$887.4 million Hospital Project Underway in City By the Bay
SAN FRANCISCO — Progress continues on The San Francisco General Hospital Rebuild Project, which broke ground in October 2009 and is scheduled for completion in 2015.
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The Value in Lean
Applying Lean Principles at Temecula Valley Hospital
When Universal Health Services (UHS) looked to build a new greenfield hospital in Temecula, Calif., they were challenged to do more with less. They set forth on a journey to design and construct a 140-bed acute care hospital with their pencils sharpened — a mere $144 million budget.
New MLK Public Health Center Kicks Off Redevelopment Plan
LOS ANGELES — The $20 million Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Public Health opened its doors in October, the first building in a community redevelopment plan for the Willowbrook area of Los Angeles.
$2.5 Billion Swedish Hospital on Target
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
Name: New Karolinska Hospital (NKS)
Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Cost: $2.5 billion
Construction Start Date: August 2010
Completion: 2016
• 600 beds
• 35 operating rooms
• 8 radiation bunkers
• 100-bed patient hotel
Negotiations Continue for SF Community Benefits
SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco’s Mayor’s office remains in negotiation with the California Pacific Medical Center regarding a $1.1 billion offer from the center to pay for community benefits for the city’s poor and uninsured as part of its effort to gain approval for a proposed Cathedral Hill medical complex and rebuild of St. Luke’s Hospital.
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By Sue Wasserman
Design-Build Growing, Study Finds
WASHINGTON — A new study analyzing the design-build project delivery method in the United States shows it was used, on average, in more than 40 percent of non-residential construction projects in 2010.
The study, which was commissioned by the Design-Build Institute of America (DBIA) and conducted by RSMeans Reed Construction Data Market Intelligence, shows slightly more than 40 percent of market share for design-build, with a
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