Base Isolation

New Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Now Open

May 16, 2011

102 Patients Moved to New State-of-the-Art Hospital It was a historical moment – for some people, once in a lifetime – when the new 241-bed Mills-Peninsula Medical Center opened on Sunday, May 15, 2011. The $630 million, 450,000-square-foot hospital is located in Burlingame, California at 1501 Trousdale Avenue. Beginning at 7 a.m., patients receiving care [...]

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Healthpoint TV Debuts November 1

October 29, 2010

Leading and living a healthy lifestyle –the focus of our new local cable television show, Healthpoint TV. Bringing you the latest information on common health concerns from local medical experts, healthy eating tips and five minute exercises to improve your fitness. Our first episode takes you behind-the-scenes of the new hospital. The show airs weekly [...]

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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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In major earthquake, new hospital one of safest in U.S.

May 28, 2010

Imagine a six-story, 450,000-square-foot building gently riding out a major earthquake on a bed of steel bearings. As the earth beneath Mills-Peninsula’s new hospital shakes violently, the building itself will rise like a pendulum and sway. If you go down under the nearly completed structure, you will see the bearing units sandwiched between the building and [...]

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The region’s newest hospital: Take a peek inside

May 11, 2010

If you’ve driven down El Camino Real on the Peninsula, no doubt you’ve caught sight of the largest construction project in the region. Here’s a look at what’s inside the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center, opening to the community on Nov. 7: Advanced earthquake safety technology – called base isolation – allows the building to withstand [...]

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