Healthcare

Highland Hospital is planning a $431 million project to replace facilities in Oakland, Calif. The design-build project will be completed in three phases over seven years. The first phase is comprised of a three-story, 78,000-sf medical office building. The second phase includes construction of a nine-story, 169-bed acute care tower. Phase three will involve demolition of Highland’s existing tower and creation of a courtyard and connecting structures.

M. D. Anderson Banner Cancer Center officially broke ground in December of 2009 on a 120,000-sf outpatient cancer facility in Gilbert, Ariz. The $107 million project is slated for occupancy in fall of 2011.

Roper St. Francis Healthcare is building a $19 million cancer center in Charleston, S.C. The 76,000-sf facility is expected to open in fall of 2010. The building will be partially occupied by Charleston Hematology Oncology Associates. The center will include advanced diagnostic equipment, a laboratory, and a patient resource library. The general contractor for the project is Trident Construction.

St. Joseph’s Health System broke ground in November of 2009 on a $100,000 Critical Care Building at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Paterson, N.J. Designed by Francis Cauffman, the 230,000-sf facility will house an expanded emergency room with separate adult and pediatric units, 12 operating rooms, and a 5,000-sf addition to the Level Two Regional Trauma Center. The building will also provide cardiac and surgical critical care and intensive care units. Completion is expected in 2012.

All Children’s Hospital opened its $403 million pediatric healthcare facility in St. Petersburg in January of 2010. The 1 million-sf project is comprised of a new hospital and an outpatient care center. The hospital provides 252 inpatient beds, including a 97-bed neonatal intensive care unit, as well as the Bayfront Baby Place which houses a birthing center and well-baby nursery. The hospital also features an expanded emergency center, a helipad, and a cardiac catheterization lab. A parking garage and central energy plant were also constructed at the site.

Newsom Eye & Laser began construction in November of 2009 on a 4,600-sf eye surgery center in Tampa, Fla. Featuring operating rooms designed to meet the required standards for FDA research studies, the facility is part of a $7.5 million expansion of Newsom’s existing campus. Completion is expected in spring of 2010.

San Francisco General Hospital broke ground on an $888 million replacement hospital in November of 2009. The 448,000-sf building will include seven stories above ground and two stories below. Providing 284 inpatient beds, the seismically-compliant facility will be built to meet LEED sustainable design standards. Occupancy is expected in 2015.

University of Rochester Medical Center is planning to initiate a $45 million expansion of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center in spring of 2010. Adding three stories atop the existing facility, the project will provide two floors of cancer research space and one floor of inpatient cancer services.

Mount Nittany Medical Center will begin construction in April of 2009 on the 98,700-sf Centre Medical Sciences Building II in College Township, Pa. Designed by M. John Lew Architects, the $20 million facility will provide advanced cancer treatment services when it opens in early fall of 2011. The project is being developed by ADG Hospital Drive Associates. Mount Nittany Medical Center is affiliated with Penn State Hershey Medical Center.

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.

Site work began in fall of 2009 on the Parkville Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Victoria. Delivered as a public-private partnership, the $1 billion facility will support collaborative research for the University of Melbourne, the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, Melbourne Health, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, and the Royal Women’s Hospital.

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.

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.

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.

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.