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NEW ORLEANS — Skanska USA and MAPP Construction have started construction on the $522 million first phase of the $1.2 billion, 2.18 million-square-foot University Medical Center, located in downtown New Orleans, on behalf of the State of Louisiana. The development is affiliated with Louisiana State University and LSU Health. The first phase includes a 550,661-square-foot, 424-bed hospital tower and a 746,982-square-foot adjoining diagnostic and treatment center. Full completion is slated for February 2015.