As part of the firm’s “Heart Hats” community outreach program, project team members of McCarthy recently staged a “nuts and bolts” construction training session along with a guided tour of the $260 million Rady Children’s Hospital Acute Care Pavilion construction site for a local San Diego troop of 10-year-old Boy Scouts seeking to earn their engineering badges.
Healthcare
Mission Hospital’s New Patient Care Tower Tops Out
McCarthy, one of the nation’s largest builders of healthcare facilities, recently topped out the new Mission Hospital Patient Care Tower when steel workers from Schuff Steel placed the final structural steel I-beam on the braced-frame steel structure. Steel workers on the project placed approximately 1,000 tons of structural steel while constructing the tower’s frame.
McCarthy Completes $170 Million Huntington Memorial Hospital West Tower
McCarthy, one of Southern California’s preeminent healthcare builders, has completed its fourth major project for Huntington Memorial Hospital three months ahead of schedule. The $170 million, 237,734-square-foot West Tower, designed by HDR Inc. of Pasadena, Calif., is the final phase of the hospital’s master planned development.
McCarthy Completes Construction of New $13 Million Employee Parking Structure for Sharp Healthcare in San Diego
McCarthy, one of the nation’s largest general contracting firms, has completed construction of a new five-level, 295,000-square-foot parking structure for Sharp Healthcare located at 8025 Birmingham Drive in the Kearny Mesa area of San Diego, Calif.
Banner Thunderbird Children’s Center Unveils Pediatric Playground
Healing gardens are an increasingly popular amenity at hospitals, and Banner Thunderbird Children’s Center recently celebrated its addition to the growing trend by dedicating “The Great Escape,” a pediatric outdoor play area for patients and their families.


