The 600,000-sf Sault Area Hospital is slated for substantial completion in October of 2010 with occupancy expected in spring of 2011. Located in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the facility represents a partnership between Plummer Memorial Public Hospital and Sault Ste. Marie General Hospital. The $409 million facility will provide a total of 289 beds with 130 private rooms.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will construct a $36 million clinical addition at the Biloxi VA hospital in Alabama. The four-story, 161,000-sf facility will provide four surgical suites, 20 patient rooms, and seven intensive care rooms. The general contractor for the project is Hoar Construction.
Wellmont Health System is partnering with HealthSouth Corporation to create a $4.5 million, 20,000-sf rehabilitation hospital in Bristol, Va. An existing building will be renovated to provide a 25-bed inpatient facility with 17 private rooms. Construction will begin in early 2010 with completion slated for summer of 2010.
San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center selected Jacobs Engineering Group in September of 2009 to manage construction of its planned replacement hospital. The $887.4 million facility will reach completion in 2014 with occupancy expected in 2015. The hospital will meet new state seismic requirements.
Via Christi Health System is building a $93 million hospital in Wichita, Kan. Slated for completion in August of 2010, the 144,000-sf facility will provide 60 inpatient beds, four labor and delivery suites, six surgical suites, a cardiac catheterization lab, emergency, and imaging. A 60,000-sf medical office building will also be built at the site.
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System completed construction of the $167 million Critical Care Hospital in September of 2009. Located in Richmond, Va., the 367,792-sf facility houses 10 operating rooms, oncology, acute care medicine, surgical trauma ICU, neonatal ICU, and a burn unit. The project manager for the 15-story tower was Jones Lang LaSalle.
Tri Valley Health broke ground on the $22 million Cambridge Memorial Hospital in September of 2009. Located in Cambridge, Neb., the 53,000-sf replacement facility is slated for completion in early fall of 2010. The project will include expanded facilities for outpatient services, surgery, labor and delivery, physical therapy, and imaging.
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center will open its $500 million healthcare campus in Vacaville, Calif., in October of 2009. Comprised of a four-story, 340,000-sf hospital and a 217,000-sf medical office building, the 166-bed project features abundant natural light for optimal patient healing and PVC-free rubber flooring. The sustainably-designed medical center includes a 24-hour emergency department, a critical care unit, diagnostic imaging, and surgical suites.
Ascension Health is constructing the $267 million Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro. Slated for completion in June of 2010 and occupancy the following October, the 561,000-sf replacement hospital will include 10 operating rooms, 11 labor and delivery suites, an intensive care unit, emergency, and diagnostic imaging facilities. The general contractor for the 286-bed project is Turner Construction.
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is planning an $84 million renovation of its newly acquired Irvine Center. The 244,000-sf acute care general hospital is expected to open in 2010. The sustainably designed renovation will feature green building technologies for optimal energy savings and indoor air quality. The completed facility will house updated surgical suites, pre- and post-surgery recovery areas, an emergency room, imaging, outpatient treatment, and inpatient rooms.
Benefis Health System will open its $85 million patient tower in September of 2009. Housing a heart and vascular institute, pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, a birth center, and radiology, the seven-story facility features private rooms as well as separate hallways and elevators for the public and patients. The tower is designed to maximize the patient comfort and provide the flexibility to adapt to future medical trends.
Duke University Health System is initiating a $950 million expansion of Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C. A $250 million, 267,000-sf cancer center is slated for occupancy in 2012. The seven-story facility will provide 140 exam rooms and 75 infusion stations. The $700 million Duke Medicine Pavilion will open in 2013. The eight-story, 580,000-sf patient tower will house 16 operating suites, 96 critical care beds, and 64 intermediate care beds.
The University of Oklahoma Health Center is under construction in Oklahoma City. Five projects totaling $534 million are under way on the 325-acre campus. New construction includes the OU Children’s Physician Building and the Cancer Institute. Additions are being built to the existing Oklahoma Blood Institute, the Dean A. McGee Eye Institute, and the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation facilities.
Norton Healthcare opened the $146 million Norton Brownsboro Hospital in August of 2009. Located in Brownsboro, Ky., the patient-centered facility houses diagnostic imaging (including MRI and CT), an emergency department, surgical suites, and private inpatient rooms. The facility was designed by Karlsberger Architecture.
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) awarded Drawbase Software a next phase contract in August of 2009 to expand the use of DRAWBASE within the Military Health System. Additionally, the next version of DRAWBASE will be implemented in the 2010 release of the DMLSS (Defense Medical Logistics Standard Support) system. Enabling data from many sources to be managed in a single repository, the integrated system will improve logistics responsiveness for DOD medical facilities.
