Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Health System will begin construction in late spring of 2011 on a $27.3 million research office facility. The three-story, 100,000-sf project will provide laboratories, clinical space, offices, support, and a rooftop helipad. The project team includes Pittsburgh-based architectural firm Astorino and general contractor P.J. Dick of West Mifflin. Completion is expected in October of 2013.
Martin Luther King Jr. Harbor Hospital awarded Hensel Phelps Construction a $165.1 million design-build contract for the expansion and renovation of its Willowbrook campus in Los Angeles County. A 120-bed inpatient facility will be constructed and three existing buildings will be renovated. Completion is expected in September of 2013.
University of North Carolina Health Care broke ground on a satellite hospital campus in Hillsborough in April of 2011. The $200 million project will be constructed by Skanska USA Building in two phases. The first phase, a three-story, 60,000-sf physician office building, is slated for occupancy in spring of 2013. The second phase, a 260,000-sf, 68-bed hospital, will open in July of 2015. The hospital will include an emergency department, an intensive care unit, six operating rooms, and two procedure rooms.
Danbury Hospital will begin construction in January of 2012 on a $150 million tower in Danbury, Conn. The 310,000-sf facility will provide an expanded emergency department, a 30-bed critical care unit, 35 private rooms for surgical patients, a helipad, and a lobby. The project architect is the S/L/A/M Collaborative. Completion is expected in 2014.
Loma Linda University Medical Center opened a $211 million hospital in Murrieta, Calif., in April of 2011. The 106-bed facility houses a heart center, an emergency room, obstetrics, pediatrics, and cardiac care. The hospital features six technology-rich surgical suites including a hybrid operating room with integrated imaging equipment. Construction began on the project in November of 2008.
Mercy Health is planning to begin construction in May of 2011 on an $88 million health center in Edmond, Okla. The three-story, 200,000-sf facility will house an outpatient surgery center and medical offices for obstetrics, cardiac care, pediatrics, and rehabilitation. The project will also include a women's center, imaging, a walk-in clinic, a wellness center, and a pharmacy. Occupancy is expected in June of 2013.
Baptist Health South Florida opened the $210 million West Kendall Baptist Hospital in Miami in April of 2011. The four-story, 282,000-sf building includes 133 beds, an outpatient diagnostic center, and a neonatal ICU. West Kendall Baptist Hospital was designed as an Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) facility and will be the teaching hospital for Florida International University's medical program. The sustainably designed facility is Category 5 Hurricane resistant and includes a gym that will feed power back into the grid. Construction began on the facility in early 2009.
The University of Rochester Medical Center opened the $76.4 million Saunders Research Building in April of 2011 in Rochester, N.Y. The 200,000-sf interdisciplinary facility houses labs, offices, classrooms, and the Clinical and Translational Science Institute. Ground was broken on the project in October of 2008. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Construction will begin in late 2011 on the $255 million Epworth Deakin Teaching Hospital in Waurn Ponds, Victoria. The 256-bed facility represents a partnership of Epworth Healthcare and Deakin University. The first phase of construction is slated for occupancy by 2013 and will provide 160 beds and an emergency department.
Holy Cross Hospital will begin construction in spring of 2011 on a 237,000-sf acute care hospital in Germantown. Featuring entirely private rooms, the facility will include a 12-bay emergency department, six surgical suites, five labor and delivery rooms, and an eight-bed special care nursery. The program manager is KLMK Group. Completion is expected in early 2014. A six-story patient care tower will also be built at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring.
Cleveland Clinic will open the $97 million Twinsburg Family Health and Surgery Center in July of 2011. The four-story, 197,000-sf facility includes a 14-patient chemotherapy area, an outpatient surgery center, a 24-hour emergency department, and multiple medical specialties. Ground was broken on the project in November of 2011.
Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) opened its new Hospital Pavilion in April of 2011. The six-story facility represents the completion of a six-year, $424 million expansion of AAMC’s Annapolis campus. The Hospital Pavilion tower includes an emergency department with a dedicated pediatric unit, 50 private patient rooms, and eight surgical suites. LEED Silver sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
Stamford Hospital is planning a $575 million redevelopment and replacement of its existing campus in Stamford, Conn. The three-phase project is expected to reach completion within 10 to 15 years. The $325 million first phase includes construction of the 11-story Specialty Healthcare Building and Emergency Department. The facility will include surgical suites, an intensive care unit, and a heart and vascular institute. Groundbreaking is expected by early 2013. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.
Johns Hopkins Hospital will dedicate a $1 billion clinical building in Baltimore on April 12, 2011. Constructed as two 12-story towers, one for adult care and one for pediatric care, the 1.6 million-gsf complex will provide 560 private patient rooms, two emergency departments, 33 technology-rich operating rooms, and radiology suites. Construction began on the facility in June of 2006.
John Muir Medical Center opened the $612 million Thomas J. and Muriel T. Long Patient Care Tower on April 10, 2011. Located in Walnut Creek, Calif., the five-story, 380,000-sf facility was designed by Ratcliff of Emeryville, Calif., with ARUP as structural engineer. The 242-bed facility was constructed to meet rigorous seismic requirements and features six rooftop healing gardens, private patient rooms, a 24-bed ICU, three surgical suites, a helipad, and a 35-bed neonatal ICU.
