SAN DIEGO, CA – McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., (www.mccarthy.com) has completed construction of the 13,500-square-foot addition to the emergency department and trauma center at Scripps Mercy Hospital, located at 4077 Fifth Ave. in the Hillcrest area of San Diego.
Scripps Health officials recently dedicated the expanded facility, renaming it the “Conrad Prebys Emergency & Trauma Center” in honor of its largest donor.
Representing the second phase of a four-phased, $41.3 million expansion and remodeling project, the new addition doubles the size of the existing emergency department and trauma center to encompass a combined 27,000 square feet of space.
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is the largest hospital in the county and host to one of the busiest emergency centers in the region, accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Some 60,000 patients were treated in the hospital’s emergency department in 2011, averaging 164 patients per day. Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego also operates the busiest trauma center in the county, providing trauma care to more than 2,400 patients each year.
When fully complete, the Conrad Prebys Emergency & Trauma Center will accommodate 49 beds -- double the number of beds previously available.
"Working within the constraints of the compact project site without interfering with the fast-paced operations of the existing emergency and trauma center presented significant challenges to workers at the site, who had to be prepared at all hours to respond quickly to matters as they arose, such as night time emergency helicopter traffic,” explained McCarthy Project Director Steve Van Dyke. “Moving forward, we’ll remain in close communication with Scripps Health officials to ensure that construction continues to go smoothly and hospital staff are able to perform their jobs unimpeded.”
“Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego is a Level I Trauma Center, the highest designation for trauma care assigned by the American College of Surgeons,” stated Scripps Health Project Manager Kirk Collins, who is overseeing the project. “This expansion is allowing us to further enhance our reputation as being a national leader in trauma and critical injury care.”
National design firm HDR is the architect. Project team consultants include Degenkolb as structural engineer, Latitude 33 as civil engineer, Syska Hennessy as electrical and mechanical engineer, and MW Peltz Associates as landscape architect.
Contact:
Bonnie Kutch
Director
619-299-1010
Kutch & Company
3904 Groton Street | Suite 203 | San Diego, California 92110
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