Environmental Review

Will the projects increase traffic on Sand Hill Road?
Transportation impacts will be carefully evaluated in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). While there will be some increase in employee and patient population, a significant proportion of the additional square footage is needed just to accommodate modern facilities for current operations, existing employees and the existing annual patient population. It is expected that an extensive range of transportation mitigation measures will be developed in response to the EIR analysis.

How long will the new facilities meet the healthcare needs of the community? After this project is completed, will Stanford need any additional space?
Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital are currently operating in facilities that do not meet the future healthcare needs of the community. The completion of this project will allow the facilities to meet such needs for several decades.

What can be done to reduce the space needs at the Palo Alto site?
Stanford Hospital & Clinics opened a new outpatient facility in Redwood City in February 2009 with on-site orthopedics, ambulatory, radiology/imaging and pharmacy services. This additional space and relocation of services has reduced the need for several hundred thousand square feet of expansion within the Medical Center. For more information on the new Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, please visit: outpatient.stanfordhospital.org/.