Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital began site preparation for the construction of a much-needed parking structure and trauma center helipad the week of April 19, 2010 in order to improve facility access and emergency care. 

Fencing has been erected on the site at the corner of McBean Parkway at Avenida Navarre where the new parking structure is being constructed.  The new parking structure will provide 750 spaces on the hospital campus, an increase of 314 spaces and the helipad will allow the hospital to retain its designation as the only trauma center serving the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding area.  The structure and helipad should be completed in approximately one year.
 
Alternative parking arrangements have begun for hospital staff, volunteers and students to ensure visitors, patients and the community are not impacted by the temporary absence of parking spots during construction.  During parking structure and helipad construction, day time hospital staff park in a dedicated lot at the Westfield Town Center on Monday through Friday.  Continuous and complimentary shuttles are being provided to bring staff directly to the hospital campus.  Patients, visitors, physicians, 12-hour and weekend staff continue to park on the hospital's campus.
 
"We want to ensure that impacts to our clients and visitors are minimal during this and subsequent construction phases of the master plan." said Roger Seaver, President and Chief Executive Officer for Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital.   "However, we also want to ensure our staff has safe and secure parking with transportation to and from the hospital while we are expanding the campus to better serve our community."