New Off-Campus Health Complex

As we noted when we posted the preliminary Regents' agenda for this week, UCLA is proposing a new Sports Medicine complex at an off-campus location.* More detail is now available. The complex - to be placed in an existing structure near the junction of the 405 and 105 freeways - will include other elements of healthcare apart from sports medicine:

UCLA Sports Medicine Institute: The new UCLA Sports Medicine Institute will be a state-of-the-art facility serving a growing number of patients and athletes, featuring an ambulatory surgery center, outpatient clinic, advanced imaging, and rehabilitation for comprehensive musculoskeletal care. By uniting specialists in sports medicine, orthopedics, radiology, anesthesiology, and physical therapy in the same facility, it will provide complete care for musculoskeletal needs. This expansion will improve access to orthopedic services in an outpatient setting, relieving demand at UCLA’s Santa Monica and Ronald Reagan Medical Centers.

UCLA Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: The UCLA Clinical Microbiology Laboratory, also known as the Brentwood Laboratory, provides comprehensive testing for infectious agents and select autoimmune disorders and hosts an accredited Clinical Microbiology Postdoctoral Training Program. The renovated space would consolidate several off-campus leased laboratories currently housed in older buildings that do not comply with UC Seismic Safety Policy standards.

Community Fill Pharmacy and Specialty Pharmacy: With the Peter Morton Medical Building nearing capacity, the pharmacy department needs additional space to meet rising demand. Currently serving both inpatient and outpatient needs, the department is also preparing to handle the new prescription volume from UCLA's employee health plans and local employers. The renovated property will become a centralized fulfillment center for UCLA Health’s retail and specialty pharmacy services...

The $298.2 million total project budget would be funded by external financing supported by revenues of the UCLA Hospital System ($293.2 million) and grant funds ($5 million)...**

Full report at https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/regmeet/mar26/f3.pdf.

All financing comes from the UCLA Hospital System. Regents' proposed approval includes a statement that UC (the Regents) are not to be at risk.

As blog readers will know, the UCLA Hospital System has been an expansionary mode, buying existing facilities and renovating or repurposing them. In part, this expansion might be seen as related to UCLA's offering of a Medicare Advantage plan to LA County residents.

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*https://uclafacultyassociation.blogspot.com/2026/03/march-regents-meetings-at-uc-san.html.

**The $5 million is a grant from UCOP for environmental features.