Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) Center for Health & Healing (CHH) is a two-building medical complex in the South Waterfront district of Portland, Oregon. The 16-story, first building opened in 2006, and the adjoining, 15-story second buildingsometimes referred to as CHH2with of space opened in 2019. The complex is connected to the main OHSU campus on Marquam Hill by the Portland Aerial Tram.
History The first building of the OHSU Center for Health & Healing was completed in 2006, designed by GBD Architects and constructed by Hoffman Construction. It took three years to complete, with construction beginning in 2003, and cost a total of $140 million.
Of the first building'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 an optical shop, a pharmacy, and a café. The building is tall.
Construction of a second building began in 2016, and the 15-story Center for Health & Healing Building 2 (CHH2) opened in March 2019 (to employees, and on April 8 to patients). Like the first building, it was constructed by Hoffman Construction; however, it was designed by ZGF Architects. A street separates the two buildings at ground level, but a two-story skybridge connects them. Built concurrently and also opened in early 2019 is a 10-story building, situated across Bond Avenue from CHH2, named the Gary and Christine Rood Family Pavilion, which serves as a residential facility for temporary stays by family members of patients receiving treatment at CHH. The combined budget for CHH2 and the Rood Family Pavilion was $360million. A private donation of $12million by the Roods help fund construction of the pavilion.
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See also Architecture of Portland, Oregon List of hospitals in Portland, Oregon
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