Healthcare

Cookeville Regional Medical Center completed construction of its $80 million, 228,000-sf North Patient Tower in late November of 2008. Located in Cookeville, Tenn., the six-story project began construction in fall of 2006 with occupancy slated for January of 2009. The tower features a 30-bed ICU, a 33,000-sf cancer center with a TomoTherapy unit, cardiac care, medical oncology, post surgical care, and pediatrics. The project was built by Turner Universal of Brentwood, Tenn.

Tacoma General Hospital opened its $22.1 million cardiac center in November of 2008 in Tacoma, Wash. The 37,240-sf facility provides consolidated cardiac care with prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in a single location. Housing an intensive care unit, imaging, stress testing, and surgery, the comprehensive heart center features all private rooms.

Construction will begin in spring of 2010 on a 67,000-sf outpatient facility at Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center in Walla Walla, Wash. The new building is part of a $71.4 million upgrade that will include renovation of the existing 47,000-sf hospital and construction of a $9 million, 22,000-sf substance abuse rehabilitation facility. Completion is expected in 2011.

St. Luke’s Hospital is engaged in a $20 million expansion of its Quakertown healthcare facilities. A $9 million, 22,000-sf outpatient center is currently under construction and will open in spring of 2009. An $8 million bone and joint institute will be built in Quakertown less than a quarter of a mile from the main hospital. St. Luke’s is also investing $1 million to renovate and modernize 40 medical-surgical and ICU beds in its existing hospital.

Kaiser Permanente is planning to build a new hospital campus in San Leandro, Calif. Sited on 35 acres, the 262-bed facility will replace Kaiser’s existing health center in Hayward. Featuring private rooms, the sustainably-designed project will include a labor and delivery wing, intensive care, acute care, and pediatrics. The hospital is expected to open in 2013.

Carolinas Medical Center-Lincoln broke ground on an $85 million replacement hospital in Lincolnton, N.C., in November of 2008. The 182,000-sf facility will provide 101 inpatient beds and is slated for occupancy in late fall of 2010. A 30,000-sf medical office building will also be constructed at the site.

St. Luke’s Hospital opened the 82,000-sf Patient Care Tower II in The Woodlands, Texas, in November of 2008. The four-story, 59-bed facility was designed by HGA (Hammel, Green and Abrahamson) and built by W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation. Featuring telemetry at every bed, the building includes facilities for surgery and intensive care services. The expansion brings the hospital’s footprint to 266,000-sf with a total of 144 beds. The Patient Care Tower II can be expanded with two additional floors in the future.

Sacred Heart Hospital initiated construction on a $31.5 million cancer center in Pensacola, Fla., in November of 2008. The 90,000-sf facility is slated for completion in late 2009. The project will house outpatient chemotherapy, radiation and medical oncology, patient support and education, laboratory services, and a pharmacy. Sacred Heart Hospital is affiliated with the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will partner with GE Healthcare to create 25 international cancer centers. With possible locations in Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Germany, and South Korea, the facilities may offer services such as intensity-modulated radiation therapy and advanced pharmaceutical treatments.

Construction began on a major redevelopment of Kingston General Hospital in Kingston, Ontario, in summer of 2008. Comprised of an addition of 170,000 sf and 143,000 sf of renovation, the project will improve access and provide expanded intensive care, cancer treatment, surgical, inpatient mental health, and pediatric services. The construction manager is PCL Constructors Canada.

Uniontown Hospital will construct a $59 million inpatient tower on its healthcare campus in Uniontown, Pa. The 100,000-sf project will feature 56 private patient rooms. The expansion will enable outpatient services to be centralized and will enhance hospital access.

Clarian Health broke ground on a $1.2 million expansion of La Porte Hospital Community Health Center (CHC) in November of 2008. Located in La Porte, Ind., the project will create six additional exam rooms, a laboratory, and a community education classroom. The expansion will enable CHC to provide additional outpatient care, imaging, diagnostic treatment, and dental services. Completion is slated for October of 2009.

The University of Minnesota Medical School will construct four biomedical research buildings in Minneapolis. The 56,000-sf Center for Magnetic Resonance Research is slated for completion in July of 2010 and the 120,000-sf Cancer Biomedical Research Building will open in January of 2012. The 120,000-sf Lillehei Heart Building will include the Center for Cardiovascular Repair and is expected to reach completion in July of 2012. The 90,000-sf Infectious Disease and Neuroscience building will open in July of 2013.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University are building the Kling Center for Proton Therapy at the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Featuring a $20 million miniature proton radiation system built on-site by Still River Systems, the facility will open in October of 2009. The Kling Center will be able to treat 200 patients annually.

Torbay Hospital is building a £5 million education and research center in Torquay, United Kingdom. Featuring a virtual operating theater and computer simulators, the three-story project will support training in advanced surgical techniques. The facility is being built by general contractor Kier Western. Slated for completion in early 2009, the building includes a clinical learning zone with teaching facilities.