San Antonio Regional Hospital celebrated the New Year with the opening of its new 52-bed Emergency Department and 92-bed patient tower.
The hospital’s new Vineyard Tower not only provides the latest medical technology and advanced care delivery systems; it offers patients and their families the comfort and convenience of private accommodations.
The completion of the hospital’s $160 million expansion project could not have come at a better time.
Over the last decade, the population in San Bernardino and Riverside Counties has grown rapidly, outpacing state averages and increasing the need for a number of healthcare services, including emergency and hospital care.
“The Vineyard Tower’s additional beds, with heart monitoring capabilities, along with the third critical care unit, will help free up emergency treatment rooms by allowing patients who require admission to the hospital to be moved into their private room as quickly as possible,” said Kevin Parkes, M.D., President of Mountain View Emergency Physicians Medical Group, Inc.
Combined with the rooms in the hospital’s existing Citrus Tower, San Antonio Regional Hospital’s total bed capacity has grown from 271 to 363.
The second floor is dedicated to the Emergency Department, which houses 52 private treatment rooms, including three rooms that are equipped for major procedures, X-rays, ultrasounds and CT scans.
The third floor houses a 12-bed intensive care unit and 32 telemetry beds for patients in critical condition needing constant monitoring and care. The fourth floor has 48 medical/surgical beds, including an orthopedic unit with a rehabilitative gym.
The expansion is the largest in the hospital’s 109 year history.
“While extraordinary attention to detail was employed throughout the planning and execution of our new Vineyard Tower, the hospital’s legacy is not defined solely by providing state-of-the-art facilities and the latest in medical technology; it also encompasses the caring team of professionals who have devoted their lives to providing excellence with compassion for the people we serve,” stated Harris F. Koenig, President and CEO of San Antonio Regional Hospital.
The hospital is located at 999 San Bernardino Road, Upland.
