Project Update - The homepage of the website which provides current information and project status
"Building The Future" - New informative video which examines the vision, concept, creation, function, and power of the modern Westwood Replacement Hospital (requires real player)
Introduction - Provides overall look at the project and website
Re:Building Pamphlet - a pamphlet which addresses the public's concerns about the schedule and noise of construction
Floor Plans - an introduction to the hospital's design and layout
Press Coverage - the latest news on the hospital
OSHPD Steel Test Video - a short film about the hospital's steel beam infrastructure and seismic resistance (requires RealPlayer)
Who Is UCMT? - an introduction to the group behind the project
Chronology - a photographic collection of the construction site organized by date
Renderings - a photographic collection of the current progress versus the architect's images at the end of construction organized by date
Web Cam - a webcam that's setup in the lobby
Slide Show - an aerial slide presentation of work progress from start to present
Aerial Camera - a photographic collection of the construction site from an aerial perspective
Model - a photographic collection of the scale model from different angles
Elevations - a collection of 2 dimensional plans of the exterior sides of the hospital.
Illustrations - a collection of watercolor illustrations of interior and exterior of the hospital
Interior Renderings - a collection of 3 dimensional computer renderings of the hospital's interior
Mock-Up - a photographic collection from the full size mock-up model depicting the hospital's interiors
Schedule - a quick glance at the project's timeline (requires Adobe Acrobat)
E-Mail - access to UCMT email accounts on the web (requires Microsoft Internet Explorer)
Laserfiche Weblink - web access to a database of scanned paper documents
Contact Information - addresses and phone numbers of the companies involved in the project
E-Mail UCMT - for any questions, comments, or concerns about the hospital
E-Mail the Webmaster - for any questions, comments, or concerns about the website
UCLA Phone Directory - search the comprehensive online phone directory for all of UCLA
| Press Coverage |
 New Hospital to be Named for Reagan BY ROXANNE MOSTER / UCLA TodayAmidst a crowd of political dignitaries and major donors, UCLA leaders announced April 19 that the new medical center will be named the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in response to a gift of $150 million from a group of prominent Southern California civic and cultural leaders. UCLA will use the funds to help build its new medical treatment and research hospital, slated to open in 2004.
Former First Lady Nancy Reagan spoke on behalf of her husband, former President Ronald Reagan: "Although Ronnie couldn't be here today, I hope everyone knows how grateful we are to have this fabulous new medical center named after him," said Mrs. Reagan. "I've seen the model and it's fantastic. Perhaps one day the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will help cure diseases that are now hopeless for people." The gift to UCLA constitutes a major part of a larger fund-raising effort that also will raise $30 million for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation in Simi Valley. Spearheaded by Jerry Perenchio, CEO of Univision Communications, Inc., the donor group already has secured pledges of $80 million toward its overall $180 million goal. The combined gift will constitute the largest donation in UCLA's history. "UCLA is proud and honored to name this facility after President Reagan," said Chancellor Albert Carnesale. "We are enormously grateful to this group of private citizens, who exemplify the spirit of humanitarian giving, for their unprecedented generosity and vision." "This remarkable gift in the name of President Reagan is a gift of hope and healing to the people of Southern California and to the world," said Gerald S. Levey, dean of the School of Medicine and provost of medical sciences. "It ensures that UCLA will realize its mission of rebuilding one of the world's finest medical centers and paving new paths in health care for the new century." Levey told Mrs. Reagan, "We pledge to you that we will bring great honor to the President, to you and to your family." "The new Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center will champion two lifelong causes of Nancy Reagan providing the finest medical care anywhere and perpetuating the legacy of a great man," said Frederick Ryan Jr., chairman of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Board of Trustees.
This magnificent new medical facility will be a lasting tribute to my husband's life and career," said Mrs. Reagan. "We are deeply grateful to those whose generosity is making it possible." Construction started last December on the technologically innovative, 525-bed hospital, to replace the 1951-vintage structure weakened nearly six years ago in the Northridge earthquake. Created by a team that includes the Pei Partnership, with renowned architect I.M. Pei, and executive architects Perkins & Will, the new hospital's design incorporates openness and gives it the flexibility to adapt to the changing needs of health care over the next century. The new hospital will cost $702 million to build and equip, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency providing $432 million in earthquake relief and the State of California providing $44 million. Approximately $250 million remains to be raised for the entire project, which will include three research buildings. |
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