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.
