Academic Medical

The University of California, Los Angeles dedicated the Edie & Lew Wasserman Building in October of 2014. Designed by Richard Meier and Partners Architects, the $115.6 million research and treatment facility provides space for the Stein Eye Institute, the Department of Neurosurgery, and the Institute of Urologic Oncology. Integrating patient care, medical research, and physician training, the six-story, 100,000-sf project will support the collaboration of multidisciplinary physician teams.

Ohio State University Medical Center dedicated the $1 billion James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute in Columbus in November of 2014. Designed for the delivery of personalized, genomics-based therapies, the 21-story tower features biomedical labs integrated into inpatient floors to provide true bench-to-bedside translational research and treatment. The hospital provides 14 technology-rich operating rooms, a 15-bed emergency department, and a radiation oncology center with seven vaults.

The Vermont Department of Health opened the $31 million Public Health Lab in October of 2014 in Colchester. Created in partnership with the University of Vermont College of Medicine, the 47,844-sf building is physically connected to the UVM Colchester Research Facility to support interactive research on infectious diseases. The project replaces the Department of Health's existing Burlington campus and features a biocontainment suite with five BSL-3 laboratories. Ground was broken on the facility in April of 2013.

The University of Arizona broke ground in October of 2014 on the $136 million Biosciences Partnership Building. Located on the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, the 10-story, 245,000-sf facility was designed by CO Architects and Ayers Saint Gross to support collaborative biomedical research. Providing wet and dry labs as well as computational space, the transdisciplinary project is being built by DPR and Sundt Construction. Completion is expected in early 2017.

The Regenstrief Institute broke ground in October of 2014 on its 80,000-sf headquarters in Indianapolis. Located on the campus of the Indiana University School of Medicine, the 40,000-sf facility will accommodate over 50 investigators and 165 staff members engaged in biomedical informatics, health services, and aging research. The four-story project was designed by Schmidt Associates of Indianapolis.

The University of Virginia School of Medicine dedicated the Ivy Foundation Translational Research Building in October of 2014. Located in the Fontaine Research Park in Charlottesville, the collaborative, interdisciplinary facility will house twelve scientific programs and a clinical research unit for the creation of advanced biomedical therapies. Construction of the project is funded in part by a $45 million donation from the Ivy Foundation.

Kaleida Health broke ground in October of 2014 on the $270 million John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. Designed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, the 12-story, 183-bed facility will be a teaching hospital for the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The duration of construction will be approximately 34 months with occupancy expected in 2017. The 410,000-sf project is located on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and will replace the existing Women & Children’s Hospital.

Children's Hospital of Michigan broke ground in September of 2014 on the $42 million David K. Page Building in Troy. Designed by Harley Ellis Devereaux, the three-story, 63,000-sf facility will provide outpatient pediatric care services including emergency, surgery, cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, urology, and cancer and infusion therapy. Children's Hospital of Michigan is affiliated with Detroit Medical Center, the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Westfield State University broke ground on a $33 million science center in September of 2014 in Westfield, Mass. The 54,000-sf academic facility will house laboratories, medical simulation suites, and a technology-rich interdisciplinary classroom. The existing Wilson Hall will also be renovated. The project team includes architect Cambridge Seven Associates and general contractor Walsh Brothers Construction. Completion is expected in August of 2016.

Children's Hospital of Saskatchewan broke ground in September of 2014 on a $236 million facility in Saskatoon. Located on the University of Saskatchewan campus, the 176-bed hospital will provide maternal care, labor and delivery, pediatric surgery, and pediatric outpatient services. Construction will begin in early 2015 with completion expected in 2017.

West Virginia University Children's Hospital broke ground in September of 2014 on a $248 million tower in Morgantown. Representing an expansion of Ruby Memorial Hospital, the ten-story, 139-bed project will provide inpatient rooms as well as an emergency department, trauma center, ICU, and NICU. A new Rosenbaum Family House and Child Development Center will also be constructed. Completion is expected by 2016.

As health science education becomes increasingly interprofessional, the design of academic medical facilities is changing to reflect this new type of learning. Collaboration is the cornerstone of interprofessional medicine, as health care providers strive to offer the best patient care. Nurturing such collaboration begins in the educational facilities where students from multiple disciplines learn the importance of working together.

Primary Children's Hospital will open the 240,000-sf Outpatient Services Building in Salt Lake City in October of 2014. Featuring a 300-ft sky bridge to the existing hospital, the six-story addition will provide 67 new exam rooms, offices for clinicians and faculty members, and a medical laboratory. The LEED Silver facility features automated window shades, motion-activated lighting, and window glazing for reduced heat gain. Primary Children's is the pediatric teaching hospital for the University of Utah School of Medicine.

The new 465,560-sf Ghana Ridge Hospital is being constructed in Accra. The Government of Ghana selected the design-build team of Perkins+Will and Americaribe to create the 600-bed replacement hospital, which will be the largest medical center in the country. The sustainably designed facility will feature passive cooling, solar water heating, and controlled daylight harvesting. The project will be constructed in two phases, with the first 307,000-sf phase providing approximately 400 beds.

Novartis is partnering with the University of Pennsylvania to create the Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics. Located on the Penn Medicine Campus in Philadelphia, the 30,000-sf facility will accommodate research on personalized cellular cancer therapies using chimeric antigen receptor technology (CAR). Supported by $20 million in funding from Novartis, the project will be built on top of the Jordan Medical Education Center and South Pavilion Extension, which is currently under construction. Completion is expected in 2016.