West Cumberland Hospital has selected Laing O’Rourke as the general contractor for an extensive redevelopment of its hospital campus in Hensingham, U.K. Groundwork will begin in late 2009 on the £100 million project with construction commencing in 2010. The sustainably-designed facility will include an emergency department, surgical suites, inpatient care, and an outpatient clinic.
Doctors Hospital of Augusta celebrated the opening of the new $55 million South Tower in July of 2009. The three-story facility features 24 private medical/surgical rooms, 24 ICU rooms, a cancer care center, women’s services, a joint and spine center, a classroom, and a daVinci® robotic surgical system. Additionally, the Burn Unit Medical Office Building is slated for completion in December of 2009. Renovations and expansion of the Joseph M.
Fortis Healthcare is building the Fortis International Institute of Medical Sciences on 10.7 acres in Gurgaon, India. The 1.5 million-sf first phase of construction will house between 250 and 400 beds for cancer, trauma, and pediatric care. Construction began in August of 2007 with occupancy slated for November of 2010. Subsequent construction phases will support other multi-specialty departments with a total of 1,000 beds.
Pennsylvania State University celebrated the opening of the $121 million Hershey Cancer Institute on June 26, 2009. The 176,000-sf facility is located on the Hershey Medical Center Campus in University Park, Pa. Designed by Payette of Boston, the translational research facility integrates clinical treatment and medical research. The project team included associate architect Array Healthcare Facilities Solutions, construction manager Gilbane Building, and MEP engineer Bard, Rao + Athanas (BR+A).
Saratoga Hospital opened the $30 million, 33,000-sf Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center in Saratoga Springs in July of 2009. The renovated and expanded two-story ER features 36 private treatment rooms, an imaging suite, and new nursing stations. A second phase of construction is ongoing and will include a new lobby, waiting room, and observation unit. The Alfred Z. Solomon Emergency Center will accommodate 50,000 patient visits annually.
Health Alliance opened the $116 million West Chester Medical Center in July of 2009 in West Chester Township, Ohio. Construction began on the 385,000-sf, 162-bed facility in July of 2006. Comprised of a five-story acute care hospital and a medical office complex, the project was designed by RTKL and built by Mortenson-Messer Healthcare Construction. The project team also included MEP engineer Fosdick & Hilmer and landscape architect Vivian Llambi & Associates.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit opened a $32 million expansion of its intensive care unit in July of 2009. Housing 156 beds, the two-story addition is located on top of the hospital’s west pavilion. The expansion features 80 private rooms, surgical suites, and cardiothoracic intensive care facilities.
Sutter Healthcare officially broke ground on the $320 million Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, Calif., in July of 2009. Housing 130 private inpatient beds, the 230,000-sf, seven-story hospital will include emergency, trauma, neuroscience, and maternity facilities. A 34-bed universal care unit will provide acute care, lab services, pre- and post-surgery care, radiation therapy, and cardiology services. An adjacent 80,000-sf, four-story medical office building will also be constructed at the site.
Oakland University is planning to build the $62 million Human Health Building in Rochester, Mich. Housing the departments of nursing and health sciences, the five-story, 160,000-sf facility is slated for completion in 2012. The Human Health Building will include classrooms, seminar rooms, an interactive media center, physical therapy clinics, simulation labs, clinical labs, computer labs, and distance learning facilities. The project architect is SmithGroup of Detroit.
Robinson Memorial Hospital completed the $21 million Robinson Health Center in Streetsboro, Ohio, in July of 2009. The 75,000-sf outpatient facility will house medical offices, MRI, CT, and X-ray imaging, and an urgent care center. General contractor RMH Construction began work on the three-story building in April of 2008. The Robinson Health Center will accommodate approximately 100,000 patient visits annually.
William Carey University is building the College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Miss. Slated for occupancy in fall of 2010, the first phase is comprised of a 46,000-sf facility housing classrooms and laboratories. The second and third phases will reach completion in 2014 providing teaching amphitheaters, conference rooms, and administrative offices. The total construction cost for the project is $11 million.
Winter Park Urology Group completed an expansion of its healthcare and research complex in Winter Park, Fla., in June of 2009. The design-build project was built by Turner Special Projects with VOA Partners as design architect. The first phase of the project involved design and construction of a new two-story, 19,100-sf facility housing 14 physician offices, 16 exam rooms, a research coordination center, two research conference rooms, and a state-of-the-art medical records center.
Mercy Health Partners is planning to build a $200 million hospital on a 60-acre site in Green Township, Ohio. Slated for occupancy in early 2014, the facility will accommodate between 200 and 250 beds. The new hospital will replace two of Mercy’s existing hospitals, which will be closed.
Baystate Medical Center is building a $246 million hospital in Springfield, Ma. The 600,000-sf project broke ground in summer of 2008 and is slated for completion in 2012.
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research has consolidated three Orlando offices in a new 175,000-sf, $85 million research facility designed to study diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Medical City is a 600-acre science and technology park within Windermere, Fla.-based Tavistock Group’s Lake Nona mixed-use master-planned community.
