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State panel gives hospitals a break on seismic safety
In a move expected to keep the doors open at hundreds of medical buildings in the coming years, a key state panel Wednesday adopted a new high-tech tool aimed at reassessing the seismic safety of California hospitals.
Members of the California Building Standards Commission said the emergency regulations will give the state a better picture of hospital structures most at risk of collapsing during a strong earthquake and allow operators to save billions of dollars in construction costs in the near future.