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USAMRIID Initiates Select Agent Inventory Assessment
The United States Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) temporarily suspended research at its Fort Detrick laboratory in early 2009 to perform a select agent inventory assessment. The inventory review will involve locating every sample listed in the laboratory’s database. Animal care and crucial animal research will continue at the facility during the inventory process.
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.