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Rady Children’s Hospital celebrated the completion of the steel framework for its new 7-floor tower, which will expand healthcare services and meet seismic safety standards, with completion expected in 2028.

• Rady Children’s Hospital held a topping out ceremony with handprints of patient children on a steel beam for the new 7-floor tower.
• The $1.2 to $1.4 billion tower will expand ICU, emergency care, and include advanced imaging and research spaces, with completion planned for April 2028.
• The hospital is adapting to seismic safety requirements and increasing behavioral health capacity, including a new mental and behavioral health building set for late 2028 or early 2029.