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University of New Mexico Plans Rio Rancho Teaching Hospital
The University of New Mexico is planning to build the $193 million Sandoval Regional Medical Center in Rio Rancho. The 200,000-sf teaching hospital will include a Level III/IV emergency and trauma center, general surgery, oncology, cardiology, gastroenterology, orthopedics, behavioral health, and 68 inpatient beds. A 40,000-sf medical office building will also be constructed.
Medical College of Wisconsin Plans Teaching Facility
The Medical College of Wisconsin will break ground in spring of 2011 on a three-story, 100,000-sf teaching facility at Regional Medical Center in Wauwatosa. The $29 million building will feature simulation suites, anatomy labs, and team-based learning areas. Occupancy is expected in July of 2012.
Trinity College Renovates Chemistry Laboratories
Trinity College was awarded $746,231 in September of 2010 to renovate five research laboratories in the Clement Chemistry Building in Hartford, Conn. The funding was made available by the National Science Foundation as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The project includes a completed renovation of the existing labs as well as new lighting, electrical, and plumbing systems. Construction will begin in December of 2010 and reach completion in April of 2011.
University of Iowa Designs Performing Arts Center
The University of Iowa has selected Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects to design a new performing arts center in Iowa City. The new Hancher Auditorium will replace a facility damaged in a 2008 flood. Construction will begin on the 144,770-gsf building in spring of 2012. The sustainably designed facility will include a proscenium theater and spaces for teaching and rehearsals.
University of California to Break Ground on Mission Bay Hospital
The University of California will break ground in December of 2010 on a $1.52 billion hospital in San Francisco. Located on the Mission Bay biomedical campus, the 878,000-sf facility will provide women’s, children’s, and cancer care services. The 289-bed hospital will support translational research and is slated for occupancy in 2014.