Los Angeles, California
HEALTHCARE
“This tremendous project is very important to USC and the community…I am excited to see this facility open.”
- Dr. Carmen A. Puliafito, dean, Keck School of Medicine of USC
As part of a tri-venture, McCarthy recently completed construction for Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center, a $600 million facility that comprises a 7-story clinic building, 8-story patient tower, 5-story diagnostic and treatment building, and a central energy plant across 1.5 million square feet.
Designed to meet strict seismic standards, the complex replaces a facility damaged during the Northridge earthquake. The outpatient building, which can accommodate 1,500 patients per day, and the 600-bed inpatient tower were built using brace frame construction that remains rigid during an earthquake. In the center of the complex, the diagnostic and treatment (D&T) building was designed with a seismic base-isolation system that can withstand 28 inches of movement in any direction, seismic portals between it and other buildings, and a metal panel “moat” that can overlap and absorb impact. Joint Venture Partners: Clark Construction Group, LLC, Costa Mesa, Calif.; Hunt Construction Group. Scottsdale, Ariz. Program Architects: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, Inc. (HOK), Culver City, Calif.; Lee, Burkhart, Liu, Inc. (LBL), Marina Del Rey, Calif.
