341-BED, 481,000-SQUARE-FOOT HOSPITAL UNDERWAY

FONTANA, CALIF. — Kaiser Permanente is developing a new 341-bed hospital in Fonanta. Located at the southern end of the existing Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, the new hospital will replace the existing facility. The project includes a 481,000-square-foot hospital, a 50,000-square-foot hospital support building and a 23,000-square-foot central utility plant. The hospital will feature 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 facility will feature medical offices, radiology, a pharmacy and a specialty clinic. HMC Architects is providing architectural services for the project, which is slated for completion in 2012.