SAN DIEGO — Locally based health system Scripps Health has completed the development of a new hospital located in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego. Construction costs totaled $664 million. Dubbed Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla North Tower, the building totals 420,000 square feet across eight floors. The property is situated on the Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla campus, about 15 miles north of downtown San Diego. Designed by HGA Architects, the hospital building features 188 inpatient beds, a rooftop helistop, nine operating rooms, three interventional radiology suites, expanded imaging capabilities, a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit), labor and delivery section and postpartum services. McCarthy Building Cos. served as the general contractor for the tower, which is directly connected to the Prebys Cardiovascular Institute, also constructed by McCarthy. According to Scripps Health, the tower was planned and constructed over eight years. Financing for the project included a $2.5 million gift from philanthropist Barbara Smith. Scripps Health, a $5 billion not-for-profit health system, operates four hospitals on five campuses. — Hayden Spiess
