$80 MILLION PROVIDENCE HOLY CROSS MEDICAL CENTER PROJECT UNDERWAY

MISSION HILLS, CALIF. — McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has started construction on an $80 million, five-story inpatient tower at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills. The 131,500-square-foot tower will include a women’s services department with labor/delivery/recovery/post partum rooms (LDRP) rooms, two C-section operating rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit; 70 general medical surgical beds; an intensive care unit; a chapel; and dining facilities. Additionally, the tower will feature 22,300 square feet of shell space to accommodate 35 more beds. Designed by HMC Architects, the project is seeking LEED certification by including storm water retention and filtration systems; recycled and regional materials; diversion of 75 percent of construction waste from landfills; use of low VOC emitting materials for paints, adhesives, carpets and composite wood products; improved energy efficiency; and the encouragement of alternative transportation methods. Under the $113 million contract, McCarthy will also remodel the cardiology department and five operating rooms. Completion of the project is slated for early 2011.