Holy Rosary Medical Center Ontario, OR This 22-acre complex is undergoing a five-phase, 100,000 SF expansion program and includes a new central plant. LSW is acting as a subconsultant for the hospital expansion and acted as the prime consultant for the utility master plan and central plant. The plant provides 1,200 tons cooling, a 36,000 -pph steam boiler plant, and 2.0 MW of emergency power. The hospital expansion includes the following major departments: Central Sterile Supply Emergency Pre-Op Recovery Surgery (8 suites) The central plant includes the following design features: Campus-wide distribution of normal power, emergency power, chilled water and steam 1,000 foot utility trench Medical air, compressed air, oxygen, vacuum, and medical gases Communications and Fire Alarm Systems Utility Coordination and Negotiation The emergency power generation system features two diesel generators with paralleling equipment and switchgear located in the central plant. To comply with the residential neighborhood's ambient sound criteria, the cooling towers are equipped with inlet and discharge sound attenuation. The towers use variable frequency drives for capacity control. Owner: The Dominican Sisters of Ontario Size: 100,000 SF (expansion) Construction Cost: $46 Million Expansion Total; $5 Million Central Plant and Distribution Completion Date: 2002 (building expansion); 2000 (central plant) [ Back to Top ] [ Previous Page ]

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