When the new Irvine Medical Complex opens its doors to patients on April 30, UCI Health will bring the power of academic medicine to coastal and southern Orange County, fundamentally changing the region's healthcare landscape.
The Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care is the first of three state-of-the-art buildings to open on UCI Health's Irvine campus, providing primary and specialty outpatient care for adults and children. To do. All conveniently located below. One roof at Jamboree Road and Birch Street.
The five-story Wen Center's overarching mission is to provide the best multidisciplinary care in an environment focused on convenience and comfort. Many of her patient's needs, including doctor visits, lab tests, and imaging tests, can be met at her center in one visit.
“The Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care provides access to comprehensive outpatient care in key clinical specialties available only from the university health system,” said UCI Health. said Chad T. Lefteris, president and chief executive officer.
Construction of the $221 million, 168,000 square foot facility was approved by the University of California Board of Trustees in August 2020 and was augmented by a $20 million gift from Joe C. Wen and his family. . Mr. Wen is the founder and CEO of Sakura Paper, a division of Formosa. This is one of the largest donations ever made to the University of California, Irvine.
Fusion of cutting-edge care
The Wen Center is divided into pediatric primary and specialty care, adult primary care, and specialty spaces for gastroenterology, cardiovascular care, endocrinology, gynecology, neurology, orthopedics, and a pain and spine center .
Comprehensive testing and imaging services are located on the first floor, which is also the new home of the UCI Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Health Center.
There is also an emergency center on the ground floor, staffed by emergency doctors 24/7, as well as a cafe and an outdoor garden. The adjacent 800-space building provides ample parking and easy access for patients and their families.
Advanced pediatric medical care
The Child Health Center occupies the entire second floor of the Wen Center.
Through UCI Health's longstanding partnership with Children's Hospital of Orange County (CHOC), the center provides state-of-the-art pediatric care from birth to early adulthood, including fetal medicine and primary and specialty care for children with chronic conditions. It offers.
Staffed by board-certified pediatricians, the Children's Health Center is designed to facilitate one-stop outpatient care.
Gastrointestinal disease specialty
The third floor of the Wen Center will house several distinctive services provided by the nationally renowned UCI Health Digestive Health Institute (DHI). These include subspecialty services focused on inflammatory bowel disease, weight management and metabolic conditions, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as four interventional gastrointestinal procedure rooms.
UI Health's gastroenterology experts have pioneered numerous advances in gastrointestinal (GI) health care, including endoscopic surgery, organ-sparing surgical techniques, and the use of artificial intelligence in colorectal cancer screening. Patients will also have access to innovative treatments not available elsewhere.
Elsewhere on the third floor are adult primary and specialty care services, including gynecology and women's health.
Comprehensive Neuromuscular Center
On the fourth floor of the Wen Center, UCI Health will launch its first comprehensive musculoskeletal service, combining orthopedics, spine, pain management, sports medicine, and neurology specialty care in one location, providing a coordinated multi-disciplinary approach. We are promoting treatment in this field.
Also located on the fourth floor are cardiology services, including six exam rooms and two diagnostic testing areas.
coming soon
The second phase of the $1.3 billion Irvine medical complex, the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and outpatient care building, will open to patients in July.
Wen and the Cancer Center will work together to advance research activities that are the foundation of the academic health system and provide patients with the latest and most promising new treatments not available anywhere else.
The final phase of the Irvine Medical Complex will be a 144-bed acute care hospital with a 24-hour emergency department, scheduled to open in 2025.
“This medical center will have a very positive impact on so many lives,” said Donna Hart, director of ambulatory care management, who has helped oversee Wen Center's staffing and service operations. “I am honored to be a part of such a wonderful work.”
