unit with a nursery and for new fathers, a “pacing room”. The hospital was built with the lightest materials possible while still maintaining safety. They reduced over three tons of weight since Salinas is an earthquake area, which makes the building even safer as the weight of the building causes stress on the building during earthquakes. The hospital used state-of-the-art engineering standards that met or exceeded fire and earthquake requirements. Sprinklers installed in storerooms and the Salinas fire department were given an orientation. Rate schedules at the opening were two bedrooms $15.50, large private room with bath $22, bassinets during normal delivery $2.50 a day, premature nursery $9. "Patients who reside in the Salinas Valley Memorial hospital district will receive a discount of $1 per day". On March 29, 1953, the day of dedication, Bruce Church received a letter of congratulations from President Dwight D. Eisenhower, which commented on how no state or federal funds were used to build the hospital. The final cost by opening day was $3.3 million. Roy Diaz, a Salinas Tank company hero on Bataan" ... will unveil the plaque dedicated to "the memory of the men and women of the armed forces who made the supreme sacrifice for their community and their nation". The Masters of ceremonies were Mayor E. J. Raffetto, L. W. Wing was vice president of the board of directors. Over 2,000 residents attended the dedication ceremony. Programs and facilities L.M. Tynan Emergency Center and Paramedic Base Station Joyce Wyman Outpatient Surgery Center Orradre New Life Center for Single Room Maternity Care Comprehensive Cancer Center Diagnostic Imaging Center Norman P. Andresen, MD Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA and establishment of the Virtual Collaborative Clinic Taylor Farms Family Health & Wellness Center Leonard V. Breschini - Energy Management Center Nathan J. Olivas Center Partnerships and affiliations NASA On September 9, 1998, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital and the NASA Ames BioVIS (Biological Visualization, Imaging, and Simulation) Technology Center signed a Space Act Agreement. This partnership gives the hospital 3-D imaging capabilities for diagnostic analysis. Low orbiting satellites can transmit these analyses to any location. to any location. In June 1999, Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital became one of the medical facilities to hold the title, along with Stanford University and the Cleveland Research Clinic, “virtual hospital.” On July 21, 2004, the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System and NASA