City of Hope National Medical Center opened the $200-million Helford Clinical Research Hospital in Duarte, Calif., on July 15, 2005. Designed by NBBJ, the 347,000-sf, 144-bed facility will advance research in cancer and other life threatening diseases and will house one of the nation's largest hematopoietic cell transplantation programs.
West Virginia University is expanding its Ruby Memorial Hospital and Health Sciences Campus in Morgantown with the construction of a new North/Northwest Tower. The eight-story addition will include 81 beds, six operating rooms, a new ICU and pediatric ICU, conference rooms, a pharmacy and lab, and sleeping rooms for on-call physicians. The North/Northwest Tower is slated for occupancy in October 2005.
Baylor Health Care System is constructing a 2,200-sf cell processing lab at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. The $2.4-million GMP facility will house custom cancer vaccine manufacturing operations for Baylor subsidiary ODC Therapies. Sited in the Zelig H. Lieberman Research Building, the facility will help ODC continue the clinical trial process for patients in late stage malignant melanoma. Baylor plans to develop a significantly larger facility that includes office and lab space for ODC and other companies within two years.
Anne Arundel Medical Center is planning to break ground on an $8- to $10-million clinical facility on Kent Island, Md., in summer of 2006. The three-story, 40,000-sf building will house primary care services including radiology and laboratory testing and is slated for completion in early 2008. Future plans for the four-acre site include the construction of another single-story 15,000-sf facility.
The University of Chicago will break ground in fall 2005 on its $160-million New Research Building. The ten-story, 300,000-sf facility will provide space for clinical research in the Biological Sciences Division. Additionally, the University of Chicago is nearing completion on the Center for Integrative Science in August 2005.
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center is planning a $120-million facility on its Wauwatosa, Wisc., campus. The 173,000-sf building is slated to begin construction in fall 2005 with completion expected in late 2007. Designed by OWP&P Architects of Chicago, the facility will maximize clinical space through a template of standard rooms that accommodate multiple activities from teaching and research to patient exams. The construction manager for the project is M.A.
Regional Medical Center of San Jose has selected Skanska USA Building as construction manager for a $74,000 hospital addition/renovation project in San Jose, Calif. Designed by Hayes & Oakley Architects, the project will include a 138,000-sf patient bed tower and 24,000 sf of renovations. The construction phase is expected to begin in August with a May 2008 completion. Regional Medical Center of San Jose is owned by HCA. The project will be managed by Skanska's Nashville, Tenn. office.
Baylor Health Care System will break ground on June 7, 2005 on the Texas Heart Hospital on Baylor's Plano campus. The $106-million, 180,000-sf facility will accommodate inpatient and outpatient care, heart surgery, cardiac catheterizations, vascular surgery, non-invasive cardiovascular testing, and 24-hour emergency care. The four-story, 68-bed facility, a partnership between Baylor and 86 cardiovascular physicians and surgeons, is expected to open in January 2007.
OhioHealth is constructing a 325,000-sf hospital on an 89-acre site in Dublin, Ohio. The $130-million full-service facility is the first hospital in Dublin and is slated for occupancy in October 2007. The 94-bed hospital will accommodate an emergency department, intensive care rooms, labor and delivery, and inpatient/outpatient surgery services.
Northside Hospital is constructing a three-story, $39-million surgical center at its existing hospital in Cumming, Georgia. The project consists of 109,000 sf of new construction and 29,000 sf of renovations and will house 8 operating rooms, 17 post-anesthesia care units, and expanded radiology services. Occupancy is expected in summer of 2006.
Miami Valley Hospital will begin construction in 2006 on a $73-million health care facility in Centerville, Ohio. The 200,000-sf 24-hour emergency care center will house cardiac diagnostic services, medical imaging services, laboratory services, cancer treatment center, breast center, and a physician office complex. Completion is slated for 2007.
Nashville-based Ameris Health System has broken ground on the first phase of the 112,000-sf Summit Hospital in Phenix City, Ala. Brasfield & Gorrie of Birmingham, Ala. is the project contractor. The $19 million, four-story acute care hospital will provide full medical and surgery services. Completion is slated for spring 2006.
Cumberland Heights, an alcohol and chemical dependency treatment center, is planning to expand its River Road campus in West Nashville. The $12 million, 35,000-sf project consists of an adolescent residence facility that will add between 16 and 24 beds and a second building, the Family Life Center, housing a 150-seat auditorium, gymnasium, teaching and counseling rooms, and a fitness center. Construction is slated to begin later in 2005 and reach completion in late 2006 or early 2007. The project architect is Dixon Rick of Nashville.
Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton celebrated the grand opening of the recently completed Beachler Nursing University on February 17, 2004. The $1.3-million facility houses faculty offices, two classroom, an Internet cafe, and a conference room.
UPMC St. Margaret completed a $9.5 million expansion project in late 2004 that doubled the size of the hospital's existing emergency department. Designed by Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates, the 19,000-sf department houses 16 exam rooms, 8 critical care treatment rooms, an infrared patient tracking system and an eight-bed holding suite. The emergency department is part of a new 32,000-sf, two-story addition that houses an isolated decontamination area. The $1.6 million in funding for the decontamination unit was supplied by the U.S.
