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Sacramento, Calif., March 19, 2025 — Kaiser Permanente broke ground on a new 18-acre medical center today that will expand access to care and medical services for thousands of Kaiser Permanente members and patients and strengthen the economic health of downtown Sacramento.
When completed in 2029, the campus at 365 Railyards Blvd. will include a full-service hospital, outpatient medical offices, and a parking garage. Located in the historic Railyards, the facility will include hospital care, emergency services, maternity services, and additional specialty care.
“Kaiser Permanente is a recognized leader in delivering affordable and equitable health care to our members, patients, and the communities we serve. This new facility will bring essential medical services to the city’s core for the first time,” said Jay Robinson, senior vice president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente Sacramento. “Breaking ground on our future medical center today will have a transformative effect on downtown Sacramento’s economic vitality and provide our members and patients greater access to high-quality care and service for generations to come.”
Hospital will enhance patient care
The Kaiser Permanente Railyards campus will be a spacious healing environment where thousands of physicians and health care professionals will deliver high-quality care using leading-edge technology.
Anchoring the campus will be an 8-story, 662,050-square-foot hospital with 310 beds in private rooms and 14 operating rooms; a 70-treatment bay Emergency Room; intensive care unit; neonatal intensive care; and labor and delivery and postpartum care. Attached to the hospital will be a 5-story, 173,000-square-foot medical office with 66 exam rooms. Laboratory, pharmacy, imaging, and diagnostic services will be on-site.
The facility will be home to primary and specialty care, including Kaiser Permanente’s Advanced Neuroscience Center, which offers the latest diagnosis and treatment options for neurological diseases and complex conditions of the brain, spine, and peripheral nervous system. The campus will also include a 7-story, 1,500-stall parking structure.
“Kaiser Permanente’s integrated care delivery system, which provides seamless, coordinated care across primary and specialty care, is renowned throughout the health care industry. We’re excited to expand this to our members and patients living in and near downtown Sacramento,” said Rick Vitangcol, MD, physician in chief, Kaiser Permanente Sacramento. “This facility will provide our patients and members with more services under one roof, supported by a modern facility with enhanced amenities, and the latest technology to help us deliver world-class care.”
Innovative, environmentally forward design
The Railyards Medical Center will be one of very few all-electric hospitals in the state and will include environmentally friendly features such as solar panels, electric vehicle charging stations, drought-tolerant landscaping, and use of low-emitting materials to improve indoor air quality.
“Kaiser Permanente has been a vital contributor to our city’s well-being and economic health for six decades. The new Railyards Medical Center will continue that tradition by expanding essential health care services and supporting the revitalization of downtown,” said Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty.
Bringing high-quality care downtown
Kaiser Permanente is recognized as one of the nation’s leading health care providers and has been caring for Sacramento area residents for 60 years. Nearly one million people in the Greater Sacramento area have Kaiser Permanente care and coverage The Railyards hospital is a key piece of Kaiser Permanente’s expansion plan across the Greater Sacramento region that will enhance care and service for members and the community.
Kaiser Permanente’s South Sacramento Medical Center is a Level II Trauma Center, providing an enhanced level of lifesaving care for people with critical injuries. The center’s Sacramento Youth Violence Intervention Program is the area’s first hospital bedside initiative aimed at reducing community violence. The Sacramento Medical Center provides care for complex stroke that is designated a Comprehensive Stroke Center by The Joint Commission — the highest level of certification for high-performing hospitals. Kaiser Permanente’s Roseville Women and Children’s Center is one of the largest facilities of its kind in the region.
Kaiser Permanente’s exceptional cancer care has been recognized by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons, which has designated all three of Kaiser Permanente Greater Sacramento-area medical centers as Comprehensive Community Cancer Programs.
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About Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser Permanente is committed to helping shape the future of health care. We are recognized as one of America’s leading health care providers and not-for-profit health plans. Founded in 1945, Kaiser Permanente has a mission to provide high-quality, affordable health care services and to improve the health of our members and the communities we serve. We currently serve more than 12.5 million members in 8 states and the District of Columbia. Care for members and patients is focused on their total health and guided by their personal Permanente Medical Group physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Our expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, state-of-the-art care delivery, and world-class chronic disease management. Kaiser Permanente is dedicated to care innovations, clinical research, health education, and the support of community health. For more information, go to about.kp.org.
