UCI breaks ground on new hospital, medical complex in Irvine

The University of California, Irvine and UCI Health have broken ground on a new medical complex on the north end of the Irvine campus. The $1.3 billion complex was approved by the UC Board of Regents in January and will include a 144-bed acute care hospital with an emergency room, an outpatient Center for Advanced Care with primary and specialty health services, a Center for Children’s Health and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building.

“Today we mark a milestone in the history of UCI, of the history of Irvine, and of anywhere in our region where people need the world-class care that is provided only by an academic health center,” UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman told more than 100 people, including leaders from UCI, the community and donors, who were assembled for Monday evening’s groundbreaking ceremony. “Of all the things we do at UCI, all the myriad ways our community is served, none are more important than the activities of our academic health center. People come to us when they are at their most vulnerable; they turn to us to make their lives better; and the outcomes of our efforts have the greatest effect on those lives.”

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