Nearly $4 Billion in Health Care Investments
Most cities would be happy with one top-notch healthcare facilities. In Irvine, there are several. And they’re getting even better.
Soon, more than $4 billion will be invested in expanding and creating new healthcare facilities in Irvine. Here’s an overview:
UC Irvine Health Sciences has begun construction on the Samueli College of Health Sciences complex, a landmark “health sciences district” on 9 acres at California and Bison avenues. The project will unite UCI’s schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and population health along with a new integrative-health institute and medical research facility. The project is the nation’s first to incorporate integrative-health research, teaching and patient care across its schools and programs. It includes a 150-seat amphitheater for community programs.
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Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian is building new physician-led specialized institutes that will expand its model of world-class health care delivery. As the highest ranked hospital in Orange County by U.S. News & World Report, the Irvine campus will continue to grow Hoag’s reach and become a prominent comprehensive center for advanced medical treatment, research and innovation.
City of Hope is building a $1 billion cancer research-and-treatment campus on 11 acres at Barranca and Alton parkways. The NCI-designated outpatient cancer center opens this year, providing access to world-renowned physicians, nearly 1,000 clinical trials and more. An outpatient treatment center opened in July 2022, with the full hospital expected to be completed in 2025.
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UCI Health, which serves millions each year at its Orange hospital and health facilities throughout the county, has broken ground on a new $1.4 billion medical complex on
Jamboree Road. It will include a 144-bed hospital, a $221 million advanced-care outpatient center and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. It will also have the world’s first all-electric powered utility plant powered by green energy generated right on campus. Healing gardens and trails complete the patient-care experience.