Adventist Health Reedley Submits Seismic Compliance Plan Ahead of 2030 Deadline

Adventist Health Reedley submitted a seismic compliance plan to the Department of Health Care Access and Information’s Seismic Compliance Unit, a filing reported locally on Feb. 27, 2026 that places Reedley Community Hospital into the state’s seismic upgrades process. The facility appears in HCAI records as 10162 – REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL at 372 W Cypress Ave, Reedley, CA 93654, and HCAI Accela contact fields list Ms. Andrea Kofl as hospital president (559-537-0056; KoflA1@ah.org) and Tyler Gilman as authorized project manager (Adventist Health, 450 N Greenfield, Hanford, CA 93230; 559-537-0073; 559-392-1618; gilmant@ah.org).

The submission arrives against a web of administrative deadlines and potential extensions. Seismic Compliance Unit webinar slides state, "Seismic compliance plan by 1/1/26 to achieve compliance at the earliest reasonable date, but no later than 1/1/33." The statutory benchmark remains the 2030 hospital seismic-safety deadline, but AB 869 (Chapter 801, 2024) authorizes up to a three-year delay to 1/1/2033 for eligible hospitals, and webinar materials further note that "HCAI has the discretion for additional 2-years delay in compliance (1/1/2035)." The slides also warn, "Missing a milestone or the deadline = fines and delay issuing permits for non-seismic related construction."

Technical groundwork for Reedley’s filing appears in regional consultant work and HCAI program material. JAMA conducted NPC 4/4D site evaluations for several Adventist campuses, including Reedley, surveying critical care areas to identify systems subject to anchorage and bracing requirements. A KPFF proposal for the nearby Adventist Health Tulare project (Project #10262400259, dated Nov. 18, 2024) sets out objectives that mirror NPC-4/4D and NPC-5 evaluation work and explicitly states, "At this time, the scope of this proposal is limited to the evaluation phase only and does not include developing construction documents or supporting upgrade requirements to comply with the NPC 4/4D and NPC 5 regulations." Cdn Ymaws program tables list Adventist Reedley (Sierra Kings District) with project cost "TBD" and status "In process."

Financial assistance and program tools are available but limited. HCAI’s Small and Rural Hospital Relief Program provides grants for seismic compliance projects, funded in part by ten percent of California’s Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax; HCAI projects "Current projections are $2-3 million annually will be available to distribute." HCAI materials also show the agency’s eServices portal and SRHRP eligibility tool are active and offering technical assistance to small and rural hospitals.

Reedley’s filing now places the hospital on a set administrative track: NPC-5 evaluation reports were required no later than Jan. 1, 2025 for noncompliant buildings, seismic compliance plans were slated for Jan. 1, 2026 submission under the webinar guidance, and construction to meet seismic-safety requirements must be completed by the statutory date in 2030 unless extensions apply. The hospital’s HCAI record includes project contacts and attachments in the Accela portal; local reporters and regulators will track whether Reedley seeks SRHRP funding or an AB 869 extension as it moves from evaluation to design and construction.