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Recovery Funding Initiates Fort Hood Hospital Construction

Published 4/16/2009

The United States Army will begin construction in mid-2009 on a $708 million military hospital in Fort Hood, Texas. Supported by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, the replacement hospital will provide comprehensive ambulatory and ancillary care services. The project cost includes $87 million for design and $621 million for construction. Completion is expected in 2011.

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Shriners Hospitals for Children Expands Portland Facility

Published 4/12/2009

Shriners Hospitals for Children is engaged in a $74 million expansion of its hospital campus in Portland, Ore. A five-story facility is being built on top of an existing building by construction manager and general contractor Andersen Construction. The expansion broke ground in September of 2008 and is slated for completion in spring of 2010. The project team includes architect SRG Partnership and Catena Consulting Engineers. Upon completion of the addition, the existing hospital will be renovated.

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Summa Builds Health Center at Lake Medina

Published 4/8/2009

Summa Health System will begin construction in spring of 2009 on the $20 million Health Center at Lake Medina in Montville Township, Ohio. The three-story, 100,000-sf facility will house an ambulatory surgery center, comprehensive outpatient services, and a medical office building. The project broke ground in November of 2008 and completion is expected in spring of 2010.

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Sanford Health Constructs Aberdeen Hospital

Published 4/7/2009

Sanford Health will break ground in mid-2009 on the $50 million Sanford Regional Hospital Aberdeen in South Dakota. Slated for completion in 2011, the 105,000-sf, 36-bed facility will include technology rich surgical suites, a cardiac catheterization lab, imaging, emergency, and labor and delivery. The hospital will feature an integrated design to promote optimum patient safety and accessibility.

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Harvard Medical School Builds Dubai Facility

Published 4/1/2009

Harvard Medical School will build a 350,000-sf academic facility in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The building will serve as Harvard Medical School Dubai Center’s permanent home at Dubai Healthcare City. The facility will include a 340-seat auditorium, instructional facilities, and a simulation center for Harvard’s Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research. The general contractor for the project is Al Naboodah Construction Group.

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Kaiser Opens Los Angeles Medical Center

Published 4/1/2009

Kaiser Permanente opened the $600 million, 400-bed Los Angeles Medical Center in early April of 2009. The 792,000-sf, 400-bed replacement hospital features spacious operating rooms and is designed to minimize patient transit time within the facility. Construction began on the project in 2003. The hospital will accommodate 750,000 patient visits annually.

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Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital Opens Advanced Neonatal Facility

Published 3/31/2009

Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital opened the $25 million Quentin & Elisabeth Alexander Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in Cleveland in March of 2009. The technology-rich facility features a surgical procedure table designed for newborns and premature babies, individual rooms with parental sleep accommodations, and 38 incubators. Expanding the hospital’s NICU space from 8,000 sf to 30,000 sf, the sustainably designed project supports healing by integrating advanced technology into a soothing environment.

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Capital Health Builds Hopewell Hospital

Published 3/29/2009

Capital Health has awarded Skanska USA Building a $134 million contract to build a 968,760-sf replacement hospital in Hopewell Township, N.J. The 237-bed, two-building complex is slated for completion in October of 2011. The Hopewell hospital will provide cardiology, oncology, orthopaedics, dialysis, trauma care, mental health, women’s services, and pediatric care.

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Sarasota Memorial Hospital Constructs Patient Tower

Published 3/23/2009

Sarasota Memorial Hospital will begin construction in October of 2009 on a $186 million renovation and expansion of its healthcare campus in Sarasota, Fla. Slated for completion by 2013, the project includes a new nine-story patient tower as well as expanded labor and delivery facilities. More than doubling the number of private patient rooms, the renovation will also include additional space for neonatal care, cardiology, surgery, and orthopedics. The general contractor for the project is Skanska USA.

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Robinson Memorial Constructs Streetsboro Health Center

Published 3/22/2009

Robinson Memorial Hospital is building the $13.5 million Robinson Health Center in Streetsboro, Ohio. The 75,000-sf project will open in July of 2009 and will house inpatient and outpatient care; women’s services; MRI, CT, and X-ray imaging; pediatric and orthopedic specialties; and a sleep center. General contractor RMH Construction began work on the three-story building in April of 2008.

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Community Hospital South Expands Indianapolis Facility

Published 3/19/2009

Community Hospital South is engaged in a $130 million expansion of its Indianapolis healthcare facility. The 194,000-sf project is comprised of a five-story patient tower and six surgical suites. Construction began in June of 2008 with completion expected in mid-2010. The project architect is RTKL of Dallas with BSA Life Structures as engineering consultant. The sustainably-designed facility will feature abundant natural light to create a healing environment for patients.

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Methodist Stone Oak Hospital Completes San Antonio Facility

Published 3/12/2009

Methodist Stone Oak Hospital opened its new healthcare facility in San Antonio on March 9, 2009. Designed by HOK Architects and constructed by Skanska USA Building, the hospital features 132 private rooms and can expand to accommodate up to 350 beds. Housing surgery, cardiology, oncology, intensive and acute care, and obstetrics, the hospital is accompanied by a 120,000-sf medical office building.

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Palos Community Hospital Plans Expansion

Published 3/9/2009

Palos Community Hospital will break ground in early 2010 on a $420 million expansion of its healthcare facility in Palos Heights, Ill. The 400,000-sf, eight-story wing will include surgery, intensive care, and private inpatient rooms. Completion is expected in 2013. The second phase of the project involves renovation of 185,000 sf in the existing hospital, creating additional space for emergency, imaging, laboratory, and pharmacy services. The renovation is expected to reach completion in 2018.

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Children's Hospital Expands Boston Campus

Published 3/8/2009

Children’s Hospital is planning to construct a $100 million facility in the Longwood Medical area of Boston. Built as an addition to Children’s existing hospital, the 14-story, 112,000-sf project will house 30 beds, emergency services, surgery, and radiology. Construction will begin in 2009 and reach completion in late 2010.

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