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Florida Hospital Partners with Sanford Burnham to Build Translational Research Institute
Florida Hospital is partnering with Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute to build the Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes. The 54,000-sf facility is under construction in Florida Hospital’s Health Village in Orlando. Occupancy is expected in late 2011.
UCB Expands Microbial Manufacturing Facilities
UCB is investing EU250 million to expand its facilities in Bulle, Switzerland. A microbial manufacturing unit will be built to produce a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. The expansion is slated for completion in 2015. UCB is also constructing a bioprocessing pilot plant in Belgium.
Scott & White Healthcare Plans Acute Care Hospital
Scott & White Healthcare will begin construction in early 2011 on a five-story acute care hospital. The 320,000-sf Scott & White Hospital-College Station will house 143 beds, an emergency department, a cardiovascular center, a neonatal ICU, surgical suites, maternity care, and imaging facilities. An adjacent 75,000-sf ambulatory clinic will also be built at the site. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.
Tucson Medical Center Plans Renovation
Tucson Medical Center is planning an $80 million expansion and renovation project. A new east entrance will be constructed and the pediatric, obstetric, and surgery facilities will be expanded and renovated. The project manager is Hill International.
Effingham Hospital Breaks Ground on Expansion
Effingham Hospital broke ground on a $30 million expansion project in January of 2010. The 58,000-sf addition is being built by Savannah-based firms R.J. Griffin and Rives E. Worrell. Completion is expected in 2012. Effingham Hospital is located in Springfield, Ga.