The Ri.MED Foundation with registered offices in Palermo, Sicily, was established in 2006 and comprises the following founder-members: the Presidency of the Italian Council of Ministers, the Presidency of the Region of Sicily, the Italian National Research Center, the University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).
Kelowna General Hospital selected Graham Design-Build Services in December of 2010 to build the $47 million East Pandosy Clinical Support Building in Kelowna, British Columbia. Housing laboratories and clinical support space, the three-story facility will be connected to the adjacent hospital by an enclosed bridge. Construction will begin in early 2011 with completion expected in 2012.
Methodist Hospital System opened its West Houston health center in Texas in December of 2010. Designed by PageSoutherlandPage, the project includes a 474,000-sf hospital, a 162,000-sf medical office building, and a 13,000-sf central utility plant. The acute care hospital was built by Austin Commercial and will serve as the anchor for the Texas Medical Center-West development. The facility promotes patient safety and healing with an integrated, flexible design providing 100 beds with the ability to accommodate up to 193 beds.
The University of California, San Francisco is building the 230,000-sf Cardiovascular Research Building in San Francisco's Mission Bay development. Featuring integrated clinical and research space, the facility will house labs, offices, a 35,000-sf vivarium, and an outpatient clinic. The translational research building was designed by SmithGroup and Jim Jennings Architecture. Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) were implemented in the planning and development of the project.
Broughton Hospital will break ground in spring of 2011 on a $154 million replacement facility in Morgantown, N.C. The 382-bed, 430,000-sf psychiatric hospital is slated for completion in fall of 2013. The general contractor for the project is Rodgers Builders of Charlotte.
Mercy Medical Center opened the $400 million Mary Catherine Bunting Center in Baltimore in December of 2010. The 20-story hospital provides 259 private patient rooms and 15 surgical suites with robotic technology, videoconferencing, and ceiling-mounted equipment. Garden space comprising 17,000 sf on three floors provides natural cooling for the 686,000-sf facility. The hospital also features a skywalk atrium leading from the Bunting Garage to a two-story lobby. The hospital was designed by Ellerbe Becket and built by Whiting-Turner.
The University of Iowa is engaged in a $60 million expansion of its Dental Science Building in Iowa City. The 33,000-sf project will house the Center for Clinical Excellence and offices for geriatric dentistry and endodontics. The general contractor is Larson Construction of Independence, Iowa. Completion is expected in fall of 2011.
Oak Hill Hospital is initiating a 100,000-sf expansion of its Brooksfield health center. The $50 million project will create an inpatient tower with 36 private patient rooms, eight new surgical suites, renovated endoscopy facilities, and a parking lot. The hospital's central sterile department and the post anesthesia care unit will also be expanded and renovated.
Baystate Medical Center is engaged in a $251 million expansion of its hospital in Springfield, Mass. The first 300,000-sf phase of the 640,000-sf project will create a five-story tower with private patient rooms. The facility features slightly curved patient hallways with daylighting for a natural healing environment. The expansion houses advanced endovascular suites, six procedure rooms, and 48 inpatient beds. Ground was broken on the project in summer of 2008. The first phase of construction is expected to reach completion in 2012.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center broke ground on the $30 million Truhlsen Eye Institute in Omaha in December of 2010. Housing research and clinical space for the department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, the 47,000-sf facility will feature a diagnostic imaging center and specialty clinics. Completion is expected in 2012. A planned second phase of construction will provide surgical suites.
Clear Lake Regional Medical Center will break ground on a $92 million expansion and renovation project in summer of 2010. Designed by Perkins + Will, a four-story, 154,470-sf patient tower will include a 30-bed ICU and surgical suites. In the existing 595-bed facility, 70,940 sf will be renovated, creating additional space for the women’s and children’s services departments. Completion is expected in summer of 2013.
Ground was broken in December of 2010 on the $220 million Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown, Mass. Designed by Perkins + Will, the 250,000-sf facility will house clinical space, research labs, 132 private patient rooms, an auditorium, a medical library, an aquatic therapy center, administration, and conference rooms. The facility will meet and exceed all current ADA accessibility standards and is expected to attain LEED Silver sustainable design certification.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton broke ground in December of 2010 on a $394 million replacement hospital. The 500,000-sf facility is being built by a joint venture of Clark Construction and McCarthy Building Companies. Completion is expected in January of 2014. The project is supported by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The four-story hospital will provide primary care, inpatient facilities, ancillary departments, emergency care, specialty clinics, and support.
Women’s College Hospital is planning to construct a 450,000-sf replacement facility in Toronto. Designed by Perkins Eastman Black Architects, the hospital will support a new model of care based on integrated research, clinical treatment, and patient education. The flexible and adaptable facility will include specialty centers and advanced surgical suites. Completion is expected in 2015.
Loma Linda University Medical Center is partnering with Physicians Hospital of Murrieta to build a $211 million hospital complex in Murrieta, Calif. Construction began in November of 2008 on the 106-bed facility and two 120,000-sf medical office buildings. Occupancy is expected in March of 2011. The hospital will provide general, acute care, and specialty services including obstetrics, pediatrics, cardiovascular, and emergency.
