Healthcare

Jersey Shore University Medical Center is constructing the Northwest Pavilion, a $300 million expansion of its Neptune, N.J., hospital. Adding 400,000 sf, the project includes a 213,000-sf emergency and trauma center, a 109,000-sf diagnosis and treatment facility, 108 private inpatient rooms, six surgery suites, pediatrics, imaging, and helipad. Clinical and outpatient areas will also be renovated. Construction began in summer of 2006 and is slated for completion in July of 2009.

Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre celebrated the opening of its $355-million facility in September of 2008 in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The 300-bed public-private partnership was financed, designed, and built by Access Health Abbotsford, a private company that will also maintain and operate the facility. The public healthcare system will provide all clinical services. The project is designed to consume 40 percent less energy than comparable facilities.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School is planning to build a $420 million biomedical research facility in Worcester. The building will support research in genetic therapy, stem cells, and RNAi. UMass Worcester is also building a seven-story medical education and clinical practice center slated for occupancy in 2010.

The Betty H. Cameron Women's and Children's Hospital opened in September of 2008 at Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, N.C. Featuring wireless technology for optimal communication between patients and nurses, the $45 million facility can accommodate up to 150 mothers and their new arrivals. The duration of planning and construction for the project was three years.

Covenant Health is building the 200,000-sf LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Tenn. Slated for completion in 2009, the 79-bed hospital will include the Dolly Parton Center for Women's Services, the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Professional Building, and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center. The $110 million medical center will include private patient rooms, a 10-bed ICU step-down unit, emergency department, surgery, helipad, and a sleep center.

The University of Wisconsin, Madison opened the $134 million Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research East Tower in September of 2008. Housing the Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center, the seven-story, $185 million biomedical research facility includes multiple cancer specialties, core laboratory space, advanced imaging and radiation, surgery, and pharmacology research. One of three planned towers, the project will be accompanied by a second tower dedicated to neurosciences, cardiovascular health, and regenerative and molecular medicine.

The University of Arkansas is building the $14.5 million Donald W. Reynolds Center for Health Sciences in Jonesboro. The three-story, 50,650-sf facility will house classrooms, nursing laboratories, research suites, and clinical space. Additionally, 16,750-sf of the Chickasaw Building for the College of Nursing and Health Professions will be renovated to house faculty offices and classrooms. The project team includes Jonesboro-based Brackett-Krennerich & Associates Architects and CDI Contractors of Little Rock.

The Ronald McDonald House of Austin and Central Texas has received LEED Platinum certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. The 28,500-sf Ronald McDonald House, which opened in December 2007, provides a nurturing environment where families stay together while their children receive treatment in Austin-area medical centers. Built on a brownfield site, the House has 30 guest rooms, multi-use common areas, and administrative offices. The facility incorporates three Hydrotech green roof systems, all of which contain native, drought-tolerant plant species.

Grady Health System broke ground in August of 2008 on a new $3.4-million facility at Hughes Spalding Children's Hospital in Atlanta. The four-story pediatric hospital is expected to open in 2010. Housing 24 inpatient beds, the project will include an emergency department and specialty clinics. Hughes Spalding is managed by Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) opened the 45,000-sf College of Osteopathic Medicine in Yakima, Wash., in August of 2008. The $19.7 million facility will provide health science education for primary care physicians as well as offering degrees in nursing, public heath, and psychology. The private, not-for-profit college is planning to open the College of Allied Health Sciences and the College of Biomedical Sciences as early as fall of 2009.

The University of South Dakota dedicated the Andrew E. Lee Memorial Medicine and Science Building in Vermillion in September of 2008. Part of the Sanford School of Medicine and the School of Health Sciences, the facility houses technology-rich faculty research laboratories, classrooms, and offices.

Franklin Woods Community Hospital has selected Skanska USA Building as pre-construction and construction manager for its new healthcare facility in Johnson City, Tennessee. Karlsberger Architecture is providing the design for the 249,771-sf hospital, which will be part of the Mountain States Health Alliance (MSHA) system. LEED Silver certification for sustainable design will be sought for the project.

Doctors’ Hospital opened its new 100,000-sf hospital in Bridgeport, Texas, in August of 2008. The 36-bed facility includes three surgery suites, emergency, ICU, MRI, obstetrics, and radiology. QHR provided healthcare and management consultation services. The project includes a 38,000-sf medical office building.

Rush University Medical Center is constructing a 300-bed, $575 million hospital in Chicago. Designed by Perkins+Will, the facility began construction in fall of 2008 and is slated for occupancy in 2012. LEED Gold certification for sustainable design will be sought for the new teaching hospital, which will feature energy efficient building systems and a green roof. The 14-story building will have a butterfly shape that expands outward at higher stories from a smaller rectangular base.

Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) will open the Medical Simulation Center in Dubai in the first quarter of 2009. The 20,461-sf facility will provide a simulation environment for healthcare training in a facility housing an auditorium, teaching spaces, and a library. Including simulation operating rooms, intensive care units, emergency rooms, and ward rooms, the center will feature 6,000-sf for emergency medicine training.