By Daily Press staff
The Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center reached new heights on Tuesday, signifying a construction milestone in its decade-long renovation.
The hospital hosted a “topping off” ceremony in the emergency room parking lot, across from the hospital’s main entrance. A one-ton steel beam, signed by hospital employees, physicians and supporters, was hoisted into position during the ceremony. The structural steel framework for the new hospital’s North Wing reaches its full height.
The North Wing, to be located adjacent to Wilshire Boulevard, will be the highest part of the new Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital, currently taking shape around the existing Santa Monica-UCLA facility. The new hospital is scheduled to be completed in 2007.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 12, 2004. Read the original PDF.