Construction is complete on the new Sue and Bill Gross Women's Pavilion at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Calif. The $129-million project is McCarthy's ninth for the hospital. The 320,000-sf Women's Pavilion is the single largest construction project undertaken by Hoag Hospital since 1974. The new facility features the latest in healthcare technology, patient comfort, and seismic building safety.
Located in a Level 4 Seismic Zone, the project was the first Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) building to be constructed utilizing a steel moment frame on base isolators, and the first base isolation project to test the isolators for both tension and shear. The seven-level tower nearly doubles the clinical space on the hospital's campus. The architect was Taylor & Associates Architects of Newport Beach, Calif., with structural engineer Taylor & Gaines of Pasadena, Calif.
