The replacement hospital will be one of the largest healthcare facilities in the Inland Empire
McCarthy recently topped off the structural steel on a new replacement hospital for Kaiser Permanente in Fontana. Located on the southern end of the existing Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center site, the hospital facility will replace the existing hospital tower at the campus which will later be converted for outpatient use. The approximately $700 million project, which will be one of the largest healthcare facilities in the Inland Empire, is currently ahead of schedule.
Members of the engineering and construction team at the beam signing ceremony for the approximately $700 million Kaiser Permanente Fontana replacement hospital project being built by McCarthy Building Companies.
Kaiser Permanente celebrated this major milestone at final beam signing ceremony and breakfast for staff, local elected officials and project team representatives on February 18, 2010. Later, McCarthy Building companies held a barbecue lunch for the construction workers and the final beam was lifted and secured in place by Herrick Corp. of Stockton, Calif. on March 10.
Two massive crawler cranes, each with a reach of about 360 feet, were used to simultaneously erect 4,700 tons of structural steel for the hospital and support building. Structural steel erection on both structures was completed in 11 weeks.
Serving as the general contractor for the project, McCarthy’s contract entails construction of the 314-bed, 482,078-square-foot hospital, a 50,000-square foot hospital support building and a 23,000-square-foot central utility plant. Prior to erecting the hospital, McCarthy conducted site preparation and built a new member and doctor parking lot. After completion of this project, McCarthy will demolish sections of the existing hospital and remodel remaining components of the existing building.
Designed by HMC Architects (www.hmcarchitects.com ), the new seven-level hospital boasts a sustainable and patient-centered design. Likewise, environmentally friendly building methods are being used throughout construction such as recycling building materials, minimizing unrecyclable construction waste and maintaining proper indoor air quality. Being built to meet seismic standards adopted in California after the 1994 Northridge earthquake, the hospital will feature a plaster and curtain wall exterior with a structural braced-frame core. The project is scheduled to complete in December 2012 with the new facility slated to open in 2013.
Once completed, the new hospital will house a variety of specialty services including a cardiac surgery department, a 51-bed emergency department, pediatric and neonatal ICU, inpatient dialysis unit, pediatrics, ICU, labor and delivery, cardiac cath lab and surgery. The hospital support building will be attached to the hospital and includes medical offices, radiology, a pharmacy and a specialty clinic.
About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is America’s leading integrated health plan. Kaiser Permanente’s Southern California Region is a nonprofit, group practice prepayment program headquartered in Pasadena, California. Kaiser Permanente serves the health care needs of 3.3 million Southern California members from Bakersfield to San Diego. It encompasses the nonprofit Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries, and the for-profit Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Kaiser Permanente’s Southern California Region includes more than 47,000 technical, administrative and clerical employees and caregivers, and more than 5,200 physicians representing all specialties. More information about Kaiser Permanente can be found at www.kaiserpermanente.com.
About McCarthy Building Companies
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. is one of the nation’s oldest and largest construction firms and has been ranked among the top five national healthcare builders by Modern Healthcare since the magazine began its annual ranking more than 30 years ago. In addition to Newport Beach, McCarthy has offices in San Diego, Sacramento and San Francisco, Calif.; Phoenix; Las Vegas; Dallas; St. Louis and Atlanta. McCarthy is 100 percent employee owned. More information about the company is available online at www.mccarthy.com.
