Members are not shy about saying what they value: excellent medical care personalized for their needs and delivered by trusted physicians and experts in the most convenient settings.

Innovations in patient care — including the latest surgical, imaging, and monitoring equipment — are planned for a hospital expansion in Roseville in 2027, and two new hospitals in San Jose and Sacramento in 2029.

New medical offices are planned to open close to where members live. A new medical office opened in Salinas on January 1, a second is planned to open in Fresno in October, and a third is slated for Modesto in 2026.

The new hospitals and medical offices reflect a preference for in-person care, reversing the online care trend that grew during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Demand for in-person care has skyrocketed, so these new facilities are helping to solve that problem,” said Kevin Hart, Kaiser Permanente senior vice president of Strategic Development and Technology in Northern California. “All these new investments are about providing access to care. We’re focusing on providing the right care at the right place at the right time for our members.”

The new all-electric hospital under construction in San Jose will have twice the patient capacity as the current hospital, topping out at 303 beds. New investments in patient care technology include: 3 new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines, two operating rooms equipped for minimally invasive robotic surgeries, 3 computerized to tomography (CT) scanners, a nuclear imaging machine, and 5 cardiac catheterization labs.

The hospital, when complete, will have a 24-bed intensive care unit, a birthing center with 51 rooms, an intensive care unit for babies with 12 beds, and an emergency department with 60 treatment bays.

All three new hospitals are planned to have the latest in tele-critical care technology for intensive care units. That technology uses large-screen patient monitors so that ICU nursing teams and patients can interact in real-time with critical-care physicians.

Video monitors in hospital rooms will enhance patient safety by helping prevent falls and other patient injuries, said Hart.

As Kaiser Permanente makes it possible for patients with less complex needs to receive care in more appropriate care settings, such as outpatient clinics, ambulatory treatment centers, and care at home, the new hospitals are making changes for patients with more complex needs who need to stay in the hospital longer, Hart added. Consequently, overnight rooms in hospitals are being adapted to accommodate extended stays that include space for families.

The planned Sacramento Railyards Hospital on 18 acres at Railyards Boulevard and Fifth Street will have 310 beds, including a 48-bed intensive care unit, a 38-bed birthing center, an 8-bed intensive care unit for babies, 17 operating rooms, and 90 emergency room treatment bays. 

The Roseville Medical Center expansion is slated to add 138 hospital beds with a 20-bed intensive care unit, 6 operating rooms, and an emergency department expansion with 38 treatment rooms. New parking with 803 spaces is planned as well.

“We needed this new tower because we have a shortage of beds in Roseville and some of our patients are being cared for in other hospitals,” said Hart.

Salinas, Fresno, and Modesto

The new Salinas Medical Offices at 25,000 square feet was the first of the new medical offices to open, heralding KP’s expansion into northern Monterey County. The building, at 1930 North Davis Rd., welcomed members on January 1, offering adult and family medicine, pediatrics, ob-gyn, dermatology, allergy, and medical specialty services. It also has a pharmacy, radiology, and lab services.

The Fresno medical offices near Fresno Street at Herndon Avenue is scheduled to have 116 provider offices for primary and specialty care. A Kaiser Permanente Vision Essentials optical services, a pharmacy, lab, and imaging services are scheduled as well.

The new Modesto medical offices under construction on the Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center campus is planned to have 74 provider offices, 24 chemotherapy stations, and 12 physical therapy bays.

“All these innovations are designed to ensure our hospitals and medical offices remain at the forefront of patient care, sustainability, and technological advancement,” said Hart.