Healthcare

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is engaged in a $7.8 million expansion of Saline Hospital in Michigan. The 13,000-sf Community Health Pavilion will house a clinical laboratory, imaging, administration, and education facilities. Completion is slated for fall of 2009. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is also building the $42 million Center for Advanced Medicine and Surgery in Canton and a $60 million surgical facility at Saint Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac.

El Camino Hospital is building a $452 million hospital facility in San Jose, Calif. The five-story, 460,000-sf project began construction in 2006 and is slated for occupancy in October of 2009. Designed by Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz of San Francisco, the hospital features 248 beds, private rooms, and an expanded emergency department.

Freeman Hospital is constructing the £80 million Northern Centre for Cancer Care and Renal Services in Newcastle in the United Kingdom. Designed by Anshen + Allen, the facility was named “Best Hospital Design” in the Building Better Healthcare awards in November of 2008. The project is slated for completion in 2009 and is part of a £300 million renovation of Freeman Hospital.

Florida Hospital Kissimmee's 85,000-sf outpatient center and medical office building is slated for completion in fall of 2009. Chicago-based Lillibridge began construction on the project in September of 2008. The facility will house an ambulatory surgery center, outpatient imaging, orthopedic care, OB/GYN services, and a two-story atrium. Florida Hospital Kissimmee is also planning to build a patient tower.

Cooper University Hospital opened the first five floors of the $220 million Pavilion in December of 2008. Located in Camden, N.J., the 10-story building features 12 surgical suites, 33 private inpatient rooms, a 30-bed intensive care unit, a healing garden, and a three-story atrium. The top five floors will be finished as needed. The project was designed by Ewing Cole.

Hamilton Hospital broke ground on the $45 million Critical Access Hospital in Webster City, Iowa, in December of 2008. The 86,000-sf, 25-bed replacement hospital is slated for completion in July of 2010.

The University of Oklahoma Cancer Institute is slated for completion in summer of 2009. The $210 million, 220,000-sf National Cancer Institute is located at Oklahoma Health Center in Oklahoma City. Construction began on the seven-story project in early 2008.

John Muir Medical Center is building the Thomas J. and Muriel T. Long Patient Care Tower in Walnut Creek, Calif. The five-story, 380,000-sf facility was designed by Ratcliff of Emeryville, Calif., with ARUP as structural engineer. The 242-bed facility was constructed to meet rigorous seismic requirements and features six rooftop healing gardens, private patient rooms, a 24-bed ICU, three surgical suites, and a 35-bed neonatal ICU.

Victoria Hospital began construction in fall of 2008 on a $4 million cancer research center in London, Ontario. Sited on the third floor of the Victoria Research Laboratories adjacent to Victoria Hospital’s cancer center, the 8,300-sf Gerald C. Baines Centre for Translational Research will house clinical research facilities, interdisciplinary research space, and an imaging laboratory. Completion is expected by early 2010.

Methodist Hospital System is building a 192-bed hospital in west Houston. The facility will include 14 operating rooms, radiation therapy, emergency, women’s services, and labor and delivery. The Methodist Imaging Center will feature a 64-slice CT scanner, PET/CT, and two MRIs. The hospital will also house centers of excellence in cancer, cardiac care, and orthopedics for Texas Medical Center.

Methodist Healthcare completed the 341,000-sf expansion of Methodist Sugar Land Hospital in November of 2008. Located on 37 acres in Sugar Land, Texas, the expansion triples the size of the existing hospital and features a multi-story atrium and healing gardens. The project was designed by the Houston office of HOK.

Texas Children’s Hospital is building the $220 million West Campus in Houston. The 536,000-sf pediatric health complex is sited on 55 acres and will include medical offices, advanced imaging, and day surgery. The campus will feature an 180,000-sf ambulatory care building that will open in late 2009.

Marshall Medical Center is planning an $100 million expansion of its hospital in Placerville, Calif. Designed by Anova Architects, the three-story, 88,000-sf acute care wing will include a 12-bed intensive care unit, a 17-bed birthing center, an expanded 32-bed emergency room, and approximately 35 acute care beds. Site work will begin by year-end 2008 with occupancy slated for January of 2011.

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital began design work in December of 2008 on a $300 million expansion of its healthcare campus in Valencia, Calif. The project includes three medical buildings, a new patient wing, a helipad, and parking. Adding up to 120 beds, the expansion will provide additional space for surgery, maternity care, and clinical services. The medical buildings will house outpatient care, diagnosis services, imaging, and administration. Construction will begin on the first medical building in 2009. The patient wing will break ground within four years.

Louisiana State University selected the site for its planned academic medical center in downtown New Orleans in November of 2008. A new Veterans Affairs Medical Center will be built adjacent to LSU’s facility. The $2 billion, 70-acre joint medical campus will replace facilities lost in Hurricane Katrina and will anchor a developing biosciences industry corridor.