Marking a medical milestone for the San Diego, California region, the doors have opened to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla’s new North Tower, a $664-million, 8-floor inpatient building that features comprehensive mother-baby services, spacious private patient rooms and operating rooms equipped with advanced technology.
With the opening, Scripps La Jolla’s bed count now totals 495 licensed to Scripps and another 36 neonatal intensive care beds licensed to Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego. Previously, the campus had 426 licensed beds. The North Tower contains 188 inpatient beds.
The 420,000-square-foot structure of glass, brick and steel took eight years to plan and construct. The tower’s design was focused on elevating and personalizing the patient experience, while fostering greater efficiency for staff members and employees. Large windows that let in natural light; soothing colors, private rooms, spacious lounges and garden areas all contribute to the comfort, recovery and healing of patients.
McCarthy Building Companies served as the project’s construction management firm. HGA was the architect and Jacobs was the program/project manager.
