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Industry News
Henry Ford Health Care Completes West Bloomfield Hospital
Henry Ford Health Care will open the $360 million West Bloomfield Hospital in Michigan on March 15, 2009. The four-story, 733,000-sf facility will provide 192 private, sound-insulated patient rooms as well as robotic surgery and MRI, PET, and CT imaging technologies. LEED certification for sustainable design will be sought for the facility. Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital will also feature a retail mall and an upscale grocery market. The facility was designed to accommodate expansion to a total of 450 beds.
Roche Builds Basel R&D Facility
Roche is constructing a new pharmaceutical R&D facility in Basel, Switzerland. Designed by Herzog & de Meuron, Building 97 represents an investment of 250 million Swiss francs and is comprised of two wings reaching five and nine stories high with three basement floors. Building 97 will support 100 researchers. Construction began in August of 2008 with completion expected in the third quarter of 2011.
Silver Cross Hospital Breaks Ground on Joliet Facility
Silver Cross Hospital broke ground in January of 2009 on a $400 million replacement facility in Joliet, Ill. Designed by RTKL, the 560,000-sf patient-centric hospital features 289 private rooms that are acuity adaptable for intermediate care and in-room procedures. The facility features advanced surgical suites and cardiac catheterization labs. Completion is slated for fall of 2011.
Napier University Constructs Sighthill Campus
Napier University began construction in January of 2009 on the Sighthill Campus for health, life, and social sciences in Edinburgh, Scotland. The facility is being built by contractor Balfour Beatty and features a central atrium, lecture halls, classrooms, clinical skills laboratories, seminar rooms, and research facilities. The project is part of a £100 million expansion of Napier University’s facilities and is expected to open in fall of 2010.
Lourdes Health System Breaks Ground on Replacement Hospital
Lourdes Health System broke ground on the $211 million Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette, La., in December of 2009. The six-story, 396,000-sf replacement hospital is slated for completion in July of 2011. Initially housing 164 beds, the facility is designed to expand to eight stories for a total of 332 beds in the future. The hospital will provide emergency, surgery, imaging, trauma, pharmacy, and laboratory services. Construction will begin on an adjacent 180,000-sf medical office building in 2009.