Burbank, California
HEALTHCARE
“We trust McCarthy and value their leadership. This project is very important to the hospital and community, and I’m confident that McCarthy will deliver.”
— Waldo Romero, regional director, facility and construction, Providence Health & Services
Set to begin construction in November 2007, the Roy and Patricia Disney Cancer Center will be one of the most advanced centers of its kind in the country.The Center will house two linear accelerators and one tomography device — equipment that will require McCarthy to build concrete vaults approximately two feet thick (with ceilings up to three feet thick). The 4-story, 57,500-square-foot moment frame structure, with an exterior skin of stucco and metal panels with a dual-pane glazing system, is within 8” on two sides of an existing parking structure and in close proximity of a medical office building. “Communication is, of course, the key — and McCarthy excels at that,” said the hospital’s Waldo Romero. Another interesting feature of the project is the ice tanks located atop the concrete vaults, which will help serve the building’s thermal energy storage system. McCarthy has worked with Providence Saint Joseph and its sister hospitals since 1996. Architect: SWA Architects, Pasadena, Calif.
