Healthcare

The University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville will break ground on the $26 million West Pavilion cardiovascular facility on July 24, 2008. The four-story tower will house inpatient care for the hospital’s Heart Lung Vascular Institute. The project will include endoscopy labs, an expanded medical library, patient conference center, and lobby. The tower will connect to existing surgical suites and cardiac catheterization labs. Completion is slated for early 2010.

The University at Albany is partnering with Albany Medical Center to build a $42 million biomedical research facility at UAlbany's East Campus in East Greenbush, N.Y. The 110,000-sf Institute for Biomedical Education and Research will accommodate collaborative research on cardiology, cancer, and neurological disorders.

Rockingham Memorial Hospital is building a $200 million healthcare campus in Harrisonburg, Va. Designed by Earl Swensson Associates, the 600,000-sf hospital is being constructed by Bovis Lend Lease. The six-story facility will house 238 beds, a cancer center, and a rehabilitation and fitness center. Completion is slated for June of 2010. LEED certification will be sought for the sustainably-designed facility.

UC San Diego Medical Center has selected Cannon Design as project architect for a new inpatient tower on its East Campus in La Jolla, Calif. The facility will break ground in 2012 with completion slated for 2015. The project, which will bring total bed count at the La Jolla hospital to 505, is part of a long term plan to build a major University Medical Center on the East Campus. Proximity to the School of Medicine and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences will promote clinical innovation through translational research.

Spartanburg Regional Hospital will open the $60 million Village-at-Pelham Hospital in Greer, S.C., on October 8, 2008. The 48-bed facility can be expanded to a total of 500 beds and will feature a patient tracking board for family members, an emergency department, spacious patient rooms, and wireless Internet. Additional facilities planned for the Village-at-Pelham campus include a cancer center, a second medical office building, and a research facility.

Sinai Hospital opened the $5.4 million LifeBridge Health Brain & Spine Institute in Baltimore in May of 2008. The 6,700-sf inpatient neuroscience facility houses diagnostic treatment, imaging, and surgery. The project team included architect Hord Coplan Macht, contractor Whiting-Turner Construction, and interior designer HDR.

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital is engaged in a $30 million expansion of its campus in Needham, Ma.  The 30,000-sf, two-story addition will house an expanded emergency room, MRI suite, and 24 private patient rooms. The project, which includes renovations to the existing hospital, was designed by Steffian Bradley Architects with Boston-based Suffolk Construction as general contractor. Construction began in March of 2008 with completion slated for fall of 2009. 

Central Washington Hospital will begin construction in spring of 2009 on a $150 million expansion of its Wenatchee hospital. Designed by HDR Architects of Omaha, the 190,000-sf addition will include a trauma facility, 174 private patient rooms, and an obstetrics unit. Comprised of four stories above grade and one below, the expansion will feature 310-sf “acuity flexible” inpatient rooms to reduce patient transfers if acute care is needed. The project contractor is Mortenson Construction of Seattle. Completion is expected in late 2010.

Walter Reed National Medical Center broke ground in July of 2008 on a $970 million replacement facility at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md.  Merging Army, Navy, and Air Force medical care, the 6.7 million-sf facility is slated for completion by 2011. Constructed adjacent to the Bethesda Naval Hospital, the treatment, research, and teaching facility will include a four-story inpatient building and a six-story outpatient building.

Highland Hospital will initiate construction in early 2009 on a $682 million acute care tower in Oakland, Calif. Replacing Highland’s existing inpatient facility, the 230,000-sf project will create a nine-story, seismically sound replacement tower with 160 beds.

The University of California, San Diego has selected EMCOR subsidiaries Dynalectric Company and University Mechanical & Engineering Contractors to provide the electrical and mechanical infrastructure for the 128,000-sf Sulpizio Family Cardiovascular Center in San Diego.

Washington County Health System broke ground in spring of 2008 on a 511,000-sf hospital in Hagerstown, Md.  Sited adjacent to Robinwood Medical Center, the facility will be comprised of three towers and is slated for completion in November of 2010. The $294 million hospital will include 297 private patient rooms, 53 emergency treatment rooms, 17 operating rooms, two cardiac rooms, and two trauma rooms.

Group Health opened the 190,000-sf Bellevue Medical Center on July 1, 2008. Located in Bellevue, Wash., the four-story outpatient facility was designed by Ellerbe Becket of Minneapolis and includes 136 patient care rooms and seven operating rooms with ceiling booms for equipment. Bellevue Medical Center will partner with the adjacent Overlake Hospital where inpatient care will be provided to patients who require an overnight stay.

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center opened its 1,050,000-sf replacement hospital in Los Angeles on June 29, 2008. Constructed to rigorous seismic standards, the 10-story academic medical center was designed by Pei Partnership Architects with Perkins+Will as executive architect. Consultants include RBB Architects, Zakian Woo Architects, and Pickett Designs.

The University of Nebraska Medical Center opened the $52.7 million Sorrell Center for Health Science Education in Omaha in June of 2008. The four-story, 134,183-sf facility consolidates the medical school’s education programs and includes four 80-seat classrooms, two 220-seat auditoriums, 16 simulation training suites, a clinical skills center, offices, and conference rooms.