Providence Mission Hospital unveils Tower 3 plan, new ER entrance and park on Mission Viejo campus

Seth Tigan, CEO of Providence Mission Hospital, told the Mission Viejo City Council on Nov. 12 that the hospital is moving forward with a new Tower 3 on its Mission Viejo campus, including a reconfigured emergency entrance, expanded inpatient capacity and a park where an older building now sits.

Tigan said the project will create dedicated first-responder access separate from pedestrian entrances, add 22 emergency-department observation beds, 54 new private inpatient beds (including an acute-rehab unit), a 36-bed med-surg/ICU floor, new operating rooms and rooftop therapy space. “We see over 80,000 emergency department visits a year,” Tigan said, explaining the need to streamline flow for patients and first responders. He also described a roughly three-acre park on the backside of the property where the current pavilion building will be removed.

Councilmembers asked technical questions about parking and the building footprint; Tigan said the green space will not sit atop the main parking structure and described a subterranean loading dock to reduce surface vehicle conflicts. On the schedule, he said demolition permits are in place and the hospital hopes to begin site work in the first quarter of next year, with an occupancy goal around late 2029 to early 2030. Mayor Trish Kelly thanked the hospital leadership, calling it “one of the best medical centers in the country” and noting its role as a major local employer.