Tuesday, August 30, 2011

McCarthy Building Companies to Begin Major Structural Work on Torrance Memorial Medical Center Replacement Tower in Torrance, CA



TORRANCE, CA, Aug. 30, 2011—McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., one of the premier hospital building contractors in the U.S., is constructing the $300 million Torrance Memorial Medical Center Replacement Tower (top left rendering) on the existing medical center site at 3330 Lomita Boulevard.

Excavation and shoring for the new construction is nearly complete as the tower’s structural steel is scheduled to begin in October 2011.

 “Our partnership with McCarthy in this project will prepare us to offer to our community the most current and effective medical technologies in the most passionate, caring environment possible for decades to come,” said Craig Leach (middle right photo) president and CEO of Torrance Memorial Medical Center. “Once completed, the tower will be unmatched locally in its energy and environmental design efficiencies. It will truly be a beacon for wellness and sustainability.”

McCarthy is the general contractor for the 256-bed replacement project which began construction in February 2010.

The project entails construction of a seven level, 398,350-square-foot patient tower as well as a basement that will house a central utility plant and a tunnel connecting the existing hospital to the new facility.

Twelve new elevator systems and two exit stairs will be installed, and a 2,770-square-foot Emergency Generator building along with underground fuel oil storage tanks will be constructed on site.

 Before construction could begin, McCarthy re-routed existing underground utilities servicing the tower around the new tower’s footprint. A new entrance to the existing facility was also built to allow for patient access from a new direction while the tower is under construction.

Designed by HMC Architects, the state-of-the-art Tower will be the new front door of the medical center, and the centerpiece of the campus.

Topping out of the structural steel is slated for February 2012, with project completion by November 2014.

More information about the company is available online at www.mccarthy.com .

 Contacts:
Laura Mickelson (LM Communications), (949) 453-0851,
Susan Garritano (McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.),  (314) 968-3300

            

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