Healthcare

The Translational Research Institute for Metabolism and Diabetes (TRI) is a unique stand-alone hospital-like facility that offers rare proof that facility design can accelerate the time it takes to go from new lab discovery to patient treatment. Utilizing a core-based model that includes imaging, pharmacy, kitchen, and lab cores in one location, the facility focuses on fast-tracking functional treatments for diabetes and obesity.

Presbyterian Rust Medical Center is building an $86 million patient tower in Rio Rancho, N.M. Designed by Dekker/Perich/Sabatini, the six-story project will provide 120 beds and will include a 21,500-sf cancer center. The general contractor for the project is McCarthy Building Companies, the firm that collaborated with Dekker/Perich/Sabatini on the original Presbyterian Rust hospital. Completion of the new patient tower and cancer center is expected by early 2016.

St. Joseph’s Hospital is building a $113 million patient tower in Syracuse, N.Y. Designed by King & King Architects, the 104,000-sf facility will provide 110 private rooms, a surgery center with 14 operating rooms, an ICU, and a central sterile services core. The project will also include family waiting rooms, staff training space, and support areas. Completion is expected in late 2014.

Baptist Health broke ground in July of 2014 on the $130 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. Slated for occupancy in early 2016, the three-story, 216,000-sf facility will provide 96 beds, a Level III trauma center, and eight surgical suites. The project team includes architectural firm GSR Andrade and general contractor CDI.

The Coordinated Approval Process for Clinical Research (CAPCR) is a web-based application that streamlines the approval process required to conduct research using human subjects. Designed to help researchers and hospital staff navigate the process of coordinating and tracking clinical research within a hospital system, CAPCR gives an institution time to plan for the infrastructure a line of research will necessitate, and to mitigate any associated safety hazards. CAPCR automates the approval process, avoids duplication, and creates an online repository for study-related information, allowing faster approval times and greater access to information. It also eliminates the need for paper application forms, helps researchers ensure they have the necessary approvals for their studies, and provides an efficient way to obtain authorizations from multiple departments and track approvals online. The system is being marketed as a tool for use in other hospitals.

Boston Medical Center has implemented new mobile facility management applications from Magic Software Enterprises. BMC's new iOS and Android apps are part of the End-to-End Enterprise Mobility Solution and increase the efficiency of hospital technicians who repair equipment across the large campus. The apps enable the immediate rerouting of employees to respond to critical malfunctions as they happen and also allow hospital staff to initiate and monitor service calls and check on the status of incidents at any time.

Alder Hey Children’s Hospital will begin construction in summer of 2014 on a $40 million research and teaching building in Liverpool, U.K. Designed by Hopkins Architects, the 75,000-sf, three-story project will provide research and teaching labs, offices, meeting rooms, lecture halls, breakout spaces, and a library. Comprising two wings adjoining a curved central atrium, the flexible facility will feature a corridor-free interior to encourage interaction and collaboration.

University Hospitals will begin construction in summer of 2014 on a $28 million healthcare facility in Broadview Heights, Ohio. Sited on six acres, the 52,000-sf project will include a freestanding emergency department and outpatient care facilities providing primary and specialty care, physical therapy, surgery, women's health, pediatrics, cardiology, and laboratory services. Completion is expected in late 2016.

The master plan for Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) in Portland, Ore., offers valuable lessons in how public-private partnership and well-tended relationships with neighboring developments can overcome significant growth constraints. The university found ways to eke out space and funding for new buildings and programs where little seemed to be available.

MaineGeneral Alfond Center for Health in Augusta is the first facility in Maine and the second in the nation to attain the new 2010 LEED Gold for Healthcare certification. The Integrated Project Delivery Team (IPD) included the joint venture architectural firms SMRT and TRO Jung|Brannen and the joint venture construction team of HP Cummings Construction Company and Robins & Morton.

UConn Health Center is building a $203 million outpatient care pavilion in Farmington, Conn. The eight-story, 300,000-sf facility will provide consolidated ambulatory care services to maximize patient convenience and will feature flexible, 120-sf exam rooms shared by different departments. The project will house the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Comprehensive Spine Center, primary care, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, women's health, neurology, rheumatology, physical therapy, urology, surgery, and imaging.

Northwestern Medicine is planning to construct a replacement facility for Lake Forest Hospital in Illinois. Designed to provide flexible, patient-centered care, the 483,500-sf project will include 114 private inpatient beds, 72 outpatient care rooms, eight surgical suites, and an imaging center. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility, which is slated for completion in mid-2017.

The University of Buffalo's John & Judith Kapoor Hall, the former Acheson Hall, was completely gutted and renovated, including interior walls and HVAC systems, to bring the building and its technologies into the 21^st century for the School of Pharmacy. The 160,000-sf building was originally constructed as a chemistry building in 1959, with additions in 1962 and 1963.

Memorial Herman Hospital will begin construction in summer of 2014 on a $650 million expansion of its Houston facility. The project includes the addition of 24 operating rooms, 16 emergency bays, 160 inpatient beds, parking, and a café. Six floors of shell space will be built to accommodate future growth. Completion is expected by 2018. Memorial Herman is the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Medical School.

Texas Health Huguley broke ground in May of 2014 on a $95 million replacement facility for its Fort  Worth South Hospital. The six-story, 228,300-sf project will provide spacious and private patient rooms, an outpatient radiology center, and a new women's services department. Infrastructure for medical technologies will be ceiling mounted and the facility will physically connect to the existing hospital on the first floor. Completion is expected in summer of 2016.