{"id":10510,"date":"2022-11-28T10:34:20","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T16:34:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?p=10510"},"modified":"2023-08-23T12:23:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T17:23:07","slug":"spc-4d-8-reasons-california-hospital-building-owners-should-act-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imegcorp.com\/insights\/blog\/spc-4d-8-reasons-california-hospital-building-owners-should-act-now\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC-4D: 7 reasons California hospital building owners should act now"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Edwin Najarian<\/span><\/p>\n Seismic compliance with the applicable California building codes is onerous and disruptive for building owners, <\/span>especially for<\/span> a building in the heavily regulated sector of healthcare. Owners of older buildings that house acute care services have a big deadline on the horizon\u2014Jan. 1, 2030, the cutoff date to upgrade their buildings to SPC-4D.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n That date might feel distant, but the best time to begin the required SPC-4D retrofit process was yesterday. The second-best time is <\/span>right now.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What is SPC-4D?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n SPC-4D is a <\/span>structural performance category that will allow <\/span>healthcare organizations to use such buildings to offer acute care services beyond Jan. 1, 2030. Buildings currently classified as SPC-3, SPC-4, or SPC-5 can also be used to offer acute care services beyond that date.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Upgrading older SPC-1 and SPC-2 buildings to SPC-5 is often prohibitively expensive (in Los Angeles County alone, the 2030 deadline has already spurred billions of dollars in planned overhauls<\/a> at many hospitals). Many older buildings are usually a part of the overall hospital campus; having to demolish and replace them with new buildings due to non-compliance would result in a serious interruption in the organization\u2019s ability to offer acute care services. SPC-4D offers healthcare organizations and building owners a lifeline to a significantly less-expensive upgrade to keep the building in service past Jan. 1, 2030.\u202f\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The California Department of Health Care Access & Information (HCAI) is currently accepting project submissions for SPC-4D upgrades.\u202f An SPC-4D upgrade is voluntary and is applicable only to buildings that are currently rated as either SPC-1 or SPC-2.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Why you need to address SPC-4D upgrades now\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Conclusion\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n No healthcare building owner wants their facility taken out of service due to non-compliance with building codes. Campuses and communities depend on these buildings and the acute care services they provide.\u202f<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n By getting out in front of the 2030 deadline and getting the ball rolling on your SPC-4D retrofit now, you can lock in reasonable costs, save money in the long term, and put your building in a position to remain in service in 2030 and years beyond.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n