Called to Care

“Our mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and our community.”

• Nonprofit health care provider for nearly 30 years
• Named Top Workplace by Orange County Register since 2018
• Recognized in the top 23 California hospitals by U.S. News & World Report 
  (2024-2025)
• Annually serve more than 130,000 hospital patients
• 36 independent physician practices on our campus
• More than 75% of our patients live within a 10 mile radius
   

Important Issues to Address Upfront

• Parking structure is dedicated to staff, physicians and volunteers parking only
• Access to the structure, including elevators, will be restricted to authorized personnel through a key card/badge access system
• The project will not generate any new trips
• Current staff is 1,900 with approximately 600 per shift
• A pedestrian bridge that crosses Foster Street will prevent illegal crossings at the ground level
• In and out traffic will be limited to work shift transitions
• Additional modifications have been made in response to community feedback.

Project Description

• 2.3-acre parcel
• Corner of Talbert Ave. & Foster Street
• Currently 231 space surface lot
• Proposing 3 story + basement with rooftop parking
• Physician and staff parking only
• Badge-controlled access

 

Levels	Basement + 3 stories above grade with rooftop parking
Height	36’- 2” (Top of Parapet rail)
Existing surface parking lot spaces	231
Number of spaces in the new structure	784

A parking structure devoted to MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center physicians and staff is proposed at the current surface lot on the southwest corner of Foster Street and Talbert Avenue. The project also includes the construction of a pedestrian bridge that would link the structure to an elevator and staircase tower located across Foster Street.

Currently employees park in multiple locations throughout the campus. By consolidating employee parking, it will allow patients and visitors to find parking close to the medical facilities.

Community Input Modifies the Design and Overall Plan

We shared the initial plans with our neighbors who gave us valuable feedback. 
We have updated the design and plans to address their input by:

• Restricting the lot to staff, physician and volunteer parking only with badge-controlled access
• Taking one floor below grade to minimize the height
• Removing a greenbelt walkway along the southern part of the property
• Building a pedestrian bridge so staff, physicians and volunteers would not be crossing at street level across Foster
• Accommodating approximately 23 cars in the two lane entrance to ensure traffic will not back up on Foster
• Planting large trees around the west and southern borders to provide a green buffer
• Addressing on-site circulation issues
• Exiting the structure to Talbert only, improving ingress and egress.

Community Benefits

• Patients, visitors, and staff will have easy access to parking
• Patient/visitor parking will be close to hospital/medical offices
• Circulation improvements onsite
• Eliminates overflow parking in the neighborhood

Additional Modifications

Based on additional feedback from the community, the parking structure has been updated with the following key elements:

• Increased setbacks along the west edge by terracing (stair stepping) the upper levels to reduce perceived height, bulk, and shading impacts on neighboring single-family residences.
• Eliminated parking along the west edge at upper levels to improve privacy for adjacent residences.
• Expanded the landscape buffer along the west edge to enhance screening.
• Shifted the staircase along the northwest corner of the parking structure to minimize views into residential properties.
• Added a curb and signage at Foster Street entrance to prohibit left-turns into the parking structure.

Increased Setbacks