Merced, Calif.
Mercy Medical Center celebrated the opening of its $166 million replacement hospital in Merced, Calif., on April 23, 2010. The project includes an eight-story, 266,000-sf acute care tower and a 19,000-sf central plant. Providing 185 beds, the hospital houses an intensive care unit, a surgery center, labor and delivery, a neonatal ICU, an emergency department, and ambulatory care. The hospital was designed by RBB Architects with McCarthy as construction manager and Harris & Associates as owner’s construction manager. The sustainably-designed facility features a highly efficient HVAC system and room occupancy sensors.
