June 2010

Staff video takes you inside the new hospital kitchen

June 24, 2010

In this week’s training team video, Lynda takes you inside the new hospital kitchen. Come along for an inside view! Mills-Peninsula’s staff is hard at work preparing all employees for the transition to the new hospital. To give employees a sneak peek, the training team donned hard hats and took their video camera inside the [...]

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Family Birth Center gains gardens, outdoor patio

June 22, 2010

You may not have believed it possible to improve the renowned Mills-Peninsula Family Birth Center, but come November when the doors of the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center open, a truly first-class birthing experience awaits:  Spacious private rooms to accommodate your entire birth experience. Outside views – some overlooking gardens. All rooms have 100 percent fresh [...]

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High-tech (and heavy) MRI loaded into new hospital

June 19, 2010

The largest piece of equipment in the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center was loaded into its new home via a construction crane this week.  Inserting the powerful, high-definition GE 3T MRI (magnetic resonance system) was quite a feat. The 3T MRI weighs 27,000 pounds (about the weight of three African elephants), according to Chris Ovlen, senior [...]

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Why our new hospital has a moat

June 16, 2010

In a major earthquake the entire new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center can move almost three feet in any direction. In fact, a 30-inch moat was built around the hospital to allow for that movement. Here’s how it works. The base isolators under Mills-Peninsula’s new hospital are made of triple concave bearings – picture two highly-polished dog [...]

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How many hours does it take to build a new hospital?

June 12, 2010

With the help of Larry Kollerer, senior project manager for the hospital replacement project, we’ve collected some fun stats about the construction of the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center. Exactly how many hours does it take to build a state-of-the-art medical center? • An average of 308 people per day have worked on the construction site [...]

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