Arabian Tales
Hospitals
Volume 31 – Issue #9
Plans for New Shrine Medical Center in Southern California
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fter a decade and a half of uncertainty and ever changing direction, the Board of Governors unveiled plans for a new Medical Center to replace the Geneva Street facility in Los Angeles. In February, Board Chairman, Larry Adamson announced that working together with the Board of Trustees and their committees a new site had been purchased in Pasadena, California to house a new medical center to replace our current facility and support a new and revolutionary service delivering system for serving the children of the southwestern United States and Mexico. The new system buddied, the CLASS model, p a r t n e r s with another renowned healthcare provider where services can be mutually s h a r e d between the two providers. CLASS, which stands for “Closely Located and Shared Services”, is the first of its kind within the Shrine system. Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, Southern California will be partnering with the world renown, Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. Huntington Hospital, CEO, Steve Ralph said of the new partnership, “We are honored the Shriners Hospitals has selected Huntington to be its partner in caring for the needs of so many children from this region of the country. For many years they have admired the tremendous work done by Shriners and we share their mission, values and dedication to excellence in patient care, education and research.” Working with a talented team of architects
and planners, a new 75,000 square feet three story state-of-the-art medical center is being planned for the new site which is located at the southeast adjacent to Huntington Hospital on Fair Oaks Boulevard. The modern design will include three stories of clinical, surgical, rehabilitation and administrative areas, a three level sub terrain parking structure which will accommodate over 250 vehicle parking. Entering into the Medical Center you will pass through a callenade drive with a large outdoor park setting into a circular drop off. This outdoor area will serve a variety of functional uses including a healing g a r d e n , c h i l d r e n recreation, and an area for our rehabilitation specialists to work with children in familiarizing them to surfaces and elevation challenges. It will also serve as an entertain center for Shrine activities and will include outdoor dining accommodations for 150 people, (with covering) catering accommodations, audio/visual enhancements and a large water wall. The building will feature a glass and granite façade with large accessible landings on both the second and third floor which will capture the stunning view of the San Gabriel Mountains. Much focus and time has been spent on understanding and designing the areas to capture and maximize the best possible patient flow and to enhance the patent and family experience. Clinical activities and supporting departments will define the first floor occupancy. The
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