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UC Davis and Sierra Nevada College Plan Tahoe Environmental Sciences Center
UC Davis is partnering with Sierra Nevada College to create the $24-million Tahoe Center for Environmental Sciences in Incline Village, Nev. The facility will be created in cooperation with the Desert Research Institute and the RAND Corp. and will accommodate science and teaching on the preservation of alpine lakes. Housing a 300-person conference center, laboratories and classrooms for Sierra Nevada College, and offices and laboratories for the UC Davis Tahoe Research Group and the Desert Research Institute, the center will incorporate environmentally friendly building practices.
UW Health Develops Johnson Creek Cancer Center
University of Wisconsin Health of Madison is planning the 13,500-sf UW Cancer Center-Johnson Creek. UW Health and the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center will collaborate with Fort HealthCare and Watertown Memorial Hospital to create the $6.2 million center. Construction will begin in April 2004 and reach completion in early 2005. The center will provide cancer treatment, education, and prevention; medical oncology; radiation oncology; chemotherapy treatment; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); and access to clinical trials.
UCSD Medical Center Expands ER
University of Califormia San Diego Medical Center has expanded its emergency department and triage area in by 5,500 sf. The $2.7-million expansion includes two new treatment rooms, a registration area, a paramedic’s room, and a family waiting room. The project was designed by Moon Mayoras Architects and built by Roel Construction Co.
Yuma Regional Medical Center Constructs Tower Expansion
Yuma Regional Medical Center is engaged in a $58.6 million renovation and expansion of its Yuma, Ariz., facility. The multi-phased project includes a new six-story tower featuring a 42-bed critical care unit, a 36-bed medical/surgical unit, and a dedicated heart center entry. The central plant, parking, and underground utilities will also be renovated and relocated. Scheduled for completion in December 2004, the approximately 250,000-sf project was designed by Stichler Design Group with McCarthy as general contractor.
St. Luke's Completes ER Renovation
St. Luke’s Hospital has completed the $3.1-million renovation of its Quakertown, Pa., emergency department. The new 11-room facility features a more private registration area and treatment rooms, a larger waiting room, an isolation room for patients with infectious diseases, special pediatric treatment rooms, and a hazardous materials room with a decontamination shower.