10-Story Valleywise Health Medical Center Nears Completion

The 673,000-square-foot, 10-story Valleywise Health Medical Center, located in Phoenix, Arizona, is nearly complete and a grand opening is slated for October. The new medical center will replace a more than 50-year-old facility. Extensive underground utilities were run throughout the campus to serve the existing buildings and the future hospital. The facility features the 75,000 square-foot Diane & Bruce Halle Arizona Burn Center, which was designed from both the patient’s and clinician’s perspective bringing the functions and features of burn care excellence into one location. Additional project features & facts: New 21,000-square-foot central utility plant New data center with fire … Read more

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Officials Break Ground on Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner Building 

Pima County officials marked the start of construction of the new Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner, a $45-million facility designed to meet future growth within Pima County in Arizona and the region. Kitchell is overseeing the project construction, with design services provided by SmithGroup. The 34,000-square-foot facility will have two distinct zones. One area will support administrative functions with offices, a public lobby, meeting rooms, a large conference room and other support spaces. The autopsy area will include six stations with an observation gallery, an aseptic room, anthropology, imaging, unidentified remains storage and a 200- to 300-body cold … Read more

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