Welcome to the SCV Better Health e-news update aimed at informing our community about the hospital's expansion progress and achievements as we grow to serve you better.   Check out the SCVBetterHealth.com website for additional information on the development of hospital services critical to your family's good health.   Parking Structure Takes Shape    Progress on Henry Mayo's new parking structure and helipad is well underway as the Parking Structure Takes Shape foundation has been poured, rebar is in place and walls have begun to appear.  The new structure is on schedule to be completed in spring 2011 and will feature a life-saving helipad in addition to the 750 parking spaces that are greatly needed to serve visitors, patients, volunteers and hospital staff.   The parking structure and helipad are two of the major components of the hospital's expansion efforts as Henry Mayo continues to grow in size and sophistication to better serve the Santa Clarita Valley and surrounding communities. New State-of-the-Art ICU Now Open   Henry Mayo officially opened its new state-of-the art Intensive Care Unit (ICU) on Tuesday, August 24th welcoming 12 patients and their loved ones.  New Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Weldon Brewster Photography  Amy Whelan, 17, was the first patient to take the short trip from the old ICU to the new unit which features technologically-advanced equipment, a calming atmosphere and greater privacy -- all aimed at helping patients severely impacted by trauma, disease or illness.   Henry Mayo's new ICU is double the size of the old unit, accommodating 18 patients, and is a key part of the hospital's expansion efforts to increase the capacity and quality of services in the Santa Clarita Valley to better meet the needs of our community.    The new ICU is one of the major steps the hospital has recently undertaken to transform itself into a world class, modern medical center. Now that the former ICU is vacant, the stage is set to move forward with the development of a new Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) which will give expectant mothers in Santa Clarita a full range of maternity services and provide the highest level of care to infants in need of specialized healthcare. Thank you for your time and feel free to forward this to a friend to join our mailing list for regular updates on the progress of your community hospital's expansion.  If you have any questions, don't hesitate to call me at (661) 200-2222.   Sincerely,     Andie Bogdan Director of Planning, Marketing & Public Relations