Erie County Medical Center will construct a $2.1 million addition to the Center of Excellence for Renal Disease and Transplant in Buffalo, N.Y. The project will expand the 18,000-sf facility to 25,000 sf and will provide 12 additional outpatient dialysis stations. Construction will begin in late 2010. The total project cost of the Center of Excellence for Renal Disease and Transplant is $24 million.
Community Health System of Tennessee broke ground on the $225 million Porter Hospital in July of 2010 in Valparaiso, Ind. The five-story, 420,000-sf facility will provide approximately 240 beds. The site work contractor is Dyer Construction with Robins and Morton of Birmingham, Ala., as general contractor.
Laguna Honda Hospital opened its $585 million replacement facility in San Francisco in June of 2010. Designed by Anshen+Allen, Stantec, and Gordon H. Chong, the 850,000-sf hospital provides skilled nursing care for up to 780 residents. The construction manager for the project was Turner Construction. The hospital houses acute care, assisted living, hospice, rehabilitation, senior nutrition, and adult day care health.
Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln will open its $90 million, 182,000-sf replacement hospital on July 10, 2010. Located in Lincolnton, N.C., the 101-bed facility provides critical care, emergency, surgical suites, imaging, and a birthing center. The project was designed by Davis Stokes Collaborative Architects of Brentwood, Tenn. Construction began on the facility in 2008.
Bluewater Health opened a 325,000-sf addition at its hospital in Sarnia, Ontario, in July of 2010. The seven-story Norman Building provides surgical suites, an emergency department, acute care, and maternal, infant and child care. Construction began on the addition in October of 2007 with construction reaching completion in April of 2010. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the facility.
The Department of Veterans Affairs broke ground on an $800 million VA hospital in New Orleans in late June of 2010. Slated for completion in 2013, the medical complex will replace facilities damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The 1.7 million-sf project will include 200 inpatient rooms, 300 exam rooms, and 20 surgical suites. The hospital will also provide emergency, rehabilitation, and mental health services.
MultiCare Health System opened the $117 million Milgard Pavilion in late June of 2010 in Tacoma, Wash. The 194,000-sf addition includes a cancer center, a linear accelerator vault, and an emergency center with 77 patient exam and treatment rooms. The facility was designed by GBJ Architecture and built by Skanska USA. The duration of construction was three years.
Mercy Willard Hospital will break ground in July of 2010 on a $40.5 million replacement facility in Willard, Ohio. The two-story, 101,000-sf hospital will include private inpatient rooms, surgical suites, an emergency department, and outpatient facilities. Occupancy is expected in spring of 2012.
Ascension Health completed construction in June of 2010 on the $267 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. The 561,000-sf replacement hospital provides 10 operating rooms, 11 labor and delivery suites, an intensive care unit, emergency, and diagnostic imaging facilities. Occupancy is expected in October of 2010. The 286-bed facility was built by Turner Construction.
The Republic of Ireland will begin construction by year-end 2010 on a €750 million pediatric hospital in Dublin. Consolidating operations from three existing facilities, the project will provide 392 private inpatient rooms and 81 outpatient beds. Completion is expected in late 2014.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham opened the 50,000-sf Hazelrig-Salter Radiation Oncology Center in June of 2010. The patient-centered facility offers advanced radiation treatment and radiosurgery, and houses evaluation rooms, linear accelerators, and an imaging suite with a 16-slice CT scanner.
Rush University Medical Center will construct the 40,000-sf McCormick Center for Advanced Emergency Response in Chicago. Doubling the hospital’s emergency department, the project will be located in a 14-story hospital building currently under construction. Featuring an airflow system designed to isolate chemical and biological threats as needed, the center will provide 56 patient treatment bays and a disaster response center.
New York Hospital Queens opened its new $210 million West Wing in June of 2010. Construction began on the seven-story, 190,000-sf facility in early 2007. The West Wing houses 80 inpatient beds, surgical suites, cardiovascular care, and orthopedic services. The project team includes design architect Perkins Eastman and construction manager Barr & Barr. New York Hospital Queens is located in Flushing, N.Y.
Sonoma Valley Hospital is planning a $23 million renovation and expansion of its healthcare campus in Sonoma, Calif. The project will include seismic upgrades and construction of a three-story, 16,000-sf emergency department wing. Completion is expected by early 2012. The design-build team for the project is Otto Construction and Nach & Lewis of Sacramento.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia dedicated the $504 million Colket Translational Research Building in June of 2010. Located on the South Campus, the 12-story facility provides four laboratory floors, administrative offices, a cafeteria, conference space, and a two-story lobby. Four below-grade floors house infrastructure, laboratory support, and a central utility plant.
