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Industry News
Maryland General Hospital Breaks Ground on $57M Facility
Maryland General Hospital broke ground in February of 2008 on a 96,500-sf addition to its Baltimore campus. Designed by architectural firm Hord Coplan Macht, the $57 million project will house operating rooms, eight ICU rooms, laboratories, and a pharmacy.
Cambridge Major Laboratories Expands API Manufacturing Plant
Cambridge Major Laboratories (CML) will initiate a $30 million expansion of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing site in Germantown, Wis., in June of 2008. The project will expand the existing 60,000-sf campus to create 180,000-sf of medium scale (3-5 metric tons) manufacturing capacity.
University of Pennsylvania Designs Neural and Behavioral Sciences Building
The University of Pennsylvania has selected SmithGroup to design the Neural and Behavioral Sciences (NBS) building in Philadelphia. Connecting to the existing Carolyn Lynch Laboratory, the facility will house teaching and research space for biology, psychology, and behavioral sciences. Creating a new gateway to the campus, the project will also include an auditorium and space for interdisciplinary programs to foster interaction and collaboration among researchers.
Medical University of South Carolina Opens Ashley River Tower
The Medical University of South Carolina opened the 641,000-sf Ashley River Tower in Charleston on February 4, 2008. Designed by NBBJ, the $400-million facility is the first hospital in the nation to meet new seismic and hurricane building codes. Specializing in the treatment of cardiovascular and digestive disease, the 156-bed facility includes 32 ICU beds, nine operating rooms, catheterization and interventional labs, endoscopy and imaging suites, an outpatient clinic, and a dedicated chest pain center.
Linc Facility Services Acquires Morse Medical
Linc Facility Services (LFS) acquired Morse Medical, the largest independent clinical technology maintenance and management service organization in the Pacific Northwest, in early 2008. The acquisition will enable LFS to strengthen its healthcare service portfolio and accelerate the expansion of its geographic footprint. Headquartered in Bellevue, Wa., Morse Medical has 10 service centers across the Puget Sound with services spanning basic field service for physician offices to complete turnkey solutions for hospital and health care systems.