Blog Posts in 2010

MCH Signs Deal to Buy Solar-Generated Power

December 13, 2010

Madera Community Hospital has entered into a purchase power agreement with Borrego Solar of San Diego, CA to purchase power from an approximate 1 megawatt solar energy facility to be constructed on the hospital campus. This facility, once completed, will be one of the largest ground-mounted solar arrays on the property of any hospital in California. Trane Commercial Systems assisted with the ...

New $1.2 Million MRI Facility Opens for Service

September 3, 2010

MCH opened its new MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) unit in August, 2010. This $1.2 million project, anchored by a new Hitachi Echelon1.5T unit, brings a high level of imaging to the greater Madera area. Physicians treating many ailments of local residents will get advanced diagnosis information from hospital radiologists as a result of the use of this new technology.

Construction on New Central Utility Plant Starts

August 16, 2010

Construction on the new Central Utility Plant started August 16, 2010. The $17.5 million project will replace the current utility plant that is original to the campus from 1971. The new utility plant will be filled with more energy efficient equipment and will support the construction on new buildings planned to be built over the next twenty years. The hospital is working with local construction ...