To help meet the needs of our rapidly growing community, the emergency room at ValleyCare Medical Center in Pleasanton is in great need of expansion. Emergency visits have doubled since 1991 when ValleyCare Medical Center opened. State and local emergency planners tell us we need approximately 10,000 square feet of space. Today, ValleyCare operates in only 4,000 square feet. Not surprisingly, each month as many as 26 patients are waiting in the hallways outside of the emergency area.

$6.7 million is needed for improvements, which includes 23 private treatment rooms, two triage areas and a waiting room to accommodate 30 people instead of 10.

Phase I
Phase I includes the addition of nine private treatment rooms and a nurses station at a cost of $2.7 million. With Alameda County designating $1 million from Measure A funds, coupled with ValleyCare Foundation fundraising efforts, Phase I is underway.

Phase II includes the addition of an enlarged reception/waiting area, two private triage areas and a covered ambulance entrance.

Phase III will add four quick treatment bays. The campaign continues to raise the $4 million needed for Phases II and III.

Donations Welcome
The generosity of many people has made the start of this project possible. We would like to recognize the following major donors to this campaign:

A.J Gallagher
Arnold Clark
Alameda County
"Dinner With the Docs"
Henrietta Fankhauser
Fremont Bank
Tony and Shirley Macchiano
Madden Charities
Bob and Carol Molinaro
Pleasanton Weekly
Ratliff Architects
Ruby Hill Giving Thanks Ball
Scott Haggerty
Sybase
Tri - Valley Community Foundation
ValleyCare Auxiliary

The Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at ValleyCare Medical Center needs to expand from four beds to 10 beds. The growth of the Tri-Valley has placed greater demand for this level of care for newborns who need extra help. ValleyCare’s collaboration with UCSF Children’s Hospital provides pediatric hospitalists 24/7. This allows ValleyCare to care for these babies, as well as pregnant mothers considered high risk, who might otherwise be transferred to hospitals outside the area. Cost for the expansion is $1.2 million.