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Mission Hospital says campus must change for 2030 seismic rules; CEO says plan currently excludes an acute care hospital
Summary
Mission Hospital told Laguna Beach leaders that seismic compliance will require major investment and that current planning could lead to a campus without an acute care hospital or emergency department; residents and medical staff urged the council to press for solutions to avoid gaps in emergency coverage.
Mission Hospital's CEO told the Laguna Beach City Council that seismic compliance and aging infrastructure are driving a long‑range reimagining of the hospital campus and that, in early planning, the hospital's proposed future does not include operating an acute care hospital with inpatient beds and a traditional emergency department.
Seth Teigen, Mission Hospital CEO, said the campus — built in 1959 — faces roughly $300 million in seismic upgrades plus an estimated $50 million in additional infrastructure work to remain seismically compliant under current California…
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