The "hospital of the future" being built in western Escondido is projected to cost $934 million, more than four times as much as a $194 million "hospital of the future" that opened last month in San Diego, our media partner the North County Times reported.
Why such a big difference in costs?
Both hospitals ---- the new Palomar Medical Center under construction in Escondido and the new Sharp Memorial Hospital in Kearny Mesa ---- are slated to be fully equipped regional trauma centers.
And both have been designed according to a new trend in health care facilities that aims to upgrade the patient experience far beyond what old-fashioned hospitals have provided.
One obvious difference is that the Escondido hospital is projected to be roughly twice as large. The new Palomar center will be 11 stories tall and feature 790,000 square feet of space, while the new Sharp hospital is seven stories tall with 315,000 square feet.
For the full story read the North County Times article "Timing, Land Costs Make New Hospital More Expensive Than SD Facility."
