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Los Robles Health System to close 12‑bed pediatric inpatient unit effective July 2025, city told
Summary
Los Robles Health System notified Agoura Hills officials that it plans to close its 12‑bed pediatric inpatient unit in July 2025, citing sustained low pediatric inpatient volumes; the hospital said emergency pediatric care, labor and delivery and NICU services will continue.
Los Robles Health System informed Agoura Hills city leaders on April 9 that it intends to close its 12‑bed pediatric inpatient unit effective July 2025, citing a sustained decrease in pediatric inpatient volumes over the last four years.
Phil Butel, chief executive officer of Los Robles Medical Center, wrote to Mayor Penny Sylvester and the City Council that the inpatient pediatric unit has averaged “less than 2 patients in the pediatric inpatient unit per day” and the system intends to reallocate resources to other services. The letter said Los Robles will remain “a level II trauma center and an emergency department approved for pediatrics,” continue neonatal intensive care and labor and delivery services, and coordinate transfers to nearby pediatric inpatient facilities when needed.
Butel’s letter said Los Robles is working with neighboring hospitals — Ventura County Medical Center, Cedars‑Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, Northridge Hospital Medical Center and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles — to plan for patient transfers and staff transitions. The hospital said it will support staff impacted by the change with next‑step planning based on skills and training.
City officials said they received the letter and that the system had communicated directly with local leaders. No vote or city action regarding the closure was recorded at the meeting; the item was presented as an informational letter to the council.
