Joe Fleming, senior plant superintendent at UCI Medical Center, stands near an ornate window in the meditation room of the new seven-story hospital. The facility will open this week with 191 beds and gradually expand to 236. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
John Murray of the UCI Medical Center with an artwork that helps people tell which floor they’re on in the new seven-story hospital. Each floor has a unique piece of art near the elevator. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Sunlight pours into the entryway atrium of UCI Medical Center’s new $556-million hospital. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A light in an operating room at the new hospital. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
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Standing in the entryway atrium, Maureen Zehntner, UCI Medical Center’s departing chief executive, talks about the light and airy design of the new hospital. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A housekeeper cleans the visitors waiting room of the new hospital. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
Copper wire window screens add texture to the view from the 5th floor of the new hospital. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
A post-operation recovery room at the new hospital. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
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A hospital transportation van passes the new seven-story facility. (Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times)
