Annexation - Eden Township Hospital Dist, 02-15-1972

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s L City Council of San Leandro - May 18, 1972 Page two , Early in 1970 the Board authorized a planning study, both short range and long range to be done by the firm of Stone, Marraccini and Patterson. This firm was chosen because it has the capabilities, reputation and personnel for planning studies. We ascertained that Stone, Marraccini and Patterson had done planning and designing for many hospitals nationally. Hospitals in the East Bay Area include San Leandro Memorial, St. Rose, Washington Township, Valley Memorial, Brookside and Concord. Stone, Marraccini and Patterson were the designers and architects for the original Eden. Hospital building. Also, they designed the present cobalt therapy area, intensive care unit and the installation of the 600 KW standby generator to furnish electrical power for the entire hospital in an emergency. The planning studies covered the periods of 1970 - 1980 and long-range from 1980 to 1990. The studies show the need for the following, various services and departments: Emergency Department - The twenty-four hour coverage has increased patient visits and has frequently created crowded and inefficient situations. Patients and relatives of emergency cases are required to wait in corridors. Storage requirements for equipment and supplies is inadequate. Wheeled stretchers are frequently stored in the corridor. Laboratory - Installation of automated equipment has raised the requirements for space. The studies noted that determi- nations performed in the laboratory are increasing at the rate of 51a for inpatients per year. Outpatient determinations are calculated to increase at the rate of 7% annually, thereby placing additional space demands on the Laboratory. There was no space provided for waiting patients other than the corridor. Radiology - The study shows that diagnostic services have been increasing at an b.verage annual rate of 4. 61/6 for inpatients and 6.91/6 for outpatients. The present area is now overcrowded, therefore the existing space will not meet these demands nor provide the rooms for special studies and the increased comp- lexity of the x-ray equipment. Radiotherapy Section (Cancer Treatment)- The use of radio- therapy for cancer treatment has steadily increased since the service was first offered eleven years ago. At the present time, the cobalt unit has reached its capacity while the need for more radiotherapy treatments continues to increase. A second cancer