Kaiser’s Vacaville hospital to open in fall

Kaiser’s Vacaville hospital to open in fall
San Francisco Business Times - by Chris Rauber
June 26, 2009

Kaiser Permanente expects to open its $500 million Vacaville hospital by the fall, after earlier delaying the opening due to the economic downturn.

That estimate includes the 340,000-square-foot hospital itself with “up to 150 beds,” and a 217,000-square-foot medical office building that opened last November, said Kaiser spokesman Marc Brown.

Many details, including staffing levels and the exact opening date for the medical center are still to be determined, Brown said, but the opening is expected in October or November.

Last November, Oakland-based Kaiser and Area Manager Rose Calhan said the system would delay the proposed openings of hospitals in Vacaville and Vallejo from the spring and fall of 2009, respectively, to late 2009 and early 2010, blaming the impact of “ongoing economic challenges.” That timing still appears to be the game plan, given Kaiser’s most recent announcements.

Kaiser said the new Vacaville medical center will include emergency services, a critical care unit, medical-surgical services and “a full complement” of diagnostic and support services — but not initially labor and delivery services, which will continue to be offered at Kaiser’s Vallejo medical center.

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