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, which opened its doors in March 2009, combines the latest medical technologies with patient comforts and strengthens UC Irvine Healthcare’s ability to deliver the most advanced therapies and treatments.

UC Irvine Douglas Hospital is a spacious, well-lighted seven-story building offering private rooms designed for optimal patient comfort and healing. UC Irvine Healthcare physicians, nurses and other medical professionals are committed to delivering the highest quality care and fostering medical breakthroughs through research and education at Orange County’s only university hospital and Level I trauma center.

Site Location:UC Irvine Douglas Hospital is visible from the Santa Ana (Interstate 5) and Garden Grove (State Route 22) freeways. It is located at the north end of the medical center campus, parallel to Chapman Avenue. The main entrance is on Medical Center Drive off The City Drive, one block south of Chapman Avenue.

Timeline: Construction of the hospital began in February 2005. Phase I was completed in September 2008 and Phase II will be finished at the end of 2011.

Budget: The cost of construction and equipment for both phases totals $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 licensed beds at UC Irvine Medical Center to 422, including the University Hospital Tower and the Neuropsychiatric Center¹
• 45-bed neonatal intensive care unit
• State-of-the-art burn unit with eight beds
• 15 high-tech operating rooms that are 50 percent larger than those in the former hospital²
• Two dedicated cardiac catheterization suites
• Conference rooms and collaborative work spaces for residents on each patient care floor

Hospital Layout:

• Basement — state-of-the-art radiology services, including fluoroscopy, CT, MRI and X-ray
• Ground Level — main lobby, admissions office, pharmacy, rehabilitation therapy, supply, processing and distribution, materiel management, dining room, gift shop, chapel, meditation and prayer room
• Level Two — operating rooms, cardiac catheterization labs, preoperative rooms, postoperative recovery rooms, visitor lounge, bridge to University Hospital Tower
• Level Three — blood bank, rapid response laboratories, anatomic pathology, 15-bed medical/surgical unit, orthopaedics, nursing administration
• Level Four — neonatal intensive care unit, women’s services
• Level Five — burn intensive care unit, neuroscience units, including epilepsy monitoring
• Level Six — surgical intensive care unit, Institute for Clinical and Translational Studies (ICTS)
• Level Seven — cardiac care unit, adult intensive care unit, oncology, telemetry

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 were available at the hospital opening in March 2009. As construction progresses through 2011, 45 additional rooms will be added.
²Four more operating rooms will be added as construction progresses through 2011.