Replacement Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Move Date Announced

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (NNS) -- The move into the replacement Naval Hospital aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton is scheduled for the middle of December 2013.

Members of Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, Clark/McCarthy Joint Venture, San Diego Gas and Electric, Navy Medicine West and Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton (NHCP) met May 21 to make the decision.

"We are very excited about the progress of the construction and eager to move into the replacement hospital," said Capt. Kenneth Iverson, NHCP commanding officer. "This new facility will allow us to meet the healthcare needs of our patient populations not just today, but well into the future."

After nearly three years of construction, the project is approximately 80 percent complete according to Cmdr. Dude Underwood, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest resident officer-in-charge of construction for the replacement hospital.

"The efforts of this world class team are enabling us to deliver the hospital a full six months ahead of the original schedule, with amazing quality, and a record-setting safety program," said Underwood.

The replacement Naval Hospital is located on a 70 acre site near the main entrance of the base. This $465 million construction project is the largest American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in the Department of the Navy.

The new 500,000 square foot, four floor facility will replace the current 40 year old hospital enhancing the quality and availability of care to the active duty and retired Marines, sailors and family members in the southern California region.

For more information, additional details specific to the move dates for the various clinics in the hospital and other such updates on the transition to the replacement facility in the coming months, please visit the Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton website at http://cpen.med.navy.mil/ and click on the "We are moving" tab at the top of the page or contact the NHCP Public Affairs Office at (760) 725-1271.

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