New State-of-the-Art Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Now Open

One patient was moved every three minutes until all patients had been safely transferred to the new hospital. Every patient was accompanied by a registered nurse and at least two movers, as well as necessary monitors, ventilators and other medical equipment. Patients were transferred by gurney 200 feet down a canopied, red-carpeted path, which protected privacy and comfort. The patient move was completed in about eight hours — smoothly, safely and ahead of schedule.

• Six-story (over one lower level), approximately 450,000-square foot general acute-care hospital including an unfinished floor for future expansion.
• Base isolation – advanced earthquake safety technology – allows the building to withstand an 8.5 quake and remain functional
• Electronic patient charting and Internet-based capabilities for advanced patient, physician, family communication
• State-of-the-art patient lift technology in every room for safety
• All private rooms – 241 beds
• No recycled air
• Total project cost= $630 million
• Emergency Department enlarged by 42 percent to accommodate 50,000 visits per year
• Family sleeping accommodations in all medical/surgical, obstetric, intensive care and neonatal intensive care rooms
• Patient meals cooked to order and delivered at requested times
• Four meditation and healing gardens and walking trails for patients, visitors, employees and neighbors