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Description

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About Us
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula founded in 1934 and located at 23625 Holman Highway in Monterey has grown and evolved in direct response to the changing healthcare needs of the people it serves

It is a nonprofit healthcare provider with 205 staffed acutecare hospital beds and 28 skillednursing beds delivering a continuum of care from birth to end of life and every stage in between

It serves the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities through locations including the main hospital outpatient facilities satellite laboratories a mental health clinic a shortterm skilled nursing facility Hospice of the Central Coast and business offices

Our Mission
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is dedicated to identifying and meeting the changing healthcare needs of the people of the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities

We are committed to providing highquality services at a competitive cost and within a safe environment We provide educational and public service programs to enhance the health of our community and the competence of those who provide the service

We are committed to caring for all who come through our doors regardless of ability to pay to the fullest extent allowed by law and available resources

Our Vision
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula will be the healthcare organization in our region most concerned for those we serve most chosen for the quality and value of our service and most respected for the integrity competency and commitment of our employees medical staff and volunteers

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History

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Our History
This is a tale of tractors trees two brothers and a man named Tom Tonkin An epic filled with generosity and vision and an unparalleled sense of community

1929 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula gets its unofficial start when a woman named Grace Deere Velie Harris one of four heirs to the Deere tractor fortune gives an endowment to create a Carmel clinic specializing in metabolic disorders

1934 On October 19 Grace Deere Velie Harris Carmel clinic is converted into a 30bed general community hospital named Peninsula Community Hospital

1950s The paths of Samuel FB Morse and Tom Tonkin cross in most fortuitous fashion In 1955 Peninsula Community Hospital hires Tonkin as the administrator In 1919 Morse had created Del Monte Properties Company Perhaps it was inevitable that Morse now decides to donate 22 prime pinetreefilled acres in the Del Monte forest as a hospital building site

1961 On March 29 quotCommunity Hospital of the Monterey Peninsulaquot is officially adopted as the name of the hospital

1962 On June 28 Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula opens on Holman Highway The 100bed 210000squarefoot facility the first community hospital in the country to offer all private rooms costs 35 million Twothirds of those funds come from community donations The hospital designed by worldrenowned architect Edward Durell Stone is honored with state and national awards for excellence in architecture

1971 The distinctive dome over the Fountain Court is added as are 72 additional rooms including a mental health center Half of the 4 million project is funded by community contributions

1981 On December 29 Community Hospital Foundation is created as the parentholding company for the hospital and related subsidiaries

1982 The former Eskaton Monterey Hospital opened in 1930 by brothers Hugh and Horace Dormody in downtown Monterey becomes part of Community Hospital Later it is converted into a chemical dependency treatment center

1983 A 42000squarefoot addition to Community Hospitals main building opens The new space houses outpatient educational and business office functions

1988 The Outpatient Surgery Center opens It now handles more than half of all surgeries at Community Hospital

1991 The Rehabilitation Services department at Community Hospital is expanded

1996 The Family Birth Center opens at Community Hospital bringing singleroom maternity care to local families

Community Hospital acquires a local home health agency

1997 The remodeled downtown Monterey facility formerly Eskaton Monterey Hospital reopens as the Hartnell Professional Center housing outpatient mental health services the Recovery Center and its Clint Eastwood Youth Program the Cardiopulmonary Wellness Program and diagnostics the Blood Center a satellite laboratory and Xray facility

In November ground is broken for Community Hospitals new Comprehensive Cancer Center

Community Hospital acquires a second local home health agency a skilled nursing facility at Hospice House in Monterey and Hospice of the Central Coast

1999 The Comprehensive Cancer Center opens at Community Hospital providing stateoftheart diagnosis treatment and support for cancer patients and their families

2002 On March 4 Community Hospitals new Breast Care Center begins operating on Cass Street in Monterey The center offers comprehensive breast care services everything from mammograms to biopsies as well as screenings for osteoporosis

2003 Completed in June a threestory underground parking garage with 316 parking spaces is built under the hospitals main entrance improving parking for patients and visitors

2004 Site preparation begins for the Forest Pavilion which will add 120 new patient rooms and the South Pavilion which will add 135000 square feet and centralize criticalcare departments and related services

2004 The Ryan Ranch Outpatient Campus opened in July This expansive centrally located facility houses our Sleep Disorders Center Diabetes amp Nutrition Therapy programs the Community Imaging Center a satellite lab the Community Health and Hospice Resource Center doctors offices and administrative offices for the hospitals hospice programs