UCLA Opens Ronald Reagan Medical Center

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center opened its 1,050,000-sf replacement hospital in Los Angeles on June 29, 2008. Constructed to rigorous seismic standards, the 10-story academic medical center was designed by Pei Partnership Architects with Perkins+Will as executive architect. Consultants include RBB Architects, Zakian Woo Architects, and Pickett Designs. Featuring advanced data access, imaging, diagnostics, and robotics technologies, the patient-centered hospital is comprised of 520 private patient rooms, 154 intensive care beds, 70 recovery spaces, 61 short term beds, 23 operating suites, eight procedure suites, and six cardiac catheterization labs. The building also houses the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA and the Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA. The total construction cost of the project is estimated at $829 million.