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Apple joining effort to build $2 billion hospital

by Mike Schramm Feb 22nd 2011 at 9:00AM

Apple has joined up with other computer firms, including eBay, HP and Intel, in an effort to build a brand new hospital in Stanford, near Palo Alto, CA. The hospital is expected to cost over US$2 billion, and $550 million of that will be donated and raised by the corporate partners program, which Apple has signed on to as a member. Outside of raising money, the corporate partners are invited to join in the technological design of the facility, donating and contributing ideas and technology to help change "the way people interface with the hospital."

Apple certainly knows quite a bit about interfaces -- we've seen the iPad placed in hospitals before. Macs and iPhones have a lot to offer to health care as well, on a variety of levels. Planning for the new hospital has been going on for the last five years; construction, due to start later on in 2011, isn't expected to be complete until 2017.

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UnaMike

Oh, so that's why Apple is gouging their App Store partners. They need the extra cash to pay off their charity commitment.

Steve you are not even near the same philanthropy ballpark as Bill.

February 23 2011 at 1:16 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

Is it just me or does that look the lobby from Monsters Inc?

February 22 2011 at 1:21 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
SIP

I hope the hospital has a department to treat cynicism too...

February 22 2011 at 11:57 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Rick

So the hospital gift shop will essentially be an Apple Store so when somebody you are close to is in the hospital, instead of getting them flowers & baloons, you can buy them an iPod Nano instead.

February 22 2011 at 11:01 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Marc

Steve Jobs memorial hospital.

February 22 2011 at 10:46 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
tuscanidream

eBay will probably donate 100 HP laptops. When the hostiple receives them and finds out that they are Chinese knockoffs.... eBay will probably rule in eBay's favor and still charge them for shipping.

FVCK eBay. They have done nothing but screw every time because they don't have any English speaking people working there.

February 22 2011 at 10:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
treelo

All great and all but unless you're a high roller you probably won't ever set foot in there, much less get treated there.

Wave to the rich people Jimmy, they're better than us and deserve our unwavering loyalty.

February 22 2011 at 10:20 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Adrian vG

I hope they have more effective health-care space than pictured in that image...

February 22 2011 at 10:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
zendiz

you think the other players just gonna sit there? they gonna push as much product placement possible for their dollar.

February 22 2011 at 9:51 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Russ

But will there be an Apple Store in the lobby? ; - )

February 22 2011 at 9:49 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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