$200M Cancer Center Will Anchor Comprehensive New Medical Campus In Orange County
The campus, as envisioned, would also include a boutique hotel for patients and their families.
Orange County Register:
City Of Hope Proposing $200 Million Cancer Center In Irvine Near Orange County Great Park
City of Hope is planning to build a $200 million cancer center, which would anchor a future medical campus south of the Orange County Great Park in Irvine. The new outpatient center, equipped with “leading-edge technologies and dedicated oncology specialists,” would open on land donated by FivePoint, which is overseeing the development of about 10,000 homes around the Great Park, according to a press release announcing the plan. (Shimura, 3/30)
In other news from across the state —
Ventura County Star:
New Urgent Care Clinic Opens In Simi Valley
CareNow Urgent Care has opened a clinic in Simi Valley and will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony from 4-6 p.m. April 17. CareNow, a part of HCA Healthcare, operates in 15 U.S. markets, and the new Simi Valley clinic at 2888 Cochran St. is the second CareNow Urgent Care facility in the area. The other local clinic opened in Thousand Oaks in 2017. In the region, CareNow is affiliated with Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center and West Hills Hospital & Medical Center. (4/1)
Los Angeles Times:
CHOC Celebrates Completion Of O.C.'s Only Mental Health Inpatient Center For Children Under 12
The Children's Hospital of Orange County this week celebrated completion of an 18-bed mental health inpatient facility, the only center in the county to offer inpatient services to kids younger than 12. The 12,000-square-foot center is being touted as a vital answer to the deficit of mental health care for children in the county. (Brazil, 3/29)
KPBS:
Poway's First Community Clinic To Open Later This Month
A community health clinic is coming to Poway. Operated by Escondido-based Neighborhood Healthcare, the new clinic is designed to be a medical home for 7,500 people. (Goldberg, 4/2)