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SSM Health Builds Rehabilitation Hospital
SSM Health broke ground on a $23 million rehabilitation hospital in Bridgeton, Mo., in August of 2010. Alberici Constructors was awarded an $18 million contract to build the 60-bed facility. The 67,000-sf rehabilitation hospital is located on the campus of SSM’s DePaul Health Center. Completion is expected in October of 2011.
Southwest Tennessee Community College Breaks Ground on Nursing, Natural Sciences, and Biotechnology Building
Southwest Tennessee Community College broke ground in August of 2010 on the Nursing, Natural Sciences, and Biotechnology Building. The facility will address the local shortage of biotechnicians and nurse practitioners by training up to 400 students a year.
Beacon Medical Group Plans Dublin Hospital
Beacon Medical Group will build a €160 million women’s and children’s hospital in Dublin, Ireland. Providing pediatric, maternity, and gynecology services, the 127-bed facility will include six delivery rooms, a neonatal ICU, and 16 consultation rooms. The hospital will be built by Landmark Developments. Completion is expected in 2013.
New Biorefining Technology Provides Solution for Pathogenic Waste
A new Canadian biorefining technology has been adopted by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) as a recommended technology for the destruction of all transmissible spongiform encephalopathy and microbiological disease agents. The 175 member countries of the OIE formally approved the technology at the 78th General Session held in Paris in May of 2010 for incorporation into the 2010 Terrestrial Animal Health Code.
Oregon Health & Science University Constructs Primate Support Facility
Oregon Health and Science University will build two research support facilities at the Oregon National Primate Research Center in Portland, Ore. Supported by $4 million in federal stimulus funding, the project includes outdoor group housing for non-human primates and a 2,344-nsf clinic and hospital facility.