CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Skanska USA, a division of the Sweden-based construction company, has been chosen for a $142 million renovation and expansion of University Hospital, located on the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville.
The main part of the expansion will be a 425,000-square-foot, 15-story tower on a plot adjacent to the current hospital, a helipad that is no longer in use. The expansion includes a new emergency department, surgical suites, a six-story inpatient section and expanded ancillary services.
The project also includes 95,000 square feet of renovations to the existing buildings, including new drop-off and entry points for the ambulances.
The project will be completed in phases. The tower is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of 2019, and the renovations are scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The hospital is part of the University of Virginia Health System. International architecture firm Perkins+Will designed the project.
— Jeff Shaw