Final Beam Placed at UCI Medical Center―Irvine Hospital

A topping-out ceremony was held for the 350,000-square-foot UCI Medical Center-Irvine Hospital. The seven-story acute care hospital is part of a $1.3 billion complex, approved by the UC Board of Regents in 2021 and under construction in Irvine, California.

In addition to the 144-bed acute care hospital with an emergency room, also under construction are: an outpatient Center for Advanced Care for primary and specialty health services, a Center for Children’s Health and the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building.

The hospital and cancer center are slated to open in 2025.

The project team for the acute care hospital includes CO Architects and Hensel Phelps.

Photo: Karen Tapia