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Stanford Health Care representatives and employees pose for a photo during the May 14 groundbrekaing ceremony for the Pleasanton hosptial’s new east wing expansion. (Photo courtesy of Steve Fisch/Stanford Medicine) 
The part of the rendering highlighted shows where the new east wing will be located within the Pleasanton campus. (Rendering courtesy of Taylor Design) 
A rendering shows what the entrance of the new east wing emergency department will look like once completed. (Rendering courtesy of Taylor Design) 
An arial rendering shows what the hospital will look like once the expansion project is complete. (Rendering courtesy of Taylor Design)
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley is now one month into building its new, 66,000-square-foot east wing, which aims to double the hospital’s emergency department capacity.
Representatives from Stanford Health Care celebrated the expansion project’s groundbreaking during a ceremony last month at the Pleasanton hospital.
“For more than six decades, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley has been a trusted partner for the Tri-Valley community, delivering high-quality, compassionate care close to home,” David Enwistle, president and CEO of the Stanford Health Care system, said in a May 14 press release.
“This expansion reflects our commitment at Stanford Health Care to ensuring patients have access to the care they need — when and where they need it most,” Enwistle continued. “With this addition, Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley is strengthening its ability to serve a growing community, while advancing our mission of exceptional patient care.”
Located at 5555 W. Las Positas Blvd., the Stanford Health campus in Pleasanton spans about 27.7 acres and currently houses the main hospital building, medical offices and a central utility plant.
Back in 2015, Stanford Health Care and ValleyCare merged to become what is now Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, which continues to house Pleasanton’s sole emergency department — it is one of two emergency departments in the Tri-Valley.
And while the Tri-Valley population continues to grow, hospital leaders have said emergency departments like the one in Pleasanton have not. In fact, according to its press release, Stanford Health Care said Tri-Valley emergency department visits have increased by almost 30% between 2013 and 2023.
That’s why, last year, the hospital sought and received the green light from the Pleasanton Planning Commission to go through with this expansion project.
The scope of work for the project includes building a three story, $200 million building and constructing new utilities, roads and parking, according to the hospital. The building’s infrastructure will also be reinforced to be more resilient in the event of earthquakes.
“This expansion means more capacity and enhanced capabilities to meet the growing demand of the East Bay’s fastest-growing region while keeping strong community roots that were established over 60 years ago with ValleyCare Health System,” Misty Jones, president and CEO of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley, said.
The expansion will also bring 24 new patient treatment bays, three triage rooms, a larger patient waiting area and a dedicated fast-track area which will be “capable of caring for up to eight patients simultaneously, keeping beds available for higher-acuity needs.”
The second and third floors of the new building will be dedicated to support future inpatient growth and services such as lab, pharmacy and sterile processing, according to the project’s fact sheet.
“When this project is complete, patients will have faster access to emergency care with reduced wait times,” Brian Kaminski, medical director of Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley’s emergency department, said in the press release. “It ensures that life’s most urgent moments are met with the excellence, speed and compassion that define Stanford Medicine.”
The expansion is projected to be completed in phases beginning in 2029.
