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The National Institutes of Health awarded Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) a $20 million Clinical and Translational Science Award in June of 2008. STSI is a collaboration between The Scripps Research Institute and Scripps Health in partnership with other San Diego institutions. The award will support biomedical research in genomics, stem cells, and applications of wireless technology.

South Shore Hospital is building a $66 million cancer treatment center in South Weymouth, Mass. Site work began on the 85,000-sf facility in January of 2008 with construction commencing in July of 2008. Completion is slated for late 2009. The cancer treatment center will house adult and pediatric outpatient care with radiation oncology, linear accelerators, medical oncology, chemotherapy infusion, and an MRI. The center is affiliated with Dana Farber Cancer Treatment Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

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.

County Durham is initiating construction on the £18 million Lanchester Road Hospital in Durham City, UK. The 76-bed facility will house acute inpatient services and is slated for occupancy in October of 2009. Additionally, a £12 million primary Care Center providing diagnostic treatment and outpatient care will be constructed in Derwentside; completion is expected in August of 2009. The project team includes developer Grosvenor House Group and HBG Construction Limited.

The State of Arkansas dedicated a $32 million mental health hospital in Little Rock in June of 2008. The 152,000-sf, 130-bed facility is sited adjacent to the University of Arkansas School for Medical Sciences campus to promote collaboration between the medical school and the Department of Human Services.