Stantec was chosen as the lead design firm for the new $212 million Academic Health Sciences and Clinical Facility at Florida International University’s (FIU) main campus. The 120,000-square-foot joint development by FIU and Baptist Health South Florida will become a key site for medical education, clinical research, and health services.
Further expansions such as making the Baptist Hospital in South Florida a statutory teaching hospital, enhancing various undergraduate and postgraduate medical educational programs, developing the clinical research significantly, along with offering acute patient-based outpatient health service facilities that people essentially seek today.
Historic Partnership
While Stantec has been working with FIU on multiple projects in civil and environmental engineering for more than a decade, this is its first project with the university in architecture and medical planning. The design will reflect values and vision for both FIU and Baptist Health through a shared mission to advance healthcare and medical education.
This project represents a remarkable partnership between FIU and Baptist Health,” said Arturo Vasquez, design principal for Stantec. “Our goal is to create a state-of-the-art facility that strengthens both institutions’ commitment to expanding clinical care and driving innovation in health and wellness.”
Stantec’s multidisciplinary team will bring together architecture, medical planning, landscape design, and sustainability strategies into the project, drawing expertise from its Miami and Philadelphia offices.
Addressing a Critical Physician Shortage
The facility comes at a very critical point when the health sector is awaiting a looming shortage of 18,000 physicians by the year 2035. Blending academic and clinical expertise, the project seeks to train future health workers with a view to addressing this challenge in the near future.
Funding and Timeline
The Florida Legislature has pledged $100 million towards the building construction-a testament that it is intent on making health innovation rise in the state. Schematic design is set to start in January 2025, while the expected date of completion is 2028.
This new complex represents a milestone in the efforts at FIU and Baptist Health to strengthen health services, nurture talent, and be of service to the community as a whole.
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FIU-Baptist Health New Academic Health Sciences and Clinical Facility: Project Factsheet
Project Overview
Cost: $212 million
Partnership: Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida
Location: FIU’s Modesto A. Maidique campus
The new academic health sciences and clinical facility at FIU: Key Objectives
Address Florida’s projected physician shortage (18,000 by 2035)
Establish 22+ graduate medical education programs
Create hub for clinical, research, and educational activities
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Funding
$100 million from the state
FIU-Baptist Health Academic Facility Timeline
Schematic design: January 2025
Expected completion: 2028
Strategic Impact
First-of-its-kind partnership between FIU and Baptist Health
Baptist Hospital to become statutory teaching hospital
Will provide outpatient clinical services to local community
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