In this article, we’ll look into the health systems with the largest shares of the acute care hospital planned construction pipeline. Behind only medical offices, acute care hospitals constitute the most popular medical facility type of those which MedicalConstructionData from BuildCentral tracks.
From a nationwide perspective, the acute care hospital planned construction pipeline — meaning either acute care hospital projects in proposal and planning stages or projects already under construction — accounts for nearly 30 percent of all of the planned and ongoing medical construction projects in MedicalConstructionData. In all, the acute care hospital construction pipeline represents over $91 billion in development.
That eye-popping figure begs the question: who’s building all of this? Thanks both to the company and decision-maker contacts included in MedicalConstructionData project reports and the Market Leaders functionality, we can tell you. Let’s take a look at each of the most active health systems in acute care hospital construction.
Which health systems are leading in acute care hospital construction?
Top Health Systems for Acute Care Hospital Construction
Assessing the planned construction pipeline for acute care hospitals according to the health systems building them.
The VA has over $4 billion in acute care hospital projects in development, according to MedicalConstructionData.
University of Nebraska Medical Center NeXt Project
| Construction Type: |
New |
Facility Type: |
Acute Care Hospital, Medical Office |
| Sector: |
Private, Public |
Clinical Specialties: |
Primary Care, Medical Research |
| Total Project Value: |
$3450 |
Estimated Medical Value: |
$2 |
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| System: |
US Department of Veterans Affairs |
| Location: |
Omaha, NE 68105. 42nd and Emile |
| Details: |
Plans call for the construction of a federal disaster/pandemic response center and research facility. A new inpatient Veterans Affairs hospital will also most likely be built. The campus is expected to expand by one-third. The planned project would make UNMC a joint medical facility for civilians and the military. |
The acute care hospital planned construction pipeline for the UC Davis Health System alone features over $3.8 billion in development.
UC Davis Medical Center California Tower
| Construction Type: |
New |
Facility Type: |
Acute Care Hospital, Medical Office |
| Sector: |
Public |
Clinical Specialties: |
Emergency Care, Primary Care, Critical Care, Imaging/Radiology, Cardiology, Surgical |
| Total Project Value: |
$3750 |
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| Beds/Units: |
400 |
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| System: |
UC Davis Health System |
| Location: |
Sacramento, CA 95817. 2315 Stockton Blvd |
| Details: |
Plans call for the construction of a 900,000 square-foot, 14-story hospital tower that will replace the east wing of the hospital as well as parts of the north and south wings. There will also be a five-story pavilion to be built adjacent to the existing medical center and a new parking structure. The total size of the project is one million square feet. The tower will have 400 beds that will all be capable to be used as ICU rooms. The facility is to include medical/surgical rooms, an intensive care unit, operating rooms, an expanded emergency room, imaging space and support services. |
| Stage: |
Groundbreaking |
| Construction Start: |
10/2022 |
| Construction End: |
Q1/2030 |
Indiana University Health has a planned acute care hospital construction pipeline worth more than $3.2 billion.
IU Health Downtown Hospital
| Construction Type: |
New |
Facility Type: |
Acute Care Hospital |
| Sector: |
Private |
Clinical Specialties: |
Emergency Care, Primary Care, Critical Care, Imaging/Radiology, Medical Research, Clinical Labs, Surgical |
| Total Project Value: |
$2680 |
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| Beds/Units: |
672 |
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| System: |
Indiana University Health |
| Location: |
Indianapolis, IN 46202. 1575 N. Senate Ave |
| Details: |
Plans call for a new, free-standing teaching hospital with 672 beds distributed across three towers as part of the IU Health Medical Campus Expansion. The project will also include below grade parking and 12 levels of programmed area above grade, totaling approximately two million square feet across three towers. There will also be education and research spaces at the facility. The three towers will be built on on a multi-story base that will contain an outpatient center. The new hospital will be LEED silver certified. |
| Stage: |
Starts in 1-3 months |
| Construction Start: |
1/2023 |
| Construction End: |
Q2/2027 |
$2.1 billion in planned and ongoing acute care hospital projects comprise the Mass General Brigham planned acute care hospital construction pipeline.
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Renovations
| Construction Type: |
Renovation |
Facility Type: |
Acute Care Hospital |
| Sector: |
Private |
Clinical Specialties: |
Primary Care, Imaging/Radiology, Psychiatric Care/Behavioral Health |
| Total Project Value: |
$58 |
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| System: |
Mass General Brigham |
| Location: |
Newton, MA 02462. 2014 Washington St |
| Details: |
Plans call for renovations to the hospital, including renovations to establish an observation unit, renovate and expand the endoscopy unit, renovate the inpatient adult psychiatric unit, acquire a CT unit and other conservation projects. |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has over $1.9 billion in acute care hospital construction in the works.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia New Tower & Inpatient Expansion
| Construction Type: |
New |
Facility Type: |
Acute Care Hospital |
| Sector: |
Private |
Clinical Specialties: |
Pediatrics, Primary Care |
| Total Project Value: |
$1900 |
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| Beds/Units: |
300 |
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| System: |
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia |
| Location: |
Philadelphia, PA 19104. 3401 Civic Center Blvd |
| Details: |
Plans call for the construction of a new 22-story tower with 300 beds with space for 200 more. All rooms will be private. The project also includes three additional buildings. |
