![Hoag’s expanded campus will be a blend of relaxing open-air spaces and state-of-the-art amenities, with eleven operating rooms, 155 inpatient beds and 120,000 square feet of ambulatory space, according to Hoag. “I think it’s really important because the community is expanding,” junior Sarrrinah Inamdar said. “[T]he expansion of more surgical units, and especially the cancer institutions, are also very important for the growing population.”](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Cancer-and-Digestive-Health-Main-Entry-1200x543.png)
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![After the 2024 Earl Engman, a track relay invitational, Skeete and the hurdles team pose for a photo. “I [like] making connections with people,” Skeete said. “I still keep in touch with a few friends from water polo and track, and they're some of my closest friends now.”](https://portolapilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/IMG_1262-copy.jpg)
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