 In the 1980s, Lia Lee, the subject of the book "The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down", was treated at this hospital.In 2001, the State of California informed hospitals in the state that acute health care facilities would have to comply with new regulations on earthquake protection when they go into effect in 2008.The hospital administration decided to build a new hospital facility, even though some hospitals received extensions on the deadline for the requirement due to needing to retrofit their older hospital buildings.