Jesus Armas
By Jesús Armas, Government Affairs Liaison
Imagine trying to build a new state-of-the-art hospital while keeping the existing one open. This is exactly the challenge confronting Sutter Health as it is pursues construction of our new hospital while keeping Eden Medical Center open to meet the health care needs of the community. How is this being accomplished? By expanding the area available for construction.
A few years ago, Sutter Health purchased the Pine Cone Apartments, a 42-unit complex on Stanton Avenue, slightly west of the existing hospital. By removing the buildings and combining the vacated space with some nearby land, Sutter is able to create a parcel large enough to allow Sutter Medical Center Castro Valley to be constructed and to keep Eden Hospital open to serve the community.
What about the residents at the Pine Cone Apartments? Sutter Health considered the apartments more than just a collection of buildings. The organization recognized that the apartments are home to many families, and that the residents would need time to find a new place to live; and that once they found a suitable place, they would incur certain expenses to move to their new homes.
So, this past April, Sutter Health representatives met with the tenants to make them aware of the project. At that meeting, Sutter committed to providing tenants a reasonable period of time in which to move. In addition to time, Sutter also agreed to provide some form of financial assistance to lessen the burden of moving. Although not required to do so, Sutter Health agreed to provide the cash equivalent of two months worth of rent to tenants who vacated their units by the end of December, 2008. For those who move afterwards, a reduced amount would be provided. Tenants who move after February, 2008 would forgo the ability to receive any financial assistance. As of this writing, most of the tenants have availed themselves of the assistance provided by Sutter Health.
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3 Comments to “Sutter Seeks To Be A Good Neighbor”
Lots of pictures of shiny buildings and guys in suits looking relaxed and smiley. Is this for real? Do you deliver quality, affordable health care, or are you pulling a McDonald’s?
We do have lots of pictures of shiny new buildings on this site, you are correct! We created this site to inform and show the public the plans for the new hospital to be built in this community. We have a great deal of pride in the design of this building, not just from the outside, but also in our approach to making this completely patient focused. Our mission and purpose — the very reason we are building this hospital — is to provide quality medical care and ensure that it is accessible and affordable to those who need us. We have not, and never will, lose site of our mission — it is in our hearts and in our minds as we work on this new project. And it is in the hearts and minds of those who provide quality care and service at Eden Medical Center every day, now and in the future in our new hospital. To learn more about the services, programs and care provided at Eden — including quality initiatives — please visit the hospital’s website at http://www.edenmedcenter.org. There, you can learn more about Eden’s medical services, find a great deal of health information, and learn more about the people of Eden Medical Center.
how are you being a good neighbor by driving a small family owned business like Sazios without any relocation assistance….same all greedy Sutter.