Hillcrest Medical Campus Redevelopment
We're transforming the landscape of world-class health care.
The Hillcrest Medical Campus Redevelopment Project represents a reimagining of how academic medicine can better serve you, your family and the whole community.
Opening of McGrath Outpatient Pavilion and Expansion of Specialized Services in Summer 2025
Hillcrest Medical Campus at UC San Diego Health will open McGrath Outpatient Pavilion in summer 2025. This action is being taken to address the region’s growing demand for specialized services.
The six-floor, 250,000-square-foot advanced medical facility, located at 4250 1st Ave., San Diego, CA 92103, will house key clinical programs that will either relocate or expand from their current locations. Outpatient clinical staff will also relocate to the new pavilion.
Services at McGrath Outpatient Pavilion will include:
- Audiology
- Breast Center
- Digestive diseases (colorectal)
- Endoscopy
- Infusion clinic
- Multi-specialty cancer clinic
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Otolaryngology
- Outpatient surgery
- Perinatology
- Plastic, burn and trauma surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Radiology and advanced imaging
- Urology
- Vascular clinic
A 1,850-space parking structure is also planned to open to the public in summer 2025.
The closest comparable facilities, which are also contracted with Medicare/Medi-Cal, are:
Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego (0.4 miles)
4077 Fifth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92103
Sharp Memorial Hospital (4.7 miles)
7901 Frost St.
San Diego, CA 92123
Jacobs Medical Center at UC San Diego Health (14.1 miles)
9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
This notice is required by the Health and Human Services Agency with the California Department of Public Health, in accordance with Health and Safety Code sections 1255.1 and 1255.25, and Assembly Bill 2037 (Chapter 95).
For additional information, please contact UC San Diego Health at 858-657-7000.
Hillcrest Medical Campus Vision
The redevelopment of the 62-acre Hillcrest medical campus is a major step forward for UC San Diego Health and health care in central San Diego and beyond. With modern, state-of-the-art facilities and upgraded infrastructure, we will enhance the vitality and creativity of the region’s only academic medical center, leading to new ideas and new ways of practicing medicine.
We will continue to deliver all the critical care services that define our more than 50-year commitment to the community. This includes a Level 1 Trauma Center, Regional Burn Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center, as well as an Emergency Department with more than 50,000 patient visits per year.
While the first phase of the redevelopment includes completion of the outpatient pavilion, a parking garage and street upgrades, later phases of the project will involve replacing the main hospital. Workforce housing will also be built to foster a walkable, living and learning environment, while select retail amenities and large greenspace will create a welcoming destination for you, your family and the community.
Be Part of the Future of Health Care
Give to the Hillcrest Redevelopment Project
We've been a beacon of hope and healing in Hillcrest since 1966, when the university began operating the former county hospital. Already a premier destination for patients in our region, you can help us expand and improve our ability to deliver world-class care to our community.
Video: Watch First Phase of Hillcrest Medical Campus Redevelopment
