Johns Hopkins Hospital Unveils $1.1B New Facility

The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore announced the opening of its new $1.1 billion facility.

The project, one of the nation's largest hospital construction projects, created the Sheikh Zayed Cardiovascular and Critical Care Tower and The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center. The 1.6 million-square-foot facility includes 560 private patient rooms, 33 operating rooms and new adult and pediatric emergency departments.

The Sheikh Zayed Tower is named after the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who was the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates. Johns Hopkins Medicine and the UAE are in a partnership in which Johns Hopkins provides operational management of three UAE hospitals. The tower houses the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute, advanced neurological and neurosurgical services, transplant surgery, trauma care, orthopedics, general surgery and labor and delivery.

The Charlotte R. Bloomberg Children's Center, located in a separate tower, is named in honor of the late mother of New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Marjorie Tiven. The center includes a 45-bed neonatal intensive care unit, a 40-bed pediatric ICU, a playroom and kitchen and laundry facilities for parents. Mayor Bloomberg, a 1964 graduate of The Johns Hopkins University, is the largest donor of the Johns Hopkins Institutions, having donated more than $800 million since 1965, according to the release.

Philanthropic contributions, including a gift for an undisclosed amount from UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a $120 million gift from Mayor Bloomberg and a $100 million gift from the state of Maryland, provided one-third of the funding for the project.

Patients will begin moving into the new building April 29, and the facility will open to the public beginning May 1.

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