PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) in San Diego, CA · 6655 Alvarado Rd
At a glance
PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower is a 185,737-square-foot hospital (general medical & surgical) at 6655 Alvarado Rd in San Diego, California, built in 1972. In its 2022 San Diego benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C) and a site energy-use intensity of 252.2 kBtu/ft². That score is higher than 25% of the 8 scored hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in San Diego.
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12) · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 252.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Gross floor area | 185,737 sq ft |
| Source record | san_diego:101221:2022 |
Compliance context
Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)
San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 6655 Alvarado Rd
- City
- San Diego
- State
- California
Within ~1 km
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How does PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower compare with other hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in San Diego?
The latest disclosures cover 13 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in San Diego, out of 2,567 buildings citywide. PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 78 across the 8 that report a score; it scores higher than 25% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 252.2 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 227.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 185,737 sq ft, it is about 58% below the average floor area of 444,932 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1972, 8 years earlier than the group's average year built (1980). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 748 hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 59 and a site EUI of 238.7 kBtu/ft².
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In San Diego, 73% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower's 252.2 kBtu/ft² across 185,737 sq ft works out to about 46.8 billion Btu (13,728 MWh-equivalent) in 2022.
Which law requires PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower to report its energy use?
PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower reports under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12), the legal basis of San Diego's Building Energy Benchmarking program, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2022 disclosure (source record san_diego:101221:2022). San Diego's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 50,000 sq ft, with civil penalties for buildings that fail to report.
More hospital (general medical & surgical) buildings in San Diego
- PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | West Tower· 107,000 sq ft · score 73 (B)
- Scripps Chula Vista Hospital· 97,427 sq ft · EUI 745.0 kBtu/ft²
- 0392 San Diego County Psychiatric Hospital· 58,900 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- All San Diego benchmarked buildings· Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)
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Frequently asked questions
What is PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower's energy grade?
PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2022 San Diego disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 252.2 kBtu/ft² across 185,737 sq ft.
What are PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower?
PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower is at 6655 Alvarado Rd, in San Diego, California.
How big is PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower and when was it built?
PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower has 185,737 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1972 as its year built. It is classed as hospital (general medical & surgical).
Is PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower covered by the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 Building Energy Benchmarking disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under the Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12).
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Benchmarking (Building Energy Benchmarking Ordinance (SDMC Ch. 14 Art. 12)), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “PHS | Alvarado Hospital Medical Center | East Tower, San Diego, California — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-diego/phs-alvarado-hospital-medical-center-east-tower-86865f14 (data as of July 9, 2026).