Silicon Valley health care provider plans two medical campuses to relieve ER straining

One of Northern California’s largest health care providers has plans to build two medical campuses, as patient overflow is straining Silicon Valley emergency rooms with long wait times and life-threatening delays.

Sutter Health is investing $800 million to renovate two large, vacant offices in Santa Clara into non-hospital, outpatient rooms for a range of medical services across 1 million square feet. The facilities will be less than a mile away from each other just off Great America Parkway. Services are expected to include primary and specialty care, imaging, lab and diagnostic services, ambulatory surgery and more.