by Shane Henson — July 20, 2012—Advantech, a San Diego-based company offering an array of professional services and solutions, including engineering, environmental and construction management, recently announced the U.S. Navy exercised an option authorizing the company to continue providing a dozen hospital construction experts to augment Navy staff as part of the new $451 million naval hospital at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.
The stimulus hospital project, the largest the Navy has under the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will replace the current hospital, built in 1974. Thousands of engineers, construction workers, architects, military and civilian contractors have contributed to the project, which recently passed the halfway mark. Lessons learned from other projects have also guided current success, says Advantech.
The new facility, expected to open in 2014, will feature open spaces for natural light and includes a central atrium. There will also be a reflection and meditation area that will have a wall inscribed with the names of Medal of Honor recipients. The new hospital is part of a 70-acre site that will also have a central utilities plant, a 1,500-space multi-level parking structure, with an additional 1,500-space outside surface parking area, and associated supporting facilities.
