Proposed Barton Stateline Hospital Seeking Public Comment

A public comment period is currently being held by the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and Douglas County Community Development Planning Division regarding the proposed Barton Hospital in Stateline.

The hospital is to be constructed on a 6.7-acre site that formerly held the Lakeside Inn and Casino. Barton Health is the owner of the property, while Neenan Archistruction is the architect. (NVBEX; Jan. 3)

Currently, the redevelopment project will consist of a 230KSF hospital building, at a maximum height of 80 feet for the central five-story section that includes one level of below-grade parking. There will be a total of 255 parking spaces, with 170 surface and 85 below-grade parking spaces. The project also includes a pedestrian overpass across U.S. Highway 50, connecting the existing Nevada Campus on the east side of U.S. Highway 50 to the new project site.

The new hospital will include 28 inpatient hospital rooms, a surgery department with seven operating rooms, an obstetrics and labor/delivery area with five rooms, a five-bed intensive care unit, and a 20-bed Level 3 trauma center among other medical facilities.

The public comment period will allow nearby residents to comment on the scope of the environmental analysis. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement will examine the potential impacts of the proposal.

A public scoping meeting with the TRPA Advisory Planning Commission is to be held on May 14. More information is to be announced on May 7. The deadline for submissions is June 6.