Local hospitals in three San Joaquin Valley communities are making big plans for the future, including an expansion, a reopening, and a bankruptcy filing. In Kern County, Adventist Health has announced plans to build a new hospital in Northwest Bakersfield. The facility will be built near the intersection of Coffee and Brimhall Road, adjacent to the development known as the Bakersfield Commons. It’s unknown when construction on the new facility might begin. Adventist Health currently operates a hospital in downtown Bakersfield on Chester Avenue. In Tulare, voters will be asked in the November general election to approve a 30 year lease between the Tulare Local Healthcare District and Adventist Health. The company has plans to reopen the shuttered Tulare Regional Medical Center on October 15 th . Adventist has also agreed to offer the district a $ 10 million line of credit to make improvements and repairs to the hospital campus. If voters approve the lease, the line of credit will be
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