The new 488,000-sq-ft, $360-million El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, which replaces the 49-year-old original, followed a number of guiding principles throughout the designing, planning and construction to maintain focus on building a community hospital of the future. The new building accommodates 223 licensed beds – 85% private – and an emergency room/department holding an additional 36 beds. The building also includes a 10-bed observation unit, a conference center, 16 operating/interventional treatment rooms, a multi-track emergency department and flexible nursing modules with 28 critical care and 180 acuity adaptable beds.