In Brief: Kaiser Opens New O.C. Replacement Hospital

Kaiser Permanente has opened a 262-bed, 434,000 square-foot hospital in Anaheim to replace its Lakeview facility, which dates to the 1970s.

All the patient rooms are private. The hospital also contains 36 patient bays in the emergency room, 20 neonatal intensive care unit beds and 10 operating rooms. Video game walls, Wi-Fi and social media connections are also being offered, along with a three-acre healing garden.

“The new Anaheim Medical Center campus has been created as a ‘Sanctuary of Healing’ providing the very best in healthcare

services,” said Julie Miller Phipps,

senior vice president and executive director, Kaiser Permanente Orange County. “It is our gift to our 455,000 Kaiser Permanente Orange County members and the communities we serve.”