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Gilbert Hospital Plans Patient Tower
Gilbert Hospital is planning to construct a patient tower on its campus in Gilbert, Ariz. The expansion will house 20 inpatient beds, eight ICU beds, a cardiac catheterization lab, imaging, and surgery. Construction is expected to begin by March of 2009.
Napa Valley College Builds Performing Arts Center
Napa Valley College is constructing a 48,000-sf performing arts instructional center in Napa, Calif. Designed by HGA Architects and Engineers, the facility includes a 550-seat theater, a black box theater, offices, a recital venue, and rehearsal spaces. Completion is expected in spring of 2010.
Novartis Opens Cambridge Vaccine Lab
Novartis opened the 80,000-sf Research Center of Excellence in Virology in Cambridge, Mass., on Sept 13, 2008. The BSL-3 facility houses laboratory and office space for an additional 150 employees. The project will accommodate vaccine research for diseases such as influenza and HIV.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Expands Neptune Hospital
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.
Quintiles Constructs Clinical Development Facility in Singapore
Quintiles Transnational Corp. is expanding its Asia-Pacific operations with a new regional headquarters in Singapore. Housing the Central Laboratory and its Clinical Development Services, the 80,000-sf facility is located in the Cintech IV building now under construction in Science Park One. Occupancy is slated for mid-2009. Quintiles is a contract research organization that provides clinical trials outsourcing and management.