Patterson has taken a key step toward having a hospital for the first time since 1998.
It could open as soon as 2035 as part of a 39-acre complex proposed by the Del Puerto Health Care District just west of downtown.
The first phase could be ready in 2028: buildings for the current outpatient clinic and ambulance service. Other phases could bring a medical office building next to the hospital and varying levels of senior care. The site also could get multi-story housing and shops for all ages in a walkable new neighborhood…