杜兰大学宣布将斥资5亿美元，把位于新奥尔良的标志性建筑慈善医院改造成一座生物医学研究设施 1。这座面积达100万平方英尺（9.3万平方米）的主建筑内，未来将设有实验室、生物医学初创企业空间以及教室 1。该改造工程预计将于今年秋季动工，并计划于2029年完工 1。
慈善医院在2005年最后一名患者和工作人员被救出后关闭，此后一直空置 1。卡特里娜飓风曾在美国五个州夺走近1400人的生命，并造成估计达2000亿美元的损失 1。杜兰大学校长迈克尔·菲茨表示：“现在，它正以同样致力于社区的方式重新回归。” 1 新奥尔良市长海伦娜·莫雷诺称此次重建为“向前迈出的可喜一步，也是让这一历史悠久的建筑重新投入使用的机会。” 1
Tulane University has announced a $500 million effort to convert Charity Hospital in New Orleans into a biomedical research facility 1. The one-million-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) main building will include laboratories, biomedical startup spaces, and classrooms 1. Construction is expected to start this fall, and the new medical research hub is scheduled to be completed in 2029 1. Charity Hospital was shuttered after the last patients and staff were rescued in 2005 1. Hurricane Katrina killed nearly 1,400 people across five states and racked up an estimated $200 billion in damages 1.
Tulane President Michael Fitts said, "Now it’s being brought back in a way that makes the same commitment to the community" 1. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno called the redevelopment "a welcome step forward and an opportunity to put this historic property back to productive use" 1.
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