Texas Christian University Breaks Ground On New Medical Campus In Greater Dallas Area

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Texas Christian University aims to increase both its teaching and health-care capabilities in the greater Dallas area thanks to its soon-to-be-realized Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine building, the first major TCU building to be constructed off the main campus.

When completed in the summer of 2024, the Burnett School will train 240 “Empathetic Scholars” in a modern medical teaching facility located in Fort Worth’s Medical Innovation District and convenient to several local hospitals and clinics.

As designed by CO Architects and Hoefer Welker’s Dallas-Fort Worth office, the Burnett School of Medicine facility will encompass 95,000 square feet of educational space for the medical profession and is part of 5.3-acre “extended campus” plan envisioned by TCU. The four-story structure will be sited at the corners of South Henderson and West Rosedale.

The medical education center is named in honor of Fort Worth native Anne Burnett Marion, a philanthropist who was dedicated to serving her community and the cause of medical education. Prior to her death in 2020, Burnett Marion donated $50 million to the medical school’s construction budget.

Jonathan Kanda, principal at Los Angeles-based CO Architects, said that his company’s approach entails respecting the local aesthetic of the DFW region, while infusing the school with modern amenities necessary to current medical education.

“This new home will enable collaborative learning in team-based classrooms, experiential learning in simulated medical environments, and a meaningful, intimate culture in a wide range of community areas and small-group study spaces,” Kanda said.

Meanwhile, Travis Leissner, an associate principal at Hoefer Welker, believes that the new medical campus will serve to fuel future innovation “not just through traditional life science research but also through close engagement with a broad, interdisciplinary array of hospital systems, health-related consortia, and biotech industries partners.”

The designers are working in conjunction with Linbeck, who is acting as both construction manager and general contractor, as well as civil and structural engineer Dunaway and building systems engineer SSR Inc. Together they will have to tackle a project timeline that must allow for the building to be ready for the next class of students in the fall of 2024. (The first class commenced their studies in 2019, according to the university.)

“To meet construction milestones…the project team could not operate and deliver business as usual,” Hoefer Welker Vice President Tony Schmitz informed School Construction News. “We all have been working simultaneously and collaboratively in design and document creation to provide direction and ensure design intent and constructability have been addressed for active work in the field.”

The medical school’s dean, Stuart D. Flynn, termed it a “new era” for TCU, as well as for Fort Worth’s Near Southside Neighborhood and surrounding Tarrant County.

 

Source: School Construction News

Kaiser Permanente To Invest $100M To Build State-Of-The-Art Medical Facilities In Colorado

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To enhance service for its current members and to prepare for future growth,

Kaiser Permanente recently announced it is investing $100 million to build new and upgraded state-of-the-art medical facilities in eight communities across Colorado’s Front Range.

Two brand-new facilities will replace existing medical offices in leased spaces in Parker and Pueblo. The new medical offices will have innovative technology and be designed with a focus on environmental sustainability to achieve LEED certification.

The new facilities will make it easier and more convenient for members to see their doctor, fill a prescription, and get blood work or an X-ray, all under one roof. Construction for both the Parker and Pueblo facilities is estimated to begin in early 2024 with a targeted opening in Summer 2025.

“We’re proud to serve and invest in Colorado and build for the future,” said Mike Ramseier, president of Kaiser Permanente Colorado. “We’ve been laser-focused on providing the best health care, access, and affordability, and it’s paying off. Our membership is growing, along with our commitment to the Colorado communities we serve.”

Parker Medical Offices

The largest project includes building a brand-new 1-story 22,500-square-foot primary care medical office on 6.5 acres of previously purchased land at the northeast intersection of Parker Road and Hess Road in Parker. The new building in the booming South Parker community will replace Kaiser’s existing Parker Medical Offices at 10168 Parkglenn Way. Transitioning to a 30 percent bigger, newly designed facility will offer better functionality and better access to care with 67 percent more exam rooms. Members will have access to primary care clinics, behavioral health services, a pharmacy, a laboratory, and imaging.

Pueblo North Medical Offices

Kaiser is planning to purchase land before the end of the year in Pueblo’s north side to build a 1-story 15,000-square-foot primary care medical office from the ground up to replace the current space at 3670 Parker Blvd. This will put the proposed facility where the most population growth is occurring and serve as a second location from the Kaiser Permanente Acero Medical Offices in Pueblo’s south side. Along with primary care, pharmacy, laboratory, and imaging services, the new Pueblo North Medical Offices plan to provide rotating specialty care.

Additional Medical Offices

Kaiser is also planning extensive renovations of some of its largest regional medical offices in 2023, including the Baseline Medical Offices in Boulder, the Rock Creek Medical Offices in Lafayette, and the Lone Tree Medical Offices in Lone Tree. In addition, the company is continuing to upgrade the Franklin Medical Offices in downtown Denver with new medical and IT equipment, as well as updated furniture, paint, and flooring.

Early planning is also underway for either a rebuild or significant renovation of the medical offices in Lakewood and Westminster.

 

Source: Mile High CRE

Medical City Frisco Opens $91M Patient Tower

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Medical City Frisco’s new patient tower, located at 5500 Frisco Square Blvd., is readying to accept patients after a ribbon-cutting ceremony held on December 9th.

The $91 million project features 118,500 square feet of space, 36 additional patient beds and two floors. The building’s foundation allows for future construction of six more floors, according to a Medical City Frisco news release.

Additional project features include large patient rooms, a spacious waiting area and 300 more parking spaces.

“The project also includes enhancements to the hospital’s emergency department to facilitate better access for emergency medical service vehicles and staff. A new EMS entrance is planned to be operational later in December,” Medical City Frisco CEO Patrick Rohan said.

The new patient tower will accept patients starting Dec. 13. The project is part of Medical City Healthcare’s plans to invest $1.1 billion into its health care system in North Texas. It follows the completion of a $54 million, 150,000-square-foot medical office building that opened in 2020.

“Medical City Frisco is proud to continue to invest in our community and to live out our mission demonstrating our commitment to the care and improvement of human life,” Rohan said.

 

Source: Community Impact