Groundbreaking celebrated for Mendocino Coast Medical Plaza

9/27/04

Mendocino Medical Associates, from left, physicians Diane Harris, John Gallo, Wendy Martin, Jason Kirkman, David Newell, Buz Graham, and Richard Sacks-Wilner enthusiastically break ground at the site of the new Mendocino Coast Medical Plaza.

On September 22, Mendocino Medical Associates (MMA), Dr. Linda James and developer/general contractor Gary Bruno celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Mendocino Coast Medical Plaza.   The Medical Plaza will host mixed-use medical offices, including MMA and Dr. James.  

This approximately 12,000 square foot building is a joint effort between local physicians, the Mendocino Coast Hospital Foundation and G.L. Bruno Associates, Inc.   The Medical Plaza is sited on land leased to the group by the Mendocino Coast District Hospital, on the western portion of the hospital's campus.

Approximately 50 people were on hand to celebrate, including local physicians, MMA staff, MCDH and MCHF Board members, hospital employees, and interested members of the public.

Dr. Linda James said, "I am so excited that I will have my own space soon.   This project has been a long time in the making."

Dr. Buz Graham, of MMA, explained that, "This project is the result of two years of planning, and unprecedented cooperation and collaboration between local physicians, MCDH, the Hospital Foundation and the developer.   This kind of collaboration is absolutely essential in a small community such as ours."

Construction will begin immediately and is scheduled for completion in Spring 2005.

MCDH Board member Don Tucker, MCHF Board member Joe Curren, MCHF Executive Director Eve Yeomans, MCDH Executive Director Bryan Ballard, MCDH Board President Charlene McAllister and MCDH Board member Jim Hay each turn a shovel of soil during the groundbreaking ceremony.