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Texas NeuroRehab Expands Acute Care Unit

Published 2/12/2004

Texas NeuroRehab Center will break ground on a $6.5-million expansion of its long-term acute care unit at its South Austin facility in March of 2004. Increasing bed count from 31 to 47, the 9,200-sf project will add patient rooms and an indoor therapeutic pool. The project team consists of LZT Architects of Austin and general contractor American Construction LP. Completion is expected by year-end. Texas NeuroRehab specializes in the treatment of traumatic brain injury and neurological illnesses.

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Maryland Regional Cancer Care Opens Bowie Clinic

Published 2/12/2004

Maryland Regional Cancer Care is opening a $5-million oncology radiation clinic in Bowie, Md. in mid-March 2004. The 5,000-sf facility will provide a range of cancer treatments including high-dose rate and intensity-modulated therapy.

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Bryn Mawr Hospital Opens Comprehensive Breast Center

Published 2/12/2004

Bryn Mawr Hospital opened its $7.5 million “Comprehensive Breast Center” on the first floor of the Founder’s Bank Building in Philadelphia in early February. Including renovation of the cancer center and the imaging center, the project features state-of-the-art digital mammography, MRI, and ultrasound devices. The facility will also provide treatment consultations, osteoporosis testing, risk assessment, and prevention programs.

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Sequoia Hospital To Rebuild Redwood City Facility

Published 2/5/2004

Sequoia Hospital has decided to build a new hospital at its current Redwood City, Calif., site after a year of seeking a new area location. The $300-million project will rebuild the hospital to meet seismic standards and create additional medical offices. The new hospital will be constructed in the existing facility’s parking lot. Construction will begin in 2006 with occupancy scheduled for 2009.

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UW Health Develops Johnson Creek Cancer Center

Published 2/1/2004

University of Wisconsin Health of Madison is planning the 13,500-sf UW Cancer Center-Johnson Creek. UW Health and the UW Comprehensive Cancer Center will collaborate with Fort HealthCare and Watertown Memorial Hospital to create the $6.2 million center. Construction will begin in April 2004 and reach completion in early 2005. The center will provide cancer treatment, education, and prevention; medical oncology; radiation oncology; chemotherapy treatment; intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT); and access to clinical trials.

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Yuma Regional Medical Center Constructs Tower Expansion

Published 1/31/2004

Yuma Regional Medical Center is engaged in a $58.6 million renovation and expansion of its Yuma, Ariz., facility. The multi-phased project includes a new six-story tower featuring a 42-bed critical care unit, a 36-bed medical/surgical unit, and a dedicated heart center entry. The central plant, parking, and underground utilities will also be renovated and relocated. Scheduled for completion in December 2004, the approximately 250,000-sf project was designed by Stichler Design Group with McCarthy as general contractor.

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St. Luke's Completes ER Renovation

Published 1/29/2004

St. Luke’s Hospital has completed the $3.1-million renovation of its Quakertown, Pa., emergency department. The new 11-room facility features a more private registration area and treatment rooms, a larger waiting room, an isolation room for patients with infectious diseases, special pediatric treatment rooms, and a hazardous materials room with a decontamination shower.

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Greater Baltimore Medical Center Plans Wound Care Center Expansion

Published 1/22/2004

Greater Baltimore Medical Center is planning a $1.2 million expansion of its specialized wound care center in Baltimore, Md., the largest of its kind in the country. The 10,000-sf project will unite the two separate facilities that make up the wound care center, locating the hyperbaric chambers adjacent to the center. The hospital is also engaged in the construction of a new designated pediatric emergency center and the expansion of its existing emergency department by 15,000 sf.

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Arnold Palmer Hospital Constructs New Facility

Published 1/11/2004

Arnold Palmer Hospital, part of Orlando Regional Healthcare, has commenced sitework for its new 11-story, 273-bed hospital for women and babies in Orlando, Fla. The new $100 hospital will be connected to the existing 281-bed facility by an elevated walkway, and will enable the consolidation of women and babies’ services in one area. Designed by Jonathan Bailey, the project will also free up more room for pediatrics at the existing building. The contractor for the hospital is Robins & Morton. Completion is expected in late 2005 or early 2006.

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Cancer Centers of Florida Opens Ocoee Facility

Published 1/11/2004

Cancer Centers of Florida opened its $6 million Ocoee Comprehensive Cancer Center on January 13, 2004. The one-story, 16,200-sf facility is sited on 3 acres across from Health Central and will house medical oncology, pharmaceuticals, radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, and patient support services. Technology will include a medical linear accelerator with intensity modulated radiation therapy capabilities and positron emission tomography scans. Patients will also be able to access clinical research programs and clinical trials at the new center.

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O'Connor Hospital Expands San Jose Emergency Department

Published 1/8/2004

O’Connor Hospital broke ground on a new $10 million emergency department in San Jose, Calif., in December 2003. Increasing bed count from 11 to 21, the facility will accommodate a trauma room, two emergency gynecology rooms, and six chest-pain rooms with special monitoring equipment. Turner Construction is the project contractor. The new emergency department will be relocated to the front of the hospital to increase visibility. The hospital is also planning to construct a $2 million endovascular suite.

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Merrimack Valley Hospital Completes Renovation

Published 1/8/2004

Merrimack Valley Hospital is nearing completion of a $4.5-million renovation of its Haverhill, Mass., hospital. The project added a 12-bed adult geriatric psychiatry unit, an MRI suite, an outpatient service area, an oncology/cancer center, mammography and ultrasound diagnostics areas, and a small emergency department expansion with new entrances. Merrimack Valley Hospital is part of Essent Healthcare of Nashville, Tenn.

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Texsan Heart Hospital Opens in San Antonio

Published 1/8/2004

The Texsan Heart Hospital opened in San Antonio on January 13, 2004. The $60-million acute-care facility accommodates 60 beds and will expand eventually to 120 beds providing world-class cardiovascular care. Development is also beginning on a multi-story medical office facility that will be part of the Texsan Heart Hospital Campus.

 

 

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