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Adventist Health outlines multi‑million dollar investments and expansion timeline at Tulare hospital
Summary
Adventist Health’s COO told council the Tulare hospital has invested more than $100 million since 2018 and listed near‑term projects: a Procedural Floor RFP for 6 ORs/2 procedure rooms (construction target ~2027), pending interventional cardiology licensure, and recent investments in MRI, cardiac cath and gastroenterology services.
Tim Haydock, chief operating officer for Adventist Health in Central California, told the Tulare City Council on Nov. 4 that the system has invested heavily in the Tulare campus and plans additional clinical expansions.
Haydock said Adventist Health has invested more than $100 million in the community since 2018 and operates three outpatient clinics in the city. He described workforce retention metrics and said employee turnover at the Tulare hospital is roughly 7.8%, which the system views as strong compared with national benchmarks.
Haydock highlighted capital investments and service expansions: a new MRI (~$3.1 million), cardiac catheterization lab investments (~$3.0 million in diagnostic and device capabilities), an applied ~$3.0 million investment to restore gastroenterology services, and about $1.0 million toward mammography/breast care equipment. He said Adventist Health and the local health care district have issued an RFP for build‑out of the second floor (the procedural floor) — planned to include six operating rooms and two procedure rooms — and estimated the construction and licensing timeline could make those services available around 2027.
Interventional cardiology capability is under state review; Haydock said the Adventist Health system’s similar approvals typically take many months and that Tulare’s application was at roughly month 20 of review with state feedback returned and responded to by the hospital.
Haydock described the health system’s goal of keeping care close to home and of expanding residency programs that attract physicians to the region. He thanked the city for partnership, particularly around the Zumwalt Park amphitheater, and described the hospital’s continued investments as part of a broader community partnership.
What’s next: Adventist Health will continue licensure and construction planning; the city and hospital will remain partners on community health infrastructure and site‑specific projects. The hospital asked the council to remain aware of potential impacts from changes in federal health‑insurance policy and stakeholder advocacy already under way.
