Medical construction and design news:  University California San Francisco Medical Center at Mission Bay has just completed its 4-year construction project, the planning of which began over ten years ago. Now, the cancer research center is one of the first LEED Gold-certified hospitals in California.

Medical Construction and Design at UCSF

After over ten years in the making, the northern California hospital in Mission Bay has completed its medical construction and design renovations.  On February 1^st, the biomedical research campus will open its freshly revamped doors to the public, including remodeled wings for the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital and UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital. The newly completed construction project gave the facilities a 289-bed children’s hospital complex with improved emergency response and outpatient capabilities and more patient-focused upgrades. “UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay sets a national benchmark for patient- and family-centered healthcare by offering an unparalleled healing environment that supports and connects patients and their families during hospital stays,” said Cindy Lima, executive director of the University California Hospitals project. “These new hospitals expand our capacity to provide the most advanced treatments in buildings that reflect input from the people who will use them.” Over 200 architects, engineers, and medical construction contractors teamed up to complete the landmark hospital construction, which began exactly four years ago.

Bullet Points

Details of the new hospital construction additions include:

• Hospital helipad to transport babies, children, and pregnant women in need of emergency care to the medical center from outlying hospitals.
• World’s largest hospital fleet of autonomous robotic dispatchers for medicine, food, and other supplies.
• Innovative media modules in each patient room for communicating easily with friends, family, and doctors.
•  Virtual design imaging entertainment for children receiving MRI testing, to reduce anxiety and noise.
• Around 4.3 acres of landscaped lawn areas and 1.2 acres of rooftop gardens for patients and visitors.
• Hospital design features using artwork and lighting to create a soothing atmosphere.

At the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital

The UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco cares for children of all ages, from premature newborns requiring critical care to older children with pediatric illnesses.  The intensive care nursery provides private rooms, while teachers with fully-equipped classrooms are available for school-aged children receiving medical treatments. Also, families of young patients are eligible for hospital overnight accommodations.

UCSF Betty Irene Moore Women’s Hospital

The first women’s hospital to come to the northern California region reflects the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.  Medical construction and design enhancements include specialty surgery for women, a larger birthing ward, private labor-and-delivery rooms that are family-friendly, and female-oriented outpatient care and diagnostic testing.

UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital

With the completed hospital design renovations, the UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital is now able to treat more cancer patients requiring both outpatient and inpatient surgeries. By spring of 2015, the remodeled surgery center may be able to accommodate at least 250 surgery patients, including cancer patients from the children’s and women’s hospitals. Have you noticed any other amazing improvements to medical construction and design elements in nearby hospitals in California? Please feel free to leave your response below. Resources: Medical Construction and Design Magazine Image courtesy of Damian Brandon at FreeDigitalPhotos.net