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UC Irvine Douglas Hospital FACT SHEET

University of California, Irvine has built a state-of-the-art hospital at UC Irvine Medical Center, located in Orange, Calif. UC Irvine Douglas Hospital replaces a structure built in 1960 and links to the existing University Hospital Tower. The new hospital combines the latest medical technologies with patient comforts, strengthening UC Irvine Healthcare’s ability to provide patients with the most advanced therapies and treatments.

Patients visiting UC Irvine Douglas Hospital can experience a spacious environment with private rooms designed for optimal comfort and healing. UC Irvine Healthcare is committed to providing high-quality patient care and fostering medical breakthroughs through research and education.

Site Location: UC Irvine Douglas Hospital is visible from the Santa Ana I-5 and Garden Grove SR-22 freeways and located on the north side of the medical center campus, parallel to Chapman Avenue. The main entrance is located on Medical Center Drive off of The City Drive.

Timeline: Construction of UC Irvine Douglas Hospital began in February 2005 and will be completed in two phases. Phase I was completed in September 2008 and Phase II will be complete at the end of 2011.

Budget: For construction and equipment, two phases totaling $555.9 million

Hospital Facts:

• Largest construction project in Orange County
• 482,428 square feet
• 7 stories (plus basement)
• 236 beds, bringing the total number of beds to 424, including 107 beds in University Hospital Tower and 81 beds in the Neuropsychiatric Center (67 neuropsychiatry and 14 acute rehabilitation beds)¹
• 30-bed neonatal intensive care unit with plans to add 15 more in 2009
• State-of-the-art burn unit with eight beds
• 15 high-tech operating rooms that are 50 percent larger than those currently in use²
• Two dedicated cardiac catheterization lab suites
• Conference rooms and collaborative work spaces for residents on each patient care floor

Hospital Layout:

• Basement — state-of-the-art radiology services³
• Ground Level — main lobby, admissions office, nurse staffing office, pharmacy, inpatient diagnostics, rehabilitation therapy, supply, processing and distribution, materiel management, dining room, gift shop, chapel and meditation area
• Level Two — operating rooms, catheterization labs, preoperative rooms, postoperative recovery rooms, visitor lounge and a bridge to University Hospital Tower
• Level Three — blood bank, rapid response laboratories, anatomic pathology, 15-bed medical/surgical unit
• Level Four — neonatal intensive care unit
• Levels Five to Seven — adult intensive care, UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, Institute for Clinical and Translational Studies (ICTS), medical/surgical units, including a step-down unit and specialty units, including neuroscience, epilepsy monitoring and oncology

Design and Construction:
UC Irvine design and construction services
UC Irvine campus architect: Rebekah Gladson
Project director: Pat Nemeth
General contractor: Hensel Phelps Construction Co.
Architect: HOK

Information:
UC Irvine Medical Center is operational throughout construction. For information on naming opportunities at UC Irvine Douglas Hospital, contact Health Affairs Advancement at 714.456.3768. To schedule a guided tour, please call 714.456.6904 or 714.456.5772.

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¹191 patient beds will be available when the hospital opens in 2009. 45 rooms will be added as construction progresses through 2011.
²Four more operating rooms will be added as construction progresses through 2011.
³Construction of additional radiology services in UC Irvine Douglas Hospital will begin in 2009 and will be complete by 2011.