Construction & Facilities Management
Expansion design complements plans by Children's Hospital Colorado to build full-service pediatric hospital on UCHealth Memorial North campus.
Master plan for 32-acre campus allows for additional patient towers, life flight helipad, system says.
Completed projects totaled 4.3 million square feet, a 35 percent increase over 2015, company said.
Marshfield's research institute has roughly 450 clinical trials and research projects active, system says.
Main focus will be creation of an eight-bed, 3,900-square-foot transition unit located adjacent to the existing 16,600-square-foot adult ER.
The centralized facility is expected to improve laboratory performance and efficiency, reduce costs
The project will likely take six to eight years to complete, and is one of a number of expansion projects being undertaken by Children's.
In addition to the new hospital, the North Druid Hills campus will be home to the Center for Advanced Pediatrics, which broke ground last month.
The group said hot dogs shouldn't be served to patients because they are the top choking risk for children and are also linked to high risk of colon cancer.
The new facility supports a staff of over 700, including surgeons, cardiologists, nurses and other specialists.