Tampa Area Hospital Expanding
North Carolina Siemens Health Building Gets LEED Gold
CARY, N.C. — Siemens Healthcare’s National Service Center has been certified to LEED Gold standards by the USGBC, the company reported.
Siemens Healthcare, part of Germany-based Siemens, demolished the existing structure at the Cary campus and used more than 95 percent of those materials in constructing the new building.
Planned $360 Million Hospital Reaches for LEED Gold
PORTLAND, Ore. — Plans are in the works for a new $360 million Kaiser Permanent hospital complex that will meet some of the worlds strictest environmental standards. Health care system officials predict the Kaiser Westside Medical Center in Tanasbourne — between Beaverton and Hillsboro — will qualify for LEED Gold status, making it one of just 36 health care facilities in the world to reach that designation.
While LEED-certified buildings are becoming common, achieving LEED certification in the medical building world has thus far been uncommon.
Cambridge Finances New Nursing Home Projects
OTTAWA, Ill. — Cambridge Realty Capital announced has closed on a $15.3 million, 40-year term loan to finance the construction of the Ottawa Pavilion, a 129-bed skilled care nursing home in Ottawa, Ill.
The Illinois-based Cambridge is a limited liability company that underwrites FHA-insured HUD loans for its property owners. The fully-amortized loan was processed using HUD’s Section 232 funding program. The loan’s interest rate was not made public.
Patient Tower at Panama City Hospital Completed
Kettering Medical Center Project Moves Forward
KETTERING, Ohio — Kettering Medical Center is moving forward on plans to expand its campus. The center looks to add a multilevel parking garage, outpatient surgery center, and a proton therapy center and office building on 34 acres across from the hospital.
Stantec Completes Merger with Burt Hill
BUTLER, Pa — International architectural and design firm Stantec Inc. has completed a merger with Burt Hill, a 600-person integrated architectural and engineering firm headquartered in Butler, Pa.
Mills-Peninsula Named One Of Nation’s Top Hospitals
BURLINGAME, Calif. — The Leapfrog Group, a respected, independent advocacy organization, has selected Mills-Peninsula Health Services in Burlingame as one of their annual top hospitals in excellence and patient safety. Mills was ranked number 65 out of a field of 1,200.