More than 350 community leaders, stakeholders and residents witnessed the official groundbreaking of the 31,000-square-foot Los Angeles County South Health Center, a medical office building located on the northwest corner of 120th Street and Wilmington Avenue, on the north end of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Medical Center Campus, in Los Angeles. With a project budget of $20 million, it is the first building to officially kick off the area’s community redevelopment plan. It is being constructed using a design-build delivery method spearheaded by McCarthy, in collaboration with TAYLOR, a leading Southern California healthcare architectural firm.
Press Releases
11 Jun 10
Gold Award for Safety
McCarthy was awarded a Safety Through Exemplary Performance (STEP) Gold Award by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center for the firm’s work on the Albert B. and Margaret M. Alkek Hospital expansion in Houston.
“McCarthy strives to maintain its reputation for being the one of the safest contractors,” said Bruce Fuller, safety director for McCarthy’s Texas Division. “This recognition from MD Anderson proves once again that our partners recognize our continuous efforts in keeping everyone safe and gives us a chance to thank the employees who make safety their priority every day.”
02 Jun 10
Structural Steel Tops Out For CHOC Children’s Hospital Patient Care Tower II
McCarthy recently topped off the structural steel on CHOC Children’s new patient care tower in Orange, Calif. Currently on schedule for construction completion in December 2012, the $563 million expansion is located on the south side of the existing CHOC Children’s hospital site.
14 May 10
Construction on University of New Mexico Science and Mathematics Learning Center Begins
McCarthy, one of the nation’s leading education facility builders, recently broke ground on a $14 million Science and Math Learning Center at the University of New Mexico (UNM) main campus in Albuquerque.
The Science and Mathematics Learning Center, which will include a 200-seat auditorium, visualization lab, classrooms, science labs, department and faculty offices, and study areas, will be designed to promote freshmen-level integration between four departments, including mathematics, chemistry, biology, and earth and planetary sciences. In addition, the project will be designed with long distance learning capabilities. Construction of the center began June 29 and is slated for completion in the fall of 2010. The building will consist of four floors, with three floors above grade and one below.
13 May 10
Chandler Airport Water Reclamation Facility Recognized as “Wastewater Project of the Year”
The AZ Water Association recently recognized McCarthy’s Chandler Airport Water Reclamation Facility (AWRF) expansion project as “Wastewater Project of the Year.”The $75 million wastewater treatment plant, constructed for the city of Chandler, is located near McQueen and Queen Creek roads. The AZ Water Association presented the award to the project team at the association’s AZ Water Awards held on May 5 in Glendale as part of the 83rd Annual Conference and Exhibition. The award recognizes wastewater projects completed between March 2009 and March 2010 that include outstanding features, unique aspects and/or innovations.
