Reed Completes Surgery Center
OAK PARK, Ill. — Reed Construction announced the completion of a $1.8 million, 10,000-square-foot build-out of the new Same Day Surgery Center within the Rush Oak Park Hospital in Oak Park outside Chicago.
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Michigan Hospital Project Wins Approval
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Chelsea Planning Commission has unanimously approved Chelsea Community Hospital’s $60 million, 110,000-square-foot expansion project.
Funds for the construction are being made available through the hospital’s 2009 merger with Saint Joseph Mercy Health System.
The preliminary site plan includes a new two-story building with 48 new private patient rooms and six intensive-care-unit rooms. It is the largest construction project in the hospital’s history.
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Acute Care Hospital in Florida Awarded LEED Certification
LUTZ, Fla. — St. Joseph’s Hospital-North recently achieved LEED certification for its $225 million facility..
The three-story, 350,000-square-foot hospital and adjacent 50,000-square-foot physician office building features private patient suites, labor recovery suites and a 30-bed full-service Emergency Department.
Joint Venture Set to Build Texas Hospital
HARKER HEIGHTS, Texas — The Seton Family of Hospitals and LHP Hospital Group today announced the establishment of a joint venture to build the Seton Medical Center Harker Heights.
The 180,400-square-foot, $100 million hospital will break ground in Bell County’s Harker Heights the first quarter of 2011 and open by the third quarter of 2012.
Read More Calif. Governor Proposes $1.7 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing $1.7 billion in cuts to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program, as part of his plan to close the state’s $25.4 billion budget deficit over the next 18 months.
The cuts would primarily work by increasing cost sharing for Medi-Cal beneficiaries and imposing limits on usage.
Read More Cleveland Looks to Rebrand as Medical Hub
CLEVELAND — In an attempt to recover from the loss of manufacturing jobs over the last several decades, Cleveland is aiming to rebrand itself as a healthcare hub with the construction of its Medical Mart & Convention Center, set to break ground. The $465 million center will target healthcare equipment and supplies manufacturers.
Cuyahoga County is partnering with a unit of Vornado Realty Trust to redevelop the public space underneath the Cleveland Mall, overlooking Lake Eerie.
Read More University Receives Hospital Project Grant
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Read More Design Plans Unveiled for Niagara Medical Center
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Initial design plans for an $80 million hospital and outpatient surgery center have been unveiled, according to reports.
The project will add to a cluster of new buildings reshaping health care in Buffalo and the downtown landscape. Construction is already under way on a $291 million, 10-story vascular care and medical research facility.
Montana Hospital Project Wins Initial Approval
KALISPELL, Mont. — An expansion plan for Kalispell Regional Medical Center received initial approval from the Kalispell City Council earlier this week.
The City Council unanimously approved the first reading of a planned unit development overlay zoning district on ten acres for Northwest Healthcare.
The $42 million hospital expansion will include a three-floor surgical services tower with the ability to add to more floors.