special supplement
Dignity Health
EXPANDING TO SERVE ELK GROVE’S THRIVING COMMUNITY
PICTURED ABOVE [L-R]: DAVID PEPSNY; DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES, METHODIST HOSPITAL OF SACRAMENTO | JEN RING; DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, METHODIST HOSPITAL
DR. ERIC HODES; CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, METHODIST HOSPITAL | PHYLLIS BALTZ; HOSPITAL PRESIDENT, METHODIST HOSPITAL
S
ince 1973, Dignity Health Methodist square-foot medical building has physician
Hospital of Sacramento has offices, an advanced imaging center, and
provided residents of Sacramento’s an outpatient surgery center. Currently
southern suburbs – Elk Grove, Wilton, underway is the next phase of expansion –
Galt and surrounding communities – with building a full-service medical campus.
excellent patient care. Home to a 158
acute-care bed facility, with more than
1,200 employees, the hospital also operates
a family medicine residency and Bruceville
Terrace: a skilled nursing, long-term
care facility for the elderly and patients
requiring extended recoveries.
“Because we own the land and have our
entitlement, we are now engaging with an
architect to design Elk Grove’s future state-of-
the-art facility,” continued Baltz. “Physicians
and staff are very excited about the prospect
to design a new hospital from the ground-up.
We’re thoughtful in our approach because we
“Methodist Hospital is one of Dignity Health’s want a facility that mirrors our commitment to
six Sacramento-based acute care facilities, deliver only the best, most efficient care.”
with a commitment to continually assess how
we can best meet the needs of our community
and our patients,” says Phyllis Baltz, president
of Methodist Hospital. “The City of Elk Grove
continues to grow, and as we move forward
in our plans to expand, we are thrilled that
residents will have access to quality care closer
to home.”
Dignity Health currently operates Dignity
Health Medical Plaza located on Wymark
Drive in Elk Grove. The three story, 65,000
Dignity Health’s future hospital is slated to
open in the next five to seven years, pending
approvals from the Office of Statewide Health
Planning and Development. The facility will
ultimately replace Methodist Hospital.
“Investments in our hospitals and
programs are really an investment in the
“
We are
expanding in Elk
Grove to provide
residents with
access to high
quality medical
care close to
home.
— PHYLLIS BALTZ
”
President of Methodist Hospital
communities we serve,” says Baltz. “We are
proud to call Elk Grove home and continue
our service to this great community.”
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