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Weill Cornell Medical College Constructs Cancer Research Facility

Published 11/13/2009

Site work has begun on Weill Cornell Medical College's $650 million Medical Research Building in New York. The 480,000-sf facility will feature a Cancer Center supporting interdisciplinary and translational research. Laboratories will occupy 13 floors of the building. Completion is expected in July of 2013.

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MedCath Opens Hualapai Mountain Medical Center

Published 11/12/2009

MedCath Corporation opened the $70 million Hualapai Mountain Medical Center in Kingman, Ariz., in October of 2009. The 189,000-sf, 70-bed facility features a 22-bay emergency department, four operating rooms, and a catheterization lab. Hualapai Mountain Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient surgery, intensive care, diagnostic imaging, and cardiac services. Based in Charlotte, N.C., MedCath is a healthcare provider focused on high acuity services.

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Penn State Hershey Medical Center Breaks Ground on Children's Hospital

Published 11/11/2009

Penn State Hershey Medical Center broke ground in November of 2009 on the $206 million Children’s Hospital in Hershey, Pa. Construction will begin on the 252,000-sf facility in February of 2010 with completion slated for fall of 2012. Designed by Payette of Boston, the five-story, 118-bed facility will house surgical suites, outpatient clinics, radiology, and private patient rooms.

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Queen's University Builds School of Medicine Facility

Published 11/10/2009

Queen’s University broke ground in fall of 2009 on a $77 million facility for the School of Medicine. The four-story, 100,000-sf project was designed by Diamond + Schmitt Architects in joint venture with J.V. Shoalts and Zaback Architects with M. Sullivan & Son of Kingston as general contractor. The building will feature a clinical teaching center, three large interactive classrooms, a 3,600-sf surgical skills lab, an information commons, and 30 small group rooms.

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Clarian Health Builds Saxony Medical Center

Published 11/7/2009

Clarian Health is constructing the $190 million Clarian Saxony Medical Center in Fishers, Ind. The 200,000-sf, 44-bed acute care hospital will provide primary care, surgery, sports medicine, urgent care, and imaging facilities. Completion is expected in late 2011. A 100,000-sf medical office building will also be built at the site.

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Indiana University School of Medicine Dedicates Fort Wayne Education Center

Published 11/4/2009

Indiana University School of Medicine dedicated the $12 million Medical Education Center in Fort Wayne on October 30, 2009. The 42,000-sf facility features technology-rich classrooms, research space, four patient exam rooms, two conference rooms, and 14 faculty offices. Developed in partnership with Purdue University, the Medical Education Center was designed by MSKTD and Associates with Weigand Construction as general contractor. Construction began on the project in 2007 and reached completion in mid-2009.

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University of Texas Health Science Center Breaks Ground on Academic Medical Center

Published 11/4/2009

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler broke ground on a $67 million academic medical center in late October of 2009. Providing clinical care and medical education, the 81,000-sf facility will be built in two phases over five years. The first $42 million phase will include construction of the building's shell and a first-floor cancer center. The second $25 million phase will complete the second and third floors to house classrooms, an auditorium, and a medical library.

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Indiana University School of Medicine Builds Glick Eye Institute

Published 11/3/2009

Indiana University School of Medicine initiated construction in October of 2009 on the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute in Indianapolis. Housing the Department of Ophthalmology, the 70,000-sf facility will include biomedical research laboratories, classrooms, faculty offices, and an outpatient clinic. The Glick Eye Institute was designed by RATIO Architects of Indianapolis. LEED Gold sustainable design certification will be sought for the project.

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Nevada Cancer Institute Opens Engelstad Research Building

Published 10/30/2009

The Nevada Cancer Institute opened the $63 million Ralph and Betty Engelstad Cancer Research Building in October of 2009. Located in Las Vegas, the 184,000-sf, three-story translational research facility houses 36 laboratories. The project team included developer American Nevada Corp. and construction manager The Korte Co.

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Johns Hopkins Dedicates Armstrong Medical Education Building

Published 10/27/2009

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine dedicated the Anne and C. Michael Armstrong Medical Education Building in Baltimore in October of 2009. Supporting a progressive curriculum based on advances in genetic medicine and molecular biology, the $55 million facility will promote collaborative learning. The Armstrong Medical Education Building features teaching labs, an anatomy lab, and a simulated operating room. Construction began on the four-story, 100,000-sf building in early 2007.

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Georgian College Breaks Ground on Centre for Health and Wellness

Published 10/23/2009

Georgian College broke ground on the $65 million Centre for Health and Wellness in October of 2009. Located in Barrie, Ontario, the 165,000-sf facility will house outpatient medical care, a dental lab and clinic, and instructional facilities. Occupancy is expected in September of 2011.

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M.D. Anderson-Orlando Cancer Research Opens Lake Nona Facility

Published 10/22/2009

The M.D. Anderson–Orlando Cancer Research Institute opened its 30,000-sf research laboratory in Orlando in October of 2009. The wet lab facility is located on the fifth floor of the University of Central Florida’s Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences building in the Lake Nona medical research district.  

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Medical Research Council Plans Cambridge Biomedical Campus

Published 10/22/2009

The Medical Research Council is planning to construct the 2.4 million-sf Cambridge Biomedical Campus in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. The project will be developed by Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Countryside Properties, and Liberty Property Trust. Housing facilities for biomedical research, clinical treatment, and instruction, the £900 million project will be located adjacent to the 270,000-sf Laboratory of Molecular Biology currently under construction at the site.

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Community Health Systems Builds Porter County Hospital

Published 10/22/2009

Community Health Systems will break ground in spring of 2010 on a $210 million hospital in Valparaiso, Ind. The six-story, 430,000-sf project will provide 261 beds in private rooms and emergency, cardiology, surgery, and intensive care facilities. Completion is expected in summer of 2012.

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