Palmdale Regional Medical Center
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Palmdale Regional Medical Center is a private hospital located in Palmdale
, California
.
This hospital was the most expensive hospital project Universal Health Services
has ever undertaken at US$200 million. Adjacent to the hospital itself are two 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) medical office towers, called the Palmdale Medical Plaza. The hospital complex will also feature apartment housing for those who need assisted living.
The hospital complex is 34.17 acres (13.8 ha).
This acute care facility is the only hospital in Palmdale, the largest city in California without a hospital prior to opening in December 2010. The hospital is 320000 square feet (29,729 m²), and provides 775 jobs to the area. It opened with 127 beds, with another 44 beds approved to be added 8 months after opening. The hospital will be able to expand to 239 beds at maximum development.
This new facility features a 35-bed emergency department, the largest emergency room in the Antelope Valley
area, and a heliport
.
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962; 47 years later, voters approved creating a charter city in November, 2009. Palmdale is...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
This hospital was the most expensive hospital project Universal Health Services
Universal Health Services
Universal Health Services, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. UHS is one of the leading hospital management companies in the United States and operates, through its subsidiaries, acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory surgery centers in...
has ever undertaken at US$200 million. Adjacent to the hospital itself are two 60000 square feet (5,574.2 m²) medical office towers, called the Palmdale Medical Plaza. The hospital complex will also feature apartment housing for those who need assisted living.
The hospital complex is 34.17 acres (13.8 ha).
This acute care facility is the only hospital in Palmdale, the largest city in California without a hospital prior to opening in December 2010. The hospital is 320000 square feet (29,729 m²), and provides 775 jobs to the area. It opened with 127 beds, with another 44 beds approved to be added 8 months after opening. The hospital will be able to expand to 239 beds at maximum development.
This new facility features a 35-bed emergency department, the largest emergency room in the Antelope Valley
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
area, and a heliport
Heliport
A heliport is a small airport suitable only for use by helicopters. Heliports typically contain one or more helipads and may have limited facilities such as fuel, lighting, a windsock, or even hangars...
.