Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Celebrates New Cone Health MedCenter in Asheboro

A ribbon-cutting ceremony recently celebrated the opening of the new Cone Health MedCenter in Asheboro, North Carolina. The $72-million, 51,500-square-foot facility features an urgent care, primary care, comprehensive cancer center and a pharmacy. The centerpiece is a $4-million linear accelerator. The device provides radiation treatments with submillimeter accuracy. When combined with equipment ensuring the patient is perfectly positioned, it provides the highest levels of safety, accuracy and treatment quality. The accelerator is housed in a room made of a special high-density concrete that is 6 ½ feet thick in some places. Robins & Morton was the general contractor and Perkins&Will … Read more

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Health Translation Hub in East Sydney Reaches New Heights

Structural work is complete on the marquee development within the Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct, the $600-million UNSW Health Translation Hub located in Sydney, Australia. The 35,000-square-meter facility is being developed by Plenary, in partnership with UNSW Sydney, bringing together researchers, clinicians, educators, industry partners and public health officials to drive excellence and support the rapid translation of innovative research and education into improved patient care and better community health outcomes. UNSW has an initial 20-year commitment to occupy two-thirds of the facility, which will focus on teaching, research and community engagement. UNSW subtenants include Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre … Read more

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Construction Complete on West Bed Tower Expansion at Shannon Medical Center

Construction is complete on the west bed tower at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. The seven-story, 140,000-square-foot expansion broke ground in early 2023, and will allow the healthcare provider to serve a wider range of patients across Concho Valley. The project team included Hoar Construction, O’Connell Robertson and Datum Engineers. Shannon Medical Center campus spans just over 1.5 million square feet. The new bed tower brings three floors of a concrete parking garage underneath four floors of patient care space. During foundation work, the contractor collaborated with the design team to find workarounds that allowed drilling to continue … Read more

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Element Care PACE Provides Healthcare Services to Help Older Adults Age in Place

Chapman Construction has completed two projects for Lynn, Massachusetts-based Element Care PACE: the adaptive reuse of a former medical building in Lynn and the construction of a new facility in Brighton. Both projects involved heavy logistics coordination and multiple stakeholders, including the Boston Housing Authority, 2Life Communities, MassDesign, the city of Boston, the city of Lynn and Element Care PACE. Element Care PACE is a nonprofit healthcare organization with a simple mission: to help older adults live safely and comfortably in their homes and communities for as long as they can, keeping their stays in hospitals and nursing facilities as … Read more

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CPB Contractors Wins Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Redevelopment Project

CIMIC’s CPB Contractors has been selected by Health Infrastructure for the early contractor involvement phase of the redevelopment of Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Australia. Operated by the Sydney Local Health District, the RPA Hospital redevelopment will deliver both new and upgraded health facilities to meet community needs and improve patient and staff amenities. When complete, the redevelopment will deliver: Expanded and enhanced emergency department and intensive care units State-of-the-art operating theaters Expanded and improved adult inpatient accommodation Increased interventional and imaging services Expanded neonatology services New open garden courtyard Improved public domain and services, including roads, wayfinding and … Read more

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