In 1978, the hospital announced it would move from the northeast Portland location to Marquam Hill in Southwest Portland, where it could better serve its patients. The new 40-bed facility was expected to cost $6.5 million, and state regulators approved the new facility later that year. Construction began on the project in August 1980, with the estimated costs rising to $10 million and expected completion in 1982. The building opened in May 1983 as a 39-bed hospital with that ended up costing $20 million. A research center was added in 1997, and that year the hospital dropped the crippled children portion of its name.