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Work begins on Joplin replacement hospital
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is serving as construction manager for a new 825,000-square-foot hospital in Joplin, Mo. to replace the former St. John's Mercy Regional Medical Center demolished in the May 22, 2011 EF-5 tornado.
The new hospital has a construction budget of $335 million and will initially house 261 inpatient beds with expan-
HKS-designed Children's Hospital at Scott & White opens
Children's Hospital at Scott & White, the newest pediatric
sion up to 309. Plans include medical surgical, critical care, women's/chil- dren's (labor, delivery, recovery and postpartum rooms), behavioral health and rehab. The facility will be located at the intersection of Interstate 44 and Main Street in Joplin. The architectural fi rms of Archim- ages and HKS are part of the integrated team effort, with Heideman & Associ- ates serving as the MEP engineer. The project is slated to be complete in early 2015.
Providence Hospital Northeast $38.4M renovation, expansion approved Providence Hospital's Board of Trustees recently approved a $38.4-million plan for enhancing orthopaedic care and general medical services through expan- sions and renovations at Providence Hospital Northeast in South Carolina. The project will expand the facility by adding 38 new beds and provide an estimated 75-100 additional employment opportunities. Construction plans include signifi cant renovations and new construc-
hospital in Texas and the only stand- alone facility between Dallas and Austin, recently opened its doors. The hospital provides access to pediatric care to families in 32 counties that previously had to travel far from home to receive treatment. The children's hospital is a 64-bed
inpatient facility that includes 48 private rooms and 16 pediatric intensive care unit rooms. The facility has been designed to allow staff to deliver family-
tion to both the main hospital building and the adjacent offi ce building. New construction will include an energy plant, an added MRI service, a new main entrance and canopy, along with an expansion of the front lobby, PACU and central sterile processing. Areas to be renovated on the fi rst fl oor include emergency, pre-op/recovery, surgery, central sterile and admissions departments. Patient-care areas on the
centered care in a healing and secure environment for the pediatric patient. A Texas meadow color scheme
is refl ected throughout the facility's comfort features, including Child Life playrooms, where patients are encouraged to take a break from treatment by playing with siblings and fellow patients. Architects transformed Temple's
former King's Daughters Hospital building into the Children's Hospital at Scott & White.
third fl oor will also be renovated. Providence's senior leadership selected KBR Building Group to provide construction services, which account for $14 million of the project planned for the Providence Hospital Northeast building. The architect of record is Earl Swensson Associates.
Scripps ED, trauma center phase two expansion complete Construction of the 13,500-square-foot addition to the emergency depart- ment and trauma center at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, Calif. is complete. Scripps Health offi cials recently dedicated the expanded facil- ity, renaming it the "Conrad Prebys Emergency & Trauma Center" in honor of its largest donor.
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