UCSF will enter into contract negotiations with Anshen + Allen, an award-winning international architecture firm specializing in health care, research and academic facilities, for the design of the first phase of its children's, women's and cancer hospital complex at UCSF Mission Bay.
Partnering with Anshen + Allen to provide environmental and sustainability design will be William McDonough + Partners. The team also includes Rutherford & Chekene and ARUP, both structural engineer firms.
When constructed, it will be the first hospital built from the ground up in San Francisco in several decades.
The hospital complex will allow UCSF Medical Center to expand its clinical presence in San Francisco and Northern California, and strengthen its renowned programs for children, women and cancer patients. The medical center's proximity to UCSF Mission Bay's research facilities will provide greater opportunities for collaborative research that translates the latest discoveries and innovations in medicine to the unique therapy and care needs of children, women and cancer patients.
"We are extremely pleased to move forward with the Anshen + Allen team," said Mark Laret, chief executive officer of UCSF Medical Center. "We are confident they can help us reach our vision to create an innovative healing environment and an unparalleled clinical enterprise at the site of the premier biomedical research campus in the western United States."
Comprehensive Review
The decision to pursue negotiations with the Anshen + Allen team was made after a comprehensive review process that involved an advisory committee comprising UCSF specialists in women's, cancer and children's services, business and community leaders, and campus and medical center leaders. Following a request for proposals, a UC screening group narrowed the field to two finalists before the advisory committee recommended the Anshen + Allen team to CEO Laret after hearing presentations from each design team on Jan. 22.
The advisory committee was impressed by the architectural team's extensive local experience and proven success designing health care facilities, some of which have been at UCSF. The committee also was engaged by the team's commitment to redefine hospital design and construction by ensuring that buildings are truly safe and sustainable.
Last September, the UC Regents approved the use of $34 million in hospital reserves to begin planning for the new medical center facilities at Mission Bay, including the selection of an architectural firm.
UCSF officials will return to the Regents in March 2008 to provide an update on the planning efforts. The total cost of the project is estimated between $1 billion and $1.3 billion, which will be financed through donor support, hospital reserves, external financing, and state or other funding sources.
Upon completion of the first phase, the hospital complex will have 289 new hospital beds and associated outpatient facilities. Plans include building:
* a 183-bed children's hospital to replace inpatient services located at
the existing children's hospital at Parnassus Heights,
* a 36-bed women's service and
* a 70-bed cancer service to replace inpatient facilities at UCSF Medical
Center at Mount Zion.
With approval by the Regents, construction could begin in 2011 for a targeted completion date of 2014.
UCSF Medical Center's major hospital facilities, Moffitt and Long, were built in 1955 and 1982, respectively, and both facilities are operating at capacity. The construction of new hospitals at UCSF and across the state is necessary to comply with state seismic regulations for hospitals, as mandated by Senate Bill (SB) 1953. The hospital at Mount Zion was built in 1948. That facility must be seismically upgraded or closed by January 2013 to comply with SB 1953, although a recent bill, SB 1661, would allow for an extension to 2015 to those hospitals that apply for it and meet specific criteria.
About the Architects
Based in San Francisco, Anshen + Allen is an internationally recognized leader in health care architecture with other offices in Seattle, Boston and London. The firm's current projects span the globe, serving clients throughout North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Founded in 1939 by Modernist architects Bob Anshen and Steve Allen, Anshen + Allen has a 67-year history designing and planning award-winning children's facilities, hospitals, outpatient clinics and medical office buildings. It has been recognized by more than 75 design awards, as well as publication in such leading design journals as
Architecture, Architectural Record and
Progressive Architecture.
William McDonough + Partners (WMP) hosts a dedicated research department that supports design efforts on issues of environmental concern. The department assesses projects' impacts on community and regional environmental quality, and provides careful consideration of design strategies and material selection. Established in 1994, WMP is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Related Links:
Regents Approve Preliminary Planning for New Hospital Complex at Mission BayUCSF Today, September 25, 2006
