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University of Colorado Health Sciences Center (UCHSC) and the
University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) are in the process of
an historic move from their current overcrowded location near
downtown Denver to the site of the decommissioned Fitzsimons
Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado. Backed by unprecedented
state and federal cooperation, the move represents more than
a physical relocation -- it offers room to grow in ways that
will benefit Colorado well into the 21st century.
Slated to take place by 2010, the initial phase of the move
to Fitzsimons is estimated to cost $1.3 billion, and will result
in a substantial increase in available space -- from 2.7 million
gross square feet on 46 acres at the current location to 3.4
million gross square feet on 217 acres at the new campus. An
additional 1.5 million gross square feet of space, mostly for
research, is slated for construction following the initial transition
period.
In 1995, when Fitzsimons was officially put on the Base Realignment
and Closure (BRAC) list, officials from UCHSC, UCH and the City
of Aurora presented an innovative proposal to the Department
of Defense in Washington, D.C. The proposal emphasized the benefits
of reusing the decommissioned base to build -- from the ground
up -- a world-class, academic health center, including state-of-the-art
healthcare facilities. In addition, the campus will be directly
adjacent to the Colorado Bioscience Park Aurora, providing opportunities
to take University research discoveries into the stream of commerce
at an accelerated rate, through affiliation with the biotech
companies located in the 160-acre research park.
The above information was taken from the UCHSC
Fitzsimons webiste. |
An Overview of Fitzsimons
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Fitzsimons
is an ongoing development that will continue to
be in the shadows of construction cranes until Phase
I is complete in 2010. The former Army medical base
is being transformed into the premier medical and
research center in the Intermountain West and will
also become one of the top biomedical research campuses
in the nation.
Perhaps the only way to gauge the true scale of
this project is to view the model of the complete
217-acre development on display in the lobby of
the Anschutz Outpatient Pavillion. The model, while
not architecturally accurate, does map the locations
of future expansions and new buildings through the
use of massing models. |
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Note: Due to the fact that Fitzsimons is an ongoing
development, DenverSkyscrapers.com is presenting the entire
campus as a "New Project" and will continue to do so until
completion. Therefore, many buildings which have already
been completed on the campus will be listed on this page
in addition to the new facilities under construction.
Also be aware that only the major components of this project
are listed on this website. |
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Height:
Stories: 14
Year: 1940 |
It
all started with this historic structure, the focal
point of the former Army Hospital. Now known as
Building 500, this 14-story art deco structure remains
and will remain the "center" of the new
Fitzsimons medical campus. |
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Anschutz Outpatient Pavillion
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Height:
Stories: 7
Year: 2000 |
Completed
in December 2000, the Anschutz Outpatient Pavillion
is 475,000 square-foot facility connected to the
Anschutz Cancer Pavillion. At a cost of $119M, the
Outpatient Pavillion was one of the first major
projects completed at Fitzsimons. |
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Height:
260'
Stories: 23
Start: 2001
End: 2004
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Research Complex I will consist of a twelve-story cancer research tower and a nine-story biomedical research tower. The facilities will include wet and dry research laboratories, core laboratories, lab support space, research and program offices, conference rooms, a central vivarium, auditorium and building support space.
The 600,640 square-foot, $216M complex was designed
by Denver architect Fentress Bradburn and is expected
to open in June 2004. |
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Anschutz Inpatient Pavillion
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Height:
175'
Stories: 12
Start: 2001
End: 2003 |
The
first phase of the hospital will house 101 beds,
including 72 medical/surgical beds, 10 intensive
care beds, 5 labor/delivery/recovery rooms, 10 post-partum
beds, 4 VIP rooms, an emergency service, laboratory
3 operating rooms, support services and 6 floors
of shelled space for future inpatient care.
Designed by architects R+L of Denver, this 12-story hospital includes 448,000 square feet of space at a cost of $145M. Expected opening is in December of 2003. |
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For a complete list of projects big and small on the Fitzsimons
campus, we recommend visiting the Projects/Timeline
section of their website.
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