Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center opened its 1,050,000-sf replacement hospital in Los Angeles on June 29, 2008. Constructed to rigorous seismic standards, the 10-story academic medical center was designed by Pei Partnership Architects with Perkins+Will as executive architect. Consultants include RBB Architects, Zakian Woo Architects, and Pickett Designs.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center opened the $52.7 million Sorrell Center for Health Science Education in Omaha in June of 2008. The four-story, 134,183-sf facility consolidates the medical school’s education programs and includes four 80-seat classrooms, two 220-seat auditoriums, 16 simulation training suites, a clinical skills center, offices, and conference rooms.
St. Joseph Hospital has selected Skanska USA Building as the construction manager for an $118 million expansion in Eureka, Calif. Designed by architect Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz, the project will include a 100,000-sf, three-story addition, as well as renovation of 12,000-sf in the existing hospital. The expansion is slated for completion in late 2010, upon which the renovation will commence and reach completion in late 2011.
Morehead State University is partnering with the University of Kentucky and St. Claire Regional Medical Center to build the 92,500-sf Center for Education, Health and Research in Morehead, Ky. Providing medical education and patient diagnosis and treatment, the $28 million facility will break ground in August of 2008 with completion slated for 2010. The center will house classrooms for MSU’s medical imaging and nursing departments, nurse and physician training programs for the University of Kentucky, and the St.
Nemours has selected Skanska USA Building as construction manager for a $400 million pediatric hospital in the Lake Nona area of Orlando, Fla. Sited on 60 acres near University of Central Florida's College of Medicine and the Burnham Institute for Medical Research, the 600,000-sf project will break ground in 2009 and reach completion in 2012.
Miami Valley Hospital has selected a joint venture of Skanska USA Building and Shook Construction as construction manager for the 484,000-sf Heart Tower in Dayton, Ohio. Ground was broken on the $135 million facility in May of 2008 with completion slated for late 2010. Designed by NBBJ, the tower will include a comprehensive heart center, 180 private patient rooms, cardiac surgery suites, and a cardiac intervention center.
Monroe Clinic will break ground in fall of 2008 on an $85 million addition to its hospital campus in Monroe, Wis. Designed by Kahler Slater of Madison, the $55 million facility will house inpatient and outpatient care, an emergency department, and a helipad. The project contractor is CG Schmidt. The building, which will connect the existing hospital and clinic facilities, is designed to provide a flexible and operationally efficient facility with enhanced access to medical services.
Johns Hopkins is building the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center in Baltimore. The 12-story pediatric hospital tower is slated for occupancy in early 2011. Featuring 205 private inpatient rooms, the facility will include an intensive care unit, a neonatal ICU, ten surgical suites, pediatric radiology, and a ten-bed translational research unit. The project architect is Perkins + Will.
Shriners Hospital for Children will open its 149,000-sf medical facility in Honolulu in summer of 2008. Construction began on the two-story pediatric hospital in August of 2007. The facility represents phase one of a planned $73 million complex at Shriners' Punahou campus. Phase two will commence upon completion of the hospital and will include an administration building and family lodgings.
Emory University will expand its Druid Hills campus in Atlanta with the construction of a 250-bed hospital, a 100,000-sf research facility, and a 395,000-sf outpatient clinic. Additionally, a medical tower will be built on the Crawford Long campus in Midtown housing 75,000-sf of medical research space, a 137,000-sf outpatient clinic, and 125 inpatient beds. Both projects are slated for completion by 2013.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrated the opening of the $110 million Medical Research Building IV in Nashville on June 17, 2008. The 200,000-sf facility houses 86 laboratory modules and is built atop two existing buildings. Three research floors are sited above Light Hall, with five research floors and two vivarium floors above the newly renovated $5.5 million, 1,106-seat Langford Auditorium. The project was designed by Don Blair and Associates with Davis Brody Architects.
Marian Medical Center broke ground on a $210 million hospital building on its medical campus in Santa Maria, Calif., in June of 2008. The technology-rich 216,000-sf facility will house 188 beds in private rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit, and a healing garden. The project is part of a three-year expansion and renovation of Marian Medical Center.
Helen Keller Hospital initiated construction in early summer of 2008 on a $7 million outpatient surgery pavilion in Sheffield, Ala. The 16,500-sf facility is slated for completion in January of 2009 and will include an on-site lab for blood sample testing.
The University of Chicago Medical Center will begin construction in 2009 on a $700 million hospital pavilion in Chicago. Designed by New York architect Rafael Viñoly and Cannon Design of Grand Island, N.Y., the 10-story, 1.2 million-sf hospital pavilion features a flexible design of over 100 modular cubes measuring 31.5 feet wide by 18 feet high for ease of future reconfiguration. The pavilion will include 80 private patient rooms plus 72 intensive care beds and 24 operating rooms. Completion is slated for 2012.
Brunswick Novant Medical Center began construction in June of 2008 on its $107 million hospital in Shallotte, N.C. The four-story facility will feature private rooms, five surgery suites, an emergency room, and a health library. Slated for completion in 2010, the 74-bed hospital is designed for ease of future expansion.
