Hoag's New Irvine Campus Is Open. Here's What Changed for Families on the Coast.

On September 21, Hoag opened a women's hospital at its Irvine campus, with 24 labor and delivery suites and a 17-bed Level III NICU. Until then, newborns at Hoag Irvine who needed intensive care were transferred to Newport Beach or to Rady Children's Health Orange County, the Orange County Business Journal reported. The women's hospital was the last piece of the Hoag Hospital Irvine Sun Family Campus, which also added hospitals for cancer and digestive care.

Here's what opened, when, and what it means if you live in Newport Beach, Corona del Mar or Irvine.

How the campus opened

• 2023: Construction begins
• May 2026: The 130,000-square-foot surgical pavilion opens
• September 14: Outpatient services open
• September 17: The cancer and digestive hospital opens
• September 21: The women's hospital opens

Dates as reported by the Orange County Business Journal on Aug. 3, 2026.

What's there now

• Women's Hospital: 24 private labor, delivery and postpartum suites, an OB emergency department open 24/7, and a 17-bed Level III NICU. A Women's Outpatient Pavilion handles breast health, maternal-fetal diagnostics, OB-GYN, midwifery and imaging.
• Cancer care: A cancer hospital, an outpatient pavilion for oncology and infusion, and what Hoag calls Orange County's first dedicated cancer urgent care.
• Digestive health: A digestive hospital and an outpatient pavilion with six procedure suites.
• Surgery: 11 new operating rooms, robotic-assisted surgery and a hybrid suite for heart and vascular procedures.

In all, the campus added 155 inpatient beds, bringing Hoag Irvine to 251, according to Hoag.

By the numbers

• Cost: about $1 billion, according to Hoag (the Business Journal reported $1.2 billion)
• Births: Hoag expects to grow from more than 9,100 births a year to over 12,000, the Business Journal reported
• Outpatient space: 120,000 square feet across six new buildings

What's next

Hoag is considering a liver transplant program, possibly starting in 2027 and "leaning toward Irvine," the Business Journal reported. In July, Hoag also won the bid for the Ziggurat property in Laguna Niguel for $207 million. It hasn't announced plans for that site.

What it means if you live on the coast

For families in Newport Beach and Corona del Mar, Hoag's Newport Beach hospital is still close by. What's new is a second full-service Hoag hospital in Irvine, with its own women's hospital and NICU, a dedicated cancer urgent care and more operating rooms. More capacity can mean more choice in where to deliver a baby, have surgery or get cancer care.

If you're thinking about a move and care about being close to top medical care, The Gomez | Align Group can help you weigh neighborhoods. Explore our Irvine and Newport Beach pages, or request a home value review if you own a home nearby.

Frequently asked questions

When did Hoag's Irvine women's hospital open?
September 21, 2026, as the final phase of the Hoag Hospital Irvine Sun Family Campus.

Does Hoag Irvine have a NICU?
Yes. The new women's hospital includes a 17-bed Level III NICU, the first at Hoag's Irvine campus.

Sources: Hoag (Sept. 21, 2026); Orange County Business Journal (Aug. 3, 2026).