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HKS, Perkins & Will To Design Massive $5B Children’s Health Campus In Dallas

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The Dallas offices of HKS and Perkins & Will have been tapped to design one of the country’s largest pediatric hospitals.

The new Children’s Health campus will include 552 beds and cover 4.5M SF. It will replace the existing hospital on Harry Hines Boulevard in the Medical District and take about six to seven years to build.

“Many of us are parents. This is more than a project for us – our kids are in this community,” Rachel Knox, studio leader of the health practice and partner at HKS, said in a statement. “While both of our firms have designed children’s hospitals around the world, it’s incredible to work on one in your own backyard.”

Children’s Health is among a growing number of health systems that have either expanded or built new campuses to accommodate explosive population growth in North Texas. More than 500,000 children have been added to the Metroplex’s population since 2010, and another 158,000 are expected to become residents by 2028, according to Children’s.

The new pediatric campus is a joint investment between Children’s and UT Southwestern Medical Center. It will increase in-patient, emergency department and operating room capacity while also housing a Level I trauma center, a new outpatient building and fetal care center.

“For more than 110 years, Children’s Health has served the children of North Texas,” President and CEO Christopher Durovich said in a statement. “This new pediatric campus will enable us to continue pioneering academic research, lifesaving treatments and industry-leading technology for pediatric patients for generations to come.”

McCarthy Building Cos. and J.T. Vaughn Construction are teaming up to build the $5B project, which is expected to break ground later this year.

 

Source: Bisnow

Medical Center Of The Rockies In Loveland, Colorado, Launches $280M Expansion

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UCHealth officially broke ground on a major expansion project at Medical Center of the Rockies that is designed to help meet the growing health care needs of Northern Colorado.

A new tower is part of the expansion plan at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. (PHOTO CREDIT:: UCHealth)

The project includes a new tower that will be built on the north side of the hospital, the creation of a cancer center, an expanded emergency department and additional imaging and cardiac spaces.

When complete, the project will increase the hospital’s bed capacity from 191 to 287 with room to grow up to 323 beds. Staffing will grow as well; UCHealth expects to hire more than 250 employees before the expansion opens.

“Northern Colorado has grown significantly since 2007, when MCR first opened its doors in Centerra,” said Kevin Unger, president and chief executive officer of the hospital. “We have proudly served our growing community here, and we are now thrilled to expand our facility and capacity to continue to meet the needs of our patients today and into the future.”

The cancer center is expected to begin seeing patients next year, and the new tower is expected to open in 2026.

The $280 million project will include:

  • A five-story tower that will house a surgical intensive care unit, a progressive care unit and a trauma surgical unit. The tower will also house a radiation oncology department that will feature high-dose radiation therapy, which patients currently travel to metro Denver to receive, and a linear accelerator.
  • The cancer center will feature a new gynecological oncology clinic, a medical oncology clinic and an infusion center.
  • The emergency department will expand to include 22 new patient-care rooms and a new entrance.
  • A new cardiac catheterization lab, a cardiac device lab, a structural heart lab and a vascular lab will be added to the south side of the existing hospital building.
  • Imaging will be expanded with additional CT, ultrasound and MRI services and an interventional radiology suite on the east side of the existing hospital building.
  • Parking will be expanded for patients and staff.

The expansion is part of the original plans for the campus to accommodate service growth over time. The new tower will be connected directly to the existing facility and carry forward its Northern Colorado design character.

Haselden Construction is the general contractor on the project and is supported by The S/L/A/M Collaborative, the architect; BHA Design Inc, the landscape architect; RMH Group, the mechanical, electrical and plumbing team; Olsson, the civil engineer; S.A. Miro, the structural engineer; and Gallun Snow, the interior designer.

 

Source: BizWest

All Children’s Hospital Will Be Centerpiece Of New Pasco Development

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Pasco County may soon be adding another major medical center as Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital has a contract to develop in the “connected city” area. Pasco commissioners approved the proposal Nov. 14.

The potential hospital site was originally envisioned as a large multifamily and retail area. But a new buyer stepped forward.

All Children’s is the second major specialty medical center to announce plans for opening a location in Pasco in the last couple of years. Moffitt Cancer Center is the anchor of another major development project in Central Pasco. Plans call for a 775-acre global innovation center focused on cancer care and research.

Known as the Wildcat Bailes project, the development including All Children’s Hospital stretches over 176 acres and includes 365,000 square feet of hospital space, 1,275 multifamily residences, 155,000 square feet of retail, 150,000 square feet of office space, 250,000 square feet of medical office space and 250 hotel rooms. The site is located east of Interstate 75 and north of Overpass Road.

The connected city area is a 7,800-acre swath of the county stretching from Wesley Chapel into eastern Pasco. When the Florida Legislature approved the pilot concept for Pasco eight years ago, one of the big draws was that it was supposed to feature a high-speed internet system to support businesses that locate there.

Roughly bordered by State Road 52 on the north, I-75 on the east, Overpass Road on the south and Curley Road on the west, the zone is expected to house 96,000 residents and 37,000 homes and produce 65,000 jobs over the next 50 years.

 

Source: Tampa Beacon