There was some recent talk of changing the name of Project 2010, the largest expansion program in Hendrick Health System’s history, jokes Tim Lancaster, the health provider’s president and chief executive officer.The hospital’s ambitious $80 million expansion got sideswiped by a bad bond market shortly after it was announced in August 2008, forcing a delay that ended Thursday with a news conference announcing the plan to reshape the Hendrick campus, build new facilities and extensively upgrade a number of existing patient and support areas.
Author: Chris Schmidt
Duke University Health System (DUHS) announced it is moving forward with the construction of a dedicated, state-of-the-art Cancer Center and the new Duke Medicine Pavilion, a major expansion of surgery and critical care services at Duke University Hospital (DUH).In making the announcement, Victor J. Dzau, MD, chancellor for health affairs and CEO of DUHS, said the project will increase Duke’s ability to meet the growing demand from patients throughout North Carolina and the nation, to expand its widely recognized primary, specialty and sub-specialty care services, while also strengthening its renowned teaching, training and research programs.
Hoag Hospital Irvine is slated to open in 2010Newport Beach, Calif. — August 26 — Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian kicked-off extensive renovations to bring state-of-the-art health care offerings to its newly acquired Irvine facility today. In addition to updating the hospital’s technology, infrastructure and design to meet Hoag standards, the renovations also incorporate green building elements and construction practices.
New York, N.Y. — August 26 — Stony Brook University Hospital in Stony Brook, N.Y. is not just the only university-based hospital on Long Island, it is the first hospital in the nation to pledge to reduce its environmental impact through a comprehensive agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The hospital and EPA today signed an agreement that outlines goals and strategies for energy and water conservation, solid waste management, green design and the use of environmentally-friendly products. Stony Brook University Hospital will track the results of these efforts and submit reports to EPA every six months.
Turner Building Cost Index Projects a 2.03% Decline in The Third QuarterNew York, N.Y. — August 25 — Turner Construction Company announced that the Third Quarter 2009 Turner Building Cost Index, which measures non-residential building construction costs in the United States, has decreased by 2.03% from the Second Quarter 2009. While construction costs have decreased by 10.77% since the beginning of the year, indicators show that that the decline is slowing in the Third Quarter. The Turner Building Cost Index number for Third Quarter 2009 is 820.
New initiative for comprehensive data collection and analysis methodology development will be shared with LEED building owners and project teams to help close performance prediction gapsWASHINGTON, DC — Aug 25 — The U.S. Green Building Council today stepped up its commitment to improved building performance with the launch of the Building Performance Initiative, designed to put in place a comprehensive data collection effort from all buildings that have achieved LEED certification; implement an appropriate analysis methodology of that data; and provide feedback to building owners so they have better information with which to address any performance gaps that stem from…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Aug. 24 — China Healthcare Corporation, based in Nashville, Tenn., today provided details about its project to build a state-of-the-art, 500-bed replacement hospital in Cixi, China.China Healthcare was founded in April 2008 by Dr. Thomas F. Frist, Jr., Charles A. Elcan and Henry Zhou. In April this year, the company received final government approval for its first hospital, a full-service, acute care facility that will replace the 150-bed People’s #2 Hospital. China Healthcare owns a 70 percent stake, while the Cixi government owns 30 percent of the venture.
Project to be 1.1 million sf and cost $800 millionAURORA, CO – Local lawmakers joined officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs on Aug. 22 to turn earth on a new, $800-million hospital that will provide care for veterans around the country and serve as another piece of Aurora’s growing medical network.
PATERSON, NJ — St. Joseph’s Healthcare System has launched a $250 million expansion and renovation investment project at both St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center/St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson, NJ and St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital in Wayne, NJ. The construction project will meet the growing demand for inpatient and outpatient care at both campuses.
