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| The need for doctors' offices near the
soon-to-be-built hospital motivated developers to start
applying for permits to build around the intersection of
Tierra Subida Avenue and West Avenue Q-7, south of
Palmdale Boulevard months ago. As creation of the medical
center commences, building activity for dozens of medical
office buildings could turn the area into a giant
construction zone. |
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| Doctors and other medical professionals attended the
groundbreaking for the medical center Thursday morning
with more than 200 others, drawn by the joint effort by Universal
Health Services and Lancaster Community Hospital
to provide health care for area residents. UHS officials
said they plan to have services available in 18 months.
Operation will begin with 170 beds and enlarge to 250
beds and a full-service facility including surgery
services, 36 emergency room beds, women's and children's
health, obstetrics, gynecology, cardiology and a
helicopter pad. |
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| The medical center will attract hundreds of health
care professionals to the area. Doctors wanting
privileges at the new hospital also will be seeking
office space. Those offices will need to be ready for
occupation when the hospital opens its doors. "There
is a tremendous amount of office building going through
the permitting office," Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford
said at the groundbreaking. |
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