Medical
Health care is a vital and thriving industry in Walnut Creek. State-of-the-art medical facilities, including three major hospitals, two premier cancer centers, and numerous medical businesses, keep our community healthy and our local economy in top condition.
In fact, four out of the largest six employers in Walnut Creek are health care companies: John Muir Medical Group, MediQuest Staffing, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, and the Permanente Medical Group. Nearly 25% of jobs in Walnut Creek are in the medical field, adding to the city’s diverse employment base and daytime population.
Major Medical Facilities
Several major hospital and medical groups own buildings in Walnut Creek, including:
- John Muir Health Walnut Creek Medical Center is Contra Costa County's only designated trauma center that serves patients in a 554-licensed bed medical center.
- Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center is a general medical and surgical facility rated high performing in four adult procedures and conditions by U.S. News & World Report.
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Walnut Creek Campus serves as Contra Costa County's only full-service medical center dedicated to children, providing care in more than 20 pediatric specialties.
- BASS Medical Group offers outpatient care and surgery in more than 42 surgical specialties
The total owner-occupied medical square footage in Walnut Creek is 1,069,625.
Cancer Centers
- Walnut Creek is home to two cancer and specialty centers that are located approximately two miles of each other adjacent to I-680 and Ygnacio Valley Road.
- BASS Cancer Center offers care to patients with a wide range of conditions.
- The newly opened UCSF-John Muir Health Jean and Ken Hofmann Cancer Center provides diagnosis and treatment as part of a wider East Bay network. They offer a dedicated cancer outpatient center.
- There is 1.28 million square feed of existing medial office located near the two centers.
Medical Office Demand Study
The City of Walnut Creek commissioned a 2022 study to analyze medical office demand as a result of the two new cancer centers. The study found that over the next decade, population growth and spinoff from the cancer centers will absorb most of the current MOB vacancies. The increase in medical office demand will likely bring an increase in doctors and other medical staff.
Results from each study will be used to develop an Economic Development Action Plan to take immediate steps in taking advantage of foreseeable trends, as well as addressing potential challenges.