St. Joseph Hospital has selected Skanska USA Building as the construction manager for an $118 million expansion in Eureka, Calif. Designed by architect Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz, the project will include a 100,000-sf, three-story addition, as well as renovation of 12,000-sf in the existing hospital. The expansion is slated for completion in late 2010, upon which the renovation will commence and reach completion in late 2011.
Morehead State University is partnering with the University of Kentucky and St. Claire Regional Medical Center to build the 92,500-sf Center for Education, Health and Research in Morehead, Ky. Providing medical education and patient diagnosis and treatment, the $28 million facility will break ground in August of 2008 with completion slated for 2010. The center will house classrooms for MSU’s medical imaging and nursing departments, nurse and physician training programs for the University of Kentucky, and the St.
Shriners Hospital for Children will open its 149,000-sf medical facility in Honolulu in summer of 2008. Construction began on the two-story pediatric hospital in August of 2007. The facility represents phase one of a planned $73 million complex at Shriners' Punahou campus. Phase two will commence upon completion of the hospital and will include an administration building and family lodgings.
Emory University will expand its Druid Hills campus in Atlanta with the construction of a 250-bed hospital, a 100,000-sf research facility, and a 395,000-sf outpatient clinic. Additionally, a medical tower will be built on the Crawford Long campus in Midtown housing 75,000-sf of medical research space, a 137,000-sf outpatient clinic, and 125 inpatient beds. Both projects are slated for completion by 2013.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center celebrated the opening of the $110 million Medical Research Building IV in Nashville on June 17, 2008. The 200,000-sf facility houses 86 laboratory modules and is built atop two existing buildings. Three research floors are sited above Light Hall, with five research floors and two vivarium floors above the newly renovated $5.5 million, 1,106-seat Langford Auditorium. The project was designed by Don Blair and Associates with Davis Brody Architects.
Marian Medical Center broke ground on a $210 million hospital building on its medical campus in Santa Maria, Calif., in June of 2008. The technology-rich 216,000-sf facility will house 188 beds in private rooms, a neonatal intensive care unit, and a healing garden. The project is part of a three-year expansion and renovation of Marian Medical Center.
Helen Keller Hospital initiated construction in early summer of 2008 on a $7 million outpatient surgery pavilion in Sheffield, Ala. The 16,500-sf facility is slated for completion in January of 2009 and will include an on-site lab for blood sample testing.
The University of Chicago Medical Center will begin construction in 2009 on a $700 million hospital pavilion in Chicago. Designed by New York architect Rafael Viñoly and Cannon Design of Grand Island, N.Y., the 10-story, 1.2 million-sf hospital pavilion features a flexible design of over 100 modular cubes measuring 31.5 feet wide by 18 feet high for ease of future reconfiguration. The pavilion will include 80 private patient rooms plus 72 intensive care beds and 24 operating rooms. Completion is slated for 2012.
The University of New Mexico is partnering with the city of Rio Rancho and developer Legacy Hospital Partners to construct a full service teaching hospital in Rio Rancho, N.M. The 75-bed facility will support medical education and nursing programs and is designed for ease of expansion to a total of 125 beds. Housing a 24-hour emergency room, cancer center, critical care unit, intensive care unit, and medical offices, the project will be built with sustainable design technologies. The project cost is estimated at between $100 million and $150 million.
London Health Sciences Centre has selected EllisDon Corporation to construct and finance an expansion and renovation of Victoria Hospital in London, ON, Canada. The $211.8 million project includes completion of 465,000-sf of shell space in the North Tower and renovations of existing facilities totaling 100,000-sf.
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin is constructing a 425,000-sf patient tower in Wauwatosa. The 12-story facility will increase bed count from 236 to 294, with the ability to add an additional 72 beds in the future. Completion is slated for 2009. Children’s is also partnering with the Medical College of Wisconsin to construct a 298,000-sf, $140 million translational research facility.
South Shore Hospital is building a $66 million cancer treatment center in South Weymouth, Mass. Site work began on the 85,000-sf facility in January of 2008 with construction commencing in July of 2008. Completion is slated for late 2009. The cancer treatment center will house adult and pediatric outpatient care with radiation oncology, linear accelerators, medical oncology, chemotherapy infusion, and an MRI. The center is affiliated with Dana Farber Cancer Treatment Center and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.
Brunswick Novant Medical Center began construction in June of 2008 on its $107 million hospital in Shallotte, N.C. The four-story facility will feature private rooms, five surgery suites, an emergency room, and a health library. Slated for completion in 2010, the 74-bed hospital is designed for ease of future expansion.
County Durham is initiating construction on the £18 million Lanchester Road Hospital in Durham City, UK. The 76-bed facility will house acute inpatient services and is slated for occupancy in October of 2009. Additionally, a £12 million primary Care Center providing diagnostic treatment and outpatient care will be constructed in Derwentside; completion is expected in August of 2009. The project team includes developer Grosvenor House Group and HBG Construction Limited.
The State of Arkansas dedicated a $32 million mental health hospital in Little Rock in June of 2008. The 152,000-sf, 130-bed facility is sited adjacent to the University of Arkansas School for Medical Sciences campus to promote collaboration between the medical school and the Department of Human Services.
