September of 2008 on a $536 million expansion of its hospital campus in Fort Wayne, Ind. The completed 900,000-sf facility will provide over 400 beds in private rooms, a new heart center, and specialty centers for neurosciences, orthopaedics, and cancer. The project will also house a full-service emergency department, surgery, critical care, physician offices, and conference space. Construction is slated for completion in December of 2011.
Summa Health System opened the $28 million Jean B. and Milton N. Cooper Cancer Center on its Akron City Hospital campus in September of 2008. The three-story building provides comprehensive outpatient cancer services in a single location and houses advanced diagnostics, treatment, support, and research. The 60,000-sf integrated facility includes 28 infusion treatment areas, three radiation oncology treatment areas, an ambulance entrance, and access to psychologists and physical therapists.
Hammersmith Hospital will begin construction in April of 2009 on a £100 million cardiovascular research facility in London. The three-story translational research facility will be housed in a larger six-story building that will include a genomics center and an imaging laboratory. The project is part of the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility and Academic Health Sciences Centre, the first academic medical center in the United Kingdom. The 13,000-sm project is slated for completion in 2011.
The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine dedicated the $302 million Ruth and Raymond Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine in Philadelphia on October 2, 2008. The 500,000-sf outpatient facility houses 12 clinical specialties with integrated diagnosis, testing, and treatment services. Designed by a joint venture of Perkins Eastman and Rafael Viñoly Architects, the Perelman Center houses 225 exam rooms, 84 private chemotherapy infusion bays, and outpatient surgery. LEED certification will be sought for the facility.
Ascension Health is building the $278 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. The 560,000-sf project began construction in April of 2008 and is slated for completion in late 2010. The 386-bed hospital is being built by Turner Universal.
Baylor Health Care System is planning to build a $350 million cancer center in Dallas. The 450,000-sf facility will include an outpatient cancer center which will open in 2011. A 120-bed cancer hospital will break ground in 2010 with completion expected in 2013.
