Skanska Completes 64,000-Square-Foot Sutter Health Surgical and Specialty Care Facility

Highlights

• Skanska completed a 64,000-square-foot healthcare renovation in Pleasanton, California.
• The project converted an existing 1980s building into an ambulatory surgical center and specialty care clinic.
• The facility includes five operating rooms and three procedure rooms.
• Specialty services cover orthopedics, ophthalmology, urology, ENT, pain management and podiatry.
• Construction incorporated robotic layout technology and coordinated trade sequencing.

Existing Facility Converted for Surgical Care

Healthcare owners continue to invest in outpatient facilities that bring surgical and specialty services into community-based settings. Skanska has completed a major renovation for Sutter Health in Pleasanton, California, converting an existing single-story building into a 64,000-square-foot ambulatory surgical center and specialty care clinic.

The project involved upgrading a facility originally constructed in the 1980s to accommodate modern healthcare operations. The completed center is intended to expand access to surgical and specialty services for patients in the Tri-Valley region.

Operating Rooms and Specialty Services

The renovated facility includes five operating rooms and three procedure rooms designed to support outpatient surgical procedures.

Additional clinical space accommodates several specialty services, including:

• Ear, nose and throat (ENT)
• Urology
• Ophthalmology and optometry
• Orthopedics
• Pain management
• Podiatry

HPS Architecture provided the project design. The renovation required coordination across multiple construction trades to deliver the specialized clinical spaces and supporting building systems.

Construction Technology and Trade Coordination

Skanska used a structured Takt planning approach to coordinate construction activities and sequence trade installations. The method was intended to prevent overlapping crews and improve workflow across the project.

The construction team also deployed Dusty Robotics technology for multi-trade layout work involving mechanical, electrical, plumbing and framing installations. Robotic tools were additionally tested for tracking construction progress and rework, supporting resource management and waste reduction.

Implications for Healthcare Construction

The project demonstrates how existing buildings can be redeveloped to accommodate specialized healthcare operations without requiring an entirely new facility. For healthcare owners and construction managers, the work highlights the importance of detailed sequencing, trade coordination and technology-assisted layout in complex medical renovations.

The integration of operating rooms, procedure rooms and multiple specialty clinics also illustrates the construction requirements associated with expanding outpatient healthcare capacity.

Source: Skanska.