Mark Bertone, left, Chairman of San Antonio Community Hospital’s Board of Trustees, Jason Cooke, Strategic Medical Properties, meets at the medical center site with Pat Timmins, Project Superintendent, Lusardi Construction, Harris F. Koenig, and Bryce Stafford, Strategic Medical Properties. (Photo courtesy of Barbara Isenhart)

EASTVALE SAN ANTONIO MEDICAL PLAZA

Eastvale – San Antonio Community Hospital’s medical plaza project in Eastvale has been progressing nicely. Several construction milestones have been reached, including the tilt-up of the walls that took place on February 5. With this type of construction, the walls are formed adjacent to the foundation and a large crane lifts them into place one at a time. Precision is required to ensure that the walls are erected in just the right order, much like a puzzle. Intensive planning was required before the first wall was lifted into place and secured.

Eastvale Mayor Ike Bootsman was on hand to witness this major milestone, as was Harris Koenig, President and Chief Executive Officer of SACH, and Mark Bertone, Chairman of the hospital’s Board of Trustees.

Eastvale San Antonio Medical Plaza will be located in Lewis Retail Center’s Eastvale Gateway South Shopping Center, on Limonite Avenue, just west of Interstate 15. The location allows the hospital to expand its healthcare services to meet the needs of residents in Eastvale, south Ontario, Norco, and surrounding communities. Eastvale San Antonio Medical Plaza is anticipated to open in late 2014.