Stanford Health Care Builds Palo Alto Replacement Hospital

Stanford Health Care is building an 824,000-sf replacement hospital in Palo Alto, Calif.  Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects in association with Lee, Burkhart, Liu, the patient-centered facility will provide 17 operating rooms, advanced imaging suites, an emergency department, a Level One trauma center, a helipad, and 368 private inpatient rooms. The sustainably designed project will utilize exterior glass panels to optimize natural light and will feature a central atrium and five healing gardens. Joint venture contractor Clark/McCarthy broke ground on the seven-story project in May of 2013 and occupancy is expected in 2018.