NEWPORT, ORE. — The Neenan Company and Gerding Builders have broken ground on the redevelopment of a 126,000-square-foot critical access hospital for Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital (SPCH) in Newport. The redevelopment includes remodeling the existing 40,000-square-foot facility, as well as adding an 86,000-square-foot facility.
The new facility will house 22 departments, including imaging, therapy, surgical and emergency services, greatly enhancing the scope of services the hospital will provide. The hospital will offer an integrated medical campus that brings together specialty departments, ancillary services and outpatient clinics.
The hospital is situated immediately off the Pacific Coast Highway along the central Oregon coast. It was last updated in 1988. The project is scheduled for completion in 2019. The community approved a $57 million bond support to update the critical access hospital.