Seismic Retrofit: A Guide to Achieving Compliance for California Healthcare Organizations

This executive guide provides a high-level overview of California’s Hospital Seismic Retrofit Program, compliance with which all acute care hospitals must achieve by Jan. 1, 2030, to be able to continue to offer services. The guide includes an explanation of seismic evaluation and retrofit, reasons for acting soon, and guidance on the least onerous and most economical retrofit options for many of the hospitals that have yet to achieve compliance.