Morris Architects' Los Angeles Office Expands Healthcare Practice With OSHPD Experts
Posted on: Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 12:00 CST
Morris Architects (www.morrisarchitects.com) announces the expansion of its Los Angeles healthcare practice with Daniel Ortega and Catherine Araga. Both Ortega and Araga have joined the healthcare design team as senior associates, bringing extensive experience in healthcare design, medical planning, project management and OSHPD (California State Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development) requirements.
"Architects that understand the OSHPD review process, including building codes and guidelines, can speed up the permitting process to avoid construction delays on projects," said Richard Houston, regional director of the Healthcare Studio, Morris Architects. "Having OSHPD regulation experts on our team is an important time and money saving asset and adds great value to our healthcare clients."
Daniel Ortega has over 15 years of professional experience in healthcare design, medical planning and project management. His experience encompasses a wide variety of project types including medical center master planning, medical education and conference centers, medical office buildings, outpatient clinics, surgery suites, and laboratories. Some of the design projects in which he has been involved include The Kaiser Inland Empire Service Area-Corona Medical Office Building, Kaiser West Los Angeles Medical Center Outpatient Strategic Plan, Harbor UCLA Seismic Retrofit, St. Joseph Health System-Mission Hospital's Education and Conference Center, Tenet Health System I.C.U. Expansion, LAC+USC Replacement Hospital, and the Children's Hospital Los Angeles Surgery Center.
Catherine Araga brings 14 years of professional experience in healthcare to Morris Architects. Araga has been involved in over 22 healthcare projects, functioning as project manager, designer and medical planner. Her extensive experience encompasses projects of varying scope and complexity, including medical center master planning, medical education and conference centers, medical office buildings, outpatient clinics, surgery suites, and laboratories. Included among these projects are Kaiser Permanente Metro Service Area-Master Plan, Kaiser Inland Empire Master Plan and Implementation, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center-Transitional Care Unit and Cardiac Surgery, Tenet Twin Cities Community Hospital Expansion, Cedar-Sinai Medical Towers, and the City of Hope National Medical Center Radiation Oncology Expansion.
Morris Architects' Los Angeles office select list of healthcare clients includes Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, Verdugo Hills Hospital, Belmont Corporation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, and Regent Care.
ABOUT MORRIS ARCHITECTS
Established in 1938, Morris Architects is a 167-person architectural practice based in Houston, with offices in Orlando and Los Angeles. The firm provides architecture, design, and planning services to a diverse national and international client base. Morris' project list spans most major building types.
Source: Business Wire
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