Northern Inyo Healthcare District’s board received an in-depth update from Wipfli, Wold A+E, and NBBJ on a multi-phase facility master planning process that includes market and service analysis, affordability modeling, existing facility assessments, and development of renovation/expansion options. The planning work is explicitly focused on aligning NIHD’s campus with current and future service needs, addressing undersized ambulatory clinic space, and sequencing capital investments while protecting the district’s financial stability. The March Lean 3P event produced guiding principles and campus options, and next steps include finalizing the market and financial analysis, selecting a hybrid option, creating a phasing plan, and estimating project costs. This positions NIHD for future capital projects across construction, medical equipment, IT, and ambulatory expansion, and vendors who can help with detailed design, phasing, financing strategies, outpatient capacity solutions, and implementation support have a window now to influence the final recommendations before they harden into bids.

Presentation highlights include undersized clinic space, stable but aging campus infrastructure by b...