Children’s National Health System to build research hub at former Walter Reed campus

Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Health System purchased 12 acres of land on Walter Reed Army Medical Center’s former campus to build a hub for medical research and innovation, reports the Washington Business Journal.

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Through the deal, Children’s National will acquire a 348,000-square-foot research facility, a conference center, auditorium, former ambulatory clinic used to treat soldiers and a 341,000-square-foot parking garage, according to the report.

Hospital leaders also plan to build a new outpatient clinic on the land.

They hope to start construction on the site by the end of 2017 and welcome researchers to the hub by the end of 2018.

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