UCI Health will open its new seven-story, 144-bed, all-electric acute care hospital — UCI Health Irvine — on Dec. 10, according to the Los Angeles Times.
The facility will be the academic health system’s sixth hospital and complete its medical campus on Jamboree Road, according to a November news release. It follows the 2024 openings of the Joe C. Wen & Family Advanced Care Center and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building.
Hospital leaders said the hospital was designed with quality, sustainability and patient experience in mind. Patient rooms average 250 square feet and feature 75-inch smart TVs, access to natural light, nature-inspired artwork, and outdoor terraces and gardens. The hospital also includes one of the first all-electric kitchens serving a U.S. hospital and uses sustainable furnishings free of harmful chemicals.
UCI Health Irvine will offer the following services:
- Cardiology monitoring unit
- Epilepsy monitoring unit
- 24-hour emergency department
- Bone marrow transplant and cellular therapy
- Interventional radiology
- Catheterization services
- Observation unit
- Advanced imaging
- Inpatient and outpatient pharmacy services
- Blood bank, laboratory and pathology services
- Gift shop
According to New University, the hospital supports the University of California system’s goal to reduce carbon emissions by 90% by 2045.
The opening of UCI Health Irvine follows the debut of Prosser (Wash.) Memorial Health’s all-electric, $125 million, 88,000-square-foot hospital, which opened Feb. 1.
Editor’s note: This story was updated on Dec. 9.
