DPR Breaks Ground on $244 Million Project

OAKLAND, Calif. — Commercial builder DPR Construction broke ground on Sutter Health’s new $244 million Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Patient Care Pavilion in Oakland. Scheduled to open in 2014, the $350 million, 230,000-square-foot facility will include an 11-story patient care tower, a new emergency room, and will house 238 medical/surgical and acute rehabilitation beds. Also in the works is a 1,000-space parking structure.

The 1.5-acre hospital will rise to approximately 184-feet above the ground, and will have two stories built below the ground. The new facility will be attached to existing hospital buildings that will remain fully operational throughout the building process. The entire project will cost $350 million and include a new emergency department, 1,000-space parking structure and additional green space.

The project is also pursuing LEED certification and meets all requirements of the Green Guide for Health Care and Sustainability Practices.