$355M Contract Awarded for MLK Medical Center
LOS ANGELES — MLK Partners, a joint venture managed by Jacobs Engineering Group, Jenkins/Gales & Martinez, and Jensen+Partners, was awarded a lucrative renovation contract from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works to provide construction management services for the revitalization of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Read More Construction Begins on Arizona Medical Building
PHOENIX — Work has started on the new University of Arizona College of Medicine. University officials and local politicians held a groundbreaking ceremony in late November.
The $129 million building will feature 264,000 square feet of space for classrooms, lectures, and offices, according to reports.
Read More Bridge Loan Bolsters Funding for New Orleans Hospital
NEW ORLEANS — Construction on the new $69 million St. Bernard Parish Hospital and Medical Center will begin after the St. Bernard Parish Council helped acquire a $41 million bridge loan in case federal funding was delayed.
The St. Bernard Parish Hospital Service District signed a $33.1 million contract with Citadel Builders, based in Metairie, to begin construction on the long-awaited public hospital in Chalmette. The original St.
Read More Reed Selected for Chicago Medical Center Project
CHICAGO — Reed Construction’s Healthcare Group has been selected to complete a renovation within the radiology department at the University of Chicago Medical Center’s Bernard A. Mitchell Hospital. The general contractor with offices in the Windy City was selected to renovate an area within the hospital’s radiology department.
Read More Hospital Donates $200K to D/C Mentor Program
CLEVELAND — University Hospitals will donate $200,000 over the next four years to the ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland to assist in engaging and mentoring high school students in 226 markets across the country.
Groundbreaking Held for Phoenix Acute Care Facilities
PHOENIX — Sante Partners announced a groundbreaking event for the company’s second and third post-hospital stay rehabilitation centers.
Read More Groundbreaking at $72.6 Million Alabama Hospital
MOBILE, Ala. — The University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital broke ground on a 195,000 square-foot expansion, while also announcing a major fundraising campaign to enhance the programs and services of the hospital.
The $72.6 million expansion, funded by the USA Health System and the USA Foundation, will nearly double the size of the hospital, adding neonatal and pediatric intensive care units, additional operating rooms, and larger patient rooms to better accommodate visitors and families.
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