Construction & Facilities Management
Part of the reason, the report said, is because independent doctors are largely entering into partnerships with each other.
Construction is expected to last for 18 months, and is the first major upgrade to the hospital in 36 years.
Project is scheduled to start fall 2017, pending certificate of need approval from the state.
Tower will help meet growing ER demand of average 15 percent growth year-over-year in patient visits over the last three years, hospital says.
Aurora said Wednesday the project will produce numerous construction jobs, expand Aurora's local healthcare workforce.
The building will house facilities for ambulatory cancer treatment, precision medicine, clinical trials and enhanced support services for cancer patients.
The design and construction of both inpatient and outpatient facilities has helped hospitals become a major economic force.
The award by the Building Owners and Managers Association recognizes quality and excellence in building design.
189 of the hospital's 289 beds have been relocated to the Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion, a six-story tower that includes new technologies, family accommodations.
Project will yield 267-bed hospital with all major services under one roof, adding to efficiency, quality, system says.