SANTA CLARA — Sutter Health has announced plans to convert several vacant office buildings in Santa Clara into two massive medical campuses, creating a healthcare hub in Silicon Valley.
Healthcare giant plans to spend $800 million to develop two campuses on Mission College Boulevard, just north of U.S. Highway 101 and near the Great American Parkway. I plan to.
“This will improve access, reduce the cost of care and provide better access points for Sutter Health members,” Sutter Health President and CEO Warner Thomas said in an interview with this news organization. told.
Sutter Health is teaming up with Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group and leading Bay Area real estate firm Sobrato Organization to build what the health care organization calls its “flagship” campus in Silicon Valley.
Together, the campuses total 1 million square feet.
“Sutter Health is launching a visionary, forward-looking, phased expansion plan in the heart of Silicon Valley and throughout the California region to improve access to high-demand patient care.” Mr. Thomas said.
One group of buildings will be on Mission College Boulevard near Our Lady's Way, and the other will be on Mission College Boulevard near Agnew Road. The campus is located near the U.S. Highway 101 and Great American Parkway interchange.
“Our vision is to provide people in the Silicon Valley metropolitan area with a full range of health care services, ensuring they have access to timely, excellent care close to home,” said Dr. Kurt VanDevoort, CEO of Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group. “It's about making it happen,” he said. has 2,000 physicians affiliated with Sutter Health.
The two campuses, known as Sutter West Santa Clara Campus and Sutter East Santa Clara Campus, are located within one mile of each other.
The West Campus will total 700,000 square feet and focus on:
— Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
– cancer
— Women's Health
— Heart and Blood Vessel Care
The East Campus will total 300,000 square feet and will focus on:
— Comprehensive primary care
— Specialist clinics such as cardiology, neurology, urology, obstetrics and gynecology, plastic surgery, general surgery, endocrinology, dermatology, gastroenterology, and other treatment specialties
— Advanced diagnostic lab and image processing
— Primary and specialty pediatric care
— Adult and pediatric emergency care
Tony Mestre, CEO of Sobrato, said: “We recognize that patient demand is increasing in this region and there is a significant need for access to higher quality healthcare services.” “Together, we are uniquely positioned to bring clinical expertise and a shared commitment to community leadership and impact.”
Sutter Health, in partnership with Mission College, aims to help community college students develop health care skills. The university leases the land under the building to Sutter Health.
“As part of that, we will build partnerships on education and workforce development to train more people in the health care field,” Warner said. “We believe there is a shortage of health care workers across the board and we want to build a health care workforce in this region.”
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