Healthcare

New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center celebrated the opening of the Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center in New York in January of 2010. Designed by Pei Cobb Freed and daSILVA Architects, the six-story, 142,000-sf building will provide comprehensive cardiac care with advanced technologies for diagnosis and treatment. The facility was made possible by a $50 million gift from the Vivian and Seymour Milstein family.

Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital broke ground in January of 2010 on the $200 million Plaza Tower in Whittier, Calif. The six-story, 237,750-sf facility is slated for completion in 2012. Complying with new state seismic regulations, the building will feature 11 technology-rich surgical suites. The general contractor for the project is Millie and Severson of Los Alamitos, Calif.

Lee County VA broke ground in January of 2010 on its 224,000-sf Outpatient Clinic in Tampa, Fla. HOK provided master planning, programming, and architectural design services for the project, which is comprised of ambulatory surgery and diagnostic support facilities. The patient-focused center will provide comprehensive, multidisciplinary specialty care and treatment.

Nationwide Children’s Hospital will break ground in early 2010 on its third research facility in Columbus, Ohio. Part of an $840 million expansion plan, the $93 million Research III building will be constructed adjacent to the existing Wexner Institute for Pediatric Research and Research II. The six-story, 225,000-sf facility is slated for completion in 2012. LEED sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

St. Vincent Health System has selected a partnership of Hoar Construction and Goodgame Co. to build the $31.4 million St. Clair Hospital in Pell City, Ala. The 76,000-sf replacement facility will include surgical suites, an emergency department, 40 inpatient beds, and outpatient services. Construction of the two-story hospital will begin in summer of 2010 and reach completion in late summer of 2011. A 45,000-sf medical office building will also be built at the site.

St. Joseph’s Hospital broke ground in December of 2009 on a $220 million expansion of its health center in Syracuse, N.Y. The project includes a new emergency services building, an operating room suite, an intensive care unit, and a data center. The emergency services building will house 54 beds and a 15-bed clinical observation unit and is slated for completion in summer of 2011.

North Memorial Health Care opened the 225,000-sf Maple Grove Hospital on December 30, 2009. The patient-centered facility includes a birthing center, emergency department, and five operating rooms. The hospital was built with many natural, regionally-sourced, and recycled materials. The facility features abundant natural light, occupancy sensors, and advanced HVAC systems for reduced energy consumption. Maple Grove Hospital represents a partnership between North Memorial Health Care and Fairview Health Services.

Central Texas College is building the $23 million Nursing Education Building in Killeen. Ground was broken on the facility in July of 2009 with completion expected in spring of 2011. The two-story, 85,000-sf project will be shared with Tarleton State University-Central Texas and Metroplex Hospital. The building will provide 19 classrooms, 69 faculty offices, and eight medical simulation labs.

University of Alabama Hospital will open the $164 million Women and Infants Center in Birmingham in February of 2010. Consolidating obstetrics and women’s services, the 430,000-sf facility will house the nation’s largest private-room neonatal nursery. The center features family lounges, a wireless communication system, and an emergency labor and delivery suite. The facility connects on three levels to UAB’s North Pavilion and will also connect to the new Children’s Hospital.

Surrey Memorial Hospital is planning to construct a new critical care tower and emergency department in Surrey, British Columbia. The estimated cost of the project is between $500 and $600 million. The facility will also house academic space and a perinatal center. A design-build team will be selected in 2010.

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital is under construction in Lincoln, Ill. The $50 million replacement hospital is slated for occupancy in spring of 2011. The 116,000-sf facility is sited on 58 acres. Construction began on the project in June of 2009.

The Campus Biometropolis development will be constructed in Mexico City. Designed by Foster + Partners, the 71 hectare medical city will include research, instructional, and healthcare facilities. The mixed-use project will contain a hospital, laboratories, offices, a conference center, a hotel, shops, and apartments. The campus will accommodate companies focused on six key areas of medicine: cancer, cardiovascular, infectious diseases, pharmaceuticals, nutrition, and geriatrics.

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is building the $496 million Colket Translational Research Building on its South Campus. Slated for completion in 2010, the 450,000-sf, eleven-story facility will include four laboratory floors, administrative offices, a cafeteria, conference space, and a two-story lobby. Four below-grade floors will house infrastructure, laboratory support, and a central utility plant. Office floors are designed for ease of conversion to laboratory space, and the building is constructed to expand vertically to 23 stories to accommodate future growth.

Mission Hospital completed its $153 million Patient Care Tower in Mission Viejo, Calif., in November of 2009. The four-level patient tower features a patient-centered design and next-generation advancements in healthcare technology and seismic building safety. Designed by RBB Architects of Los Angeles, the new Patient Care Tower features private rooms and an expanded family area.

Texas A&M Health Science Center opened the first facility on its new campus in Round Rock, Texas, in December of 2009. Construction began on the 134,000-sf medical education building in August of 2008. Supporting clinical teaching, the facility features a simulation center with computerized manikins, administrative offices, clinical research space, and an outpatient clinic.