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St. Joseph Hospital Expands in Orange, Calif.

Published 3/18/2004

St. Joseph Health System has selected McCarthy Building Companies of Newport Beach, Calif., to construct a major expansion at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Orange, Calif. The four-story, $75-million St. Joseph Hospital Patient Care Center will deliver 240,000 sf of additional space to the historic 75-year-old facility. The project broke ground on March 19, 2004 and is scheduled for completion in April 2007.

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Ranken Jordan Pediatric Rehabilitation Center Under Construction

Published 3/14/2004

The $26-million Ranken Jordan Pediatric Rehabilitation Center is under construction on 12.5 acres in Maryland Heights, Mo. Designed by 527 Architects PC, the 60,000-sf facility will feature larger semi-private patient rooms. Five distinct areas--nursing, therapy, support services, social services, and recreational therapy and education--branch off a central indoor courtyard. A $2-million outdoor recreation area will feature a baseball field, basketball court, and challenge walks.

 

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Carolinas HealthCare Plans Medical Center-University Expansion

Published 3/8/2004

Carolinas HealthCare System is planning a $29.4-million expansion of Carolinas Medical Center-University in Charlotte, N.C. that will involve the expansion and renovation of the hospital’s emergency department, a new outpatient entrance, and additional parking and energy capacity. The project will also include a 36,000-sf Women’s Center with 33 private delivery rooms, four observation rooms, and eight neonatal-care beds which will double the size of the neonatal intensive care nursery.

 

 

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Constructs Research Facility

Published 3/7/2004

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will begin construction of a $110-million medical research facility called MRB IV on its Nashville, Tenn., campus in May 2004. Adding 200,000 sf of research space, the project will add three research floors on top of Light Hall and five research floors and two vivarium floors above Langford Auditorium. Connecting the two buildings, MRB IV features a total of 86 lab modules, a glass atrium spanning several floors, and conference space. Completion is slated for summer of 2006.

 

 

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University of Tennessee HSC Constructs Eye Institute Facility

Published 3/7/2004

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center is constructing a $60-million integrated ophthalmology center for the Hamilton Eye Institute at its Memphis campus. Combining research, academic, clinic, and surgery space, the facility will develop advanced treatments for the management of ocular diseases and complex vision problems.

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Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Plans Research Facility

Published 3/7/2004

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is planning a $115-million, 11-story research facility on its main Cincinnati campus. The 363,000-sf building will accommodate research facilities, labs, offices, and the Center for Computational Medicine, an interdisciplinary center housing human genetics, environmental health, epidemiology, mathematics, medicine, and biomedical engineering research. Scientists in the facility will be grouped according to research theme instead of academic division or department. Construction is expected to begin in summer of 2004 with completion in 2007.

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Banner Baywood Heart Hospital Completes Expansion

Published 2/29/2004

Banner Baywood Heart Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. ,completed the $13-million expansion and renovation of its cardiovascular ICU and telemetry nursing suites in January 2004. Designed by van Dijk Westlake Reed Leskosky of Phoenix, Ariz., the project included the fit-out of 32,000-sf of shell space on the hospital’s fifth floor for new cardiovascular ICU rooms and telemetry, a new elevator tower, and the remodel of an existing telemetry unit on the fourth floor.

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UT Southwestern Creates Pediatric Pharmacology Research Center

Published 2/26/2004

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will create a pediatric pharmacology research center with a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The center, one of thirteen in the nation, will be sited at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. It will study how children react to drugs.

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Stanford University Hospital Opens Cancer Center

Published 2/26/2004

Stanford University Hospital opened its new $147-million outpatient cancer center on March 1, 2004. More than doubling Stanford’s previous outpatient cancer footprint, the 165,000-sf center features 47 faculty offices, a PET/CT scanner with 3-D imaging capabilities, an increase from 37 to 57 chemotherapy stations, and more space for clinical trials.

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Madison Surgery Builds Outpatient Center

Published 2/24/2004

Madison Surgery Center recently broke ground on a 40,000-sf, two-story outpatient surgery center and medical offices in Madison, Ala. Featuring five operating rooms and a four-room gastroenterology suite, the $5.8-million facility is expected to reach completion in August 2004. The project team is comprised of architect The Ritchie Organization of Boston and general contractor Brasfield & Gorrie of Birmingham.

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Florida Atlantic University Develops Alzheimer's Research Center

Published 2/19/2004

Florida Atlantic University has selected Boca Raton-based Kaufman Lynn General Contractors to build the $2.4-million first phase of the Louis and Anne Green Alzheimer’s Research Center and Care Facility in Boca Raton. Designed by Saltz Michelson Architects of West Palm Beach, the building will house the gerontological research program, the memory and wellness program, and the college of nursing’s Alzheimer’s-related teaching and outreach programs.

 

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