Healthcare

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill dedicated the $87 million Koury Oral Health Sciences Building in April of 2012. Designed by Flad Architects, the five-story, 216,000-sf facility features technology-rich lecture halls, five 30-seat seminar rooms, flexible laboratories, and a 105-seat simulation and training center. The building was constructed by KBR. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the project, which includes a system to capture and use condensate water from mechanical equipment.  

Construction of the $1 billion Palomar Medical Center reached completion in April of 2012. Located in Escondido, Calif., the 11-story, 740,000-sf hospital will provide 288 beds when it opens in August of 2012. The patient-centric facility was designed by CO Architects and built by DPR Construction. Featuring advanced sustainable design technologies, Palomar Medical Center includes the 168-bed East Tower and the 120-bed West Tower. Construction began on the project in December of 2007.

The University of Texas Medical Branch broke ground on the $438 million Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston in April of 2012. The world-class academic health center will provide 310 patient rooms, advanced operating suites, a 28-bed day surgery unit, and a 54-bed intensive care unit. Completion is expected in 2015 with occupancy in 2016. 

The University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) initiated an Energy Savings Performance Contract with Ameresco in April of 2012. Ameresco will install over $4.5 million of energy efficiency improvements at UMC which are expected to save over $200,000 annually while also addressing critical infrastructure needs. The project is slated for completion in early 2013.

The $1.1 billion Johns Hopkins Hospital was dedicated in Baltimore in April of 2012. The 1.6 million-sf facility comprises two towers, the Sheikh Zayed Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower and the Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children’s Center. The project features 560 private patient rooms, 33 operating rooms, labor and delivery, trauma care, a helipad, and both adult and pediatric emergency departments. 

Georgia Health Sciences University opened its $112 million College of Dental Medicine facility in April of 2012 in August, Ga. Designed by Lord, Aeck & Sargent in collaboration with Francis Cauffman as consulting dental architect, the five-story, 269,000-sf building provides clinical space, advanced surgical suites, a simulation and training center, administration, advanced imaging and instrumentation suites, and a wet lab. The construction manager for the project was KBR Building Group.

The University of California, San Diego broke ground on the $664 million Jacobs Medical Center in April of 2012 in La Jolla. Designed to support interdisciplinary translational research, the 10-story, 509,500-sf facility will include three specialty hospitals for advanced surgery, cancer, and women and infants. The project includes renovation of the adjoining Thornton Hospital and construction of a 40,000-sf central plant. Complete occupancy of the facility is expected in 2016.

Columbia University Medical Center is planning to break ground in late 2012 on a $68 million instructional facility near its main campus in New York. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Gensler, the project will feature advanced medical simulation and training suites. The facility will also provide classrooms, administrative offices, and a 270-seat auditorium.

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center is planning to construct a $100 million replacement facility for Davie County Hospital. The $79 million first phase of construction will include a 60,000-sf medical office building and a 101,000-sf outpatient center with an emergency department, a surgical clinic, and a diagnostic imaging facility. Occupancy is expected by late 2013.  

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics celebrated the opening of the $12 million Holden Cancer Center in February of 2012. Offering state-of-the-art care in 64,000 sf of renovated space, the facility is located on two floors in the Pomerantz Family Pavilion. It includes new clinic and infusion bay areas in a modern, patient-friendly environment, providing everything from chemotherapy to radiation and other treatments. The new cancer clinic provides a significant increase in patient space from the prior facility, which was located in an adjacent building.

The University of Tartu has selected Nordecon AS to design and build a $12 million translational medicine facility on Toomemägi Hill in Tartu, Estonia. Construction will begin on the three-story, 61,484-sf project in summer of 2012. The center will be built as an extension of the existing Chemistry Building and will include an animal vivarium, research labs, a cleanroom, surgical suites, an MRI imaging department, offices, and seminar rooms.

Johns Hopkins University will begin construction in August of 2012 on the $37.5 million Malone Hall in Baltimore. The four-story, 56,000-sf research building will house the multidisciplinary Systems Institute and the Homewood base of the Individualized Health Initiative. The design architect for the project is S/L/A/M Collaborative with Whiting-Turner as construction manager.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the primary teaching hospital for the Feinberg School of Medicine, will build a $334 million outpatient pavilion in Chicago. The 25-story building will include physician offices and is expected to open in 2014. 

The $235 million Duke Cancer Institute opened in February of 2012 in Durham, N.C. The 267,000-sf center enables Duke University to consolidate specialties and facilities previously scattered across the medical campus. The seven-story building includes 140 exam rooms, 75 infusion stations, a radiation vault, and a rooftop healing garden.  

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will begin construction in October of 2012 on the $284 million Children's Hospital in Iowa City. The 13-story tower will enable UIHC to consolidate all pediatric services in a single location. Two of the floors will be constructed below grade. Occupancy is expected in early 2016.