Scripps Hospital Tower II
The Scripps Hospital Tower II project is expanding an existing occupied hospital with a twin tower. A.O. Reed completed the existing tower back in 2013 as a design assist partner for the HVAC and plumbing scope of work. The new tower is a mirror image of the existing Prebys Cardiovascular Institute with some new additions. Once the construction is complete, the two towers will provide over 801,000 square feet of medical care space for our community.
A.O. Reed and Murray Company joint ventured on the second tower as RM Mechanical. Our team has installed additional capacity for the existing central plant, air handling units, exhaust fans, and steam boilers. This will produce an additional 17,000 pounds of steam per hour. The second tower will be conditioned by 11 AHUs. The conditioned air will serve the VAV units at each distribution point. Through heat exchangers located in the tower, the steam will provide heating hot water to all the VAV coils. On the project, there are new chillers in the second tower to independently support the operating rooms, MRI, and CHW/HHW pumps in the new mechanical room.
As for the plumbing, our team included a complete medical gas, air, and vacuum systems. RM Mechanical’s plumbing team installed a high purity RO/DI system and helipad fuel containment tank. The project also included the installation of ejector pumps for storm, grease, and wastewater. All required water services including domestic water, soft hot, and cold water was included on the project. Our team also installed the fixtures and trims for the patient rooms, kitchens, restrooms, and other facilities. In the central energy plant, we will expand the emergency fuel system. This will support two new emergency generators.
The project started in January 2020. In July, RM Mechanical installed the rough-in for the plumbing, piping, and sheet metal systems on the lower level. We installed hangers on level one and performed layout of levels two through four. We are making full use of our fabrication shops as materials are ongoing and differentiate with each level and area. Our detailing team is working on all project designs and fulfilling any requests made by the owner. The project is picking up momentum and will be headed to full production in the coming months.
Once complete, the hospital expansion will serve the San Diego residents with highly skilled medical care. The new addition will include trauma, operating, NICU, and other facilities. According to project manager, Brian McDowell, “the greatest part of the project is to interact with the construction team, contractors, design engineers, architects, and owner representatives.” The estimated completion date is scheduled for June 2024.
