Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon Health & Science University

Oregon Health & Science University is a public university in Oregon with a main campus, including two hospitals, in Portland and a smaller campus in Hillsboro...

's (OHSU) Center for Health & Healing is a 412000 square feet (38,276.1 m²) medical building in the South Waterfront

South Waterfront

The South Waterfront is a high-rise district under construction on former brownfield industrial land in the South Portland neighborhood south of downtown Portland, Oregon, U.S. It is one of the largest urban redevelopment projects in the United States...

 district of Portand

Portland, Oregon

Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...

, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. It is connected to the main OHSU campus by the Portland Aerial Tram

Portland Aerial Tram

The Portland Aerial Tram is an aerial tramway in Portland, Oregon, carrying commuters between the city's South Waterfront district and the main Oregon Health & Science University campus, located in the Marquam Hill neighborhood. It is the second commuter aerial tramway in the United States...

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History

The OHSU Center for Health & Healing was completed in 2006, designed by GBD Architects and constructed by Hoffman Construction. It took 3 years to complete, with construction beginning in 2003, and cost a total of $140 million. In February 2007, the building was granted LEED Platinum status, becoming the largest health care facility in the United States to earn LEED's highest rating.

Details

Of the facility’s 16 floors, eight floors are dedicated to physician practice, surgery, and imaging, three floors house the March Wellness Fitness Center, four are home to education and research facilities, and the ground level contains the Casey Eye Institute’s optical shop, a pharmacy, and a café.

External links

• AIA article