The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has announced a $2 billion investment in three new Pittsburgh specialty hospitals.
UPMC’s $2 billion investment will support the construction of the technology-enhanced UPMC Heart and Transplant Hospital, UPMC Hillman Cancer Hospital, and UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital.
Following an architectural design competition of internationally known firms and a review of concepts to capture the vision and mission of UPMC, the projects were awarded to:
- HOK, based in New York and Washington, D.C., for the UPMC Vision and Rehabilitation Hospital at UPMC Mercy
- Groundbreaking in early spring 2019
- Opening in 2021
- 410,000 square feet, nine stories of clinical and research space
- Designed to be accessible for patients with limited mobility, low vision and no vision
- Collaborative space for clinicians, researchers, educators and industry partners
- HGA, based in Minneapolis, for the UPMC Heart and Transplant Hospital at UPMC Presbyterian
- Groundbreaking in late summer 2019
- Projected opening in 2023
- 900,000-square-foot, 18-story inpatient tower, 620 private rooms
- Digital technologies that customize patient rooms and improve communication
- Seamless transition of care as patient progresses through recovery
- NBBJ, based in New York and Columbus, Ohio, for the UPMC Hillman Cancer Hospital at UPMC Shadyside
- Groundbreaking in summer 2019
- Projected opening in 2023
- 240,000-square-foot, eight-story inpatient tower, 180 private rooms
- 160,000-square-foot, four-story outpatient care center
- Unification of oncology diagnostic and treatment services and research advances
