Downey Regional Medical Center

Description

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Downey Regional Medical Center is dedicated to providing the latest stateoftheart healthcare highly skilled medical teams and a warm healing environment for patients and their families Located in the City of Downey this 199bed nonprofit community hospital stands among the finest medical facilities in Southern California

Mission Statement

Consistent with the Mission of Downey Regional Medical Center Inc
the Mission of Downey Regional Medical CenterHospital is to
provide the highest quality health care to our patients
to assess and address all health care needs of our service area
and to provide a synergistic supportive working environment
for our patients employees physicians and volunteers

We are committed to excellence by

amp9658 Creating an environment for our patients employees physicians and volunteers that is collaborative predicated upon the needs and expectations of the patients

amp9658 Meeting the spiritual emotional and physical expectations of the patients we serve

amp9658 Respecting the dignity of every person

amp9658 Insuring patient safety

amp9658 Preserving loyalty

amp9658 Exhibiting a spirit of friendliness

amp9658 Maintaining current medical technology

amp9658 Building and improving services

amp9658 Providing ease in access to services

amp9658 Continuing scientific methodology of management techniques

History

1920 Downey Hospital opened on the second floor of the Willeford Building formerly a hotel on Crawford now Downey Avenue The hospital had six beds and two doctors on staff Dr Earl Welcome and Dr AG Haygood The first recorded treatments were for two boys one who suffered a broken leg and the other a broken arm In the 1920s and 30s the hospital struggled financially and opened closed and changed ownership several times

1922 A violent explosion at a popular hangout a local service station resulted in the deaths of nine Downey residents and serious injuries to 20 others Downey Hospital also known for a period as Virginia Hospital was credited with saving many lives The incident also underscored the need for a larger capacity hospital

1924 Downey Hospital moved to a new onestory facility at 148 East 5th Street The facility began with a 15patient capacity an operating room and an ambulance

1933 A group of five doctors headed by Dr Welcome purchased the hospital and renamed it Downey Community Hospital

1938 First wing addition was completed This separated the maternity and obstetrics wards from the main operative room and added two fourbed wards and four private rooms

1945 Eightroom unit added with completion of a new wing Capacity grew to 52 beds to keep pace with the communitys population boom

1947 Property and duplexes across the street from the hospital were purchased and converted into administrative and accounting offices and provided space for the hospital to open its first emergency department with aroundtheclock care

1950 Modern Xray equipment installed

1956 First meeting of Board of Trustees for Downey Community Hospital as a newly incorporated nonprofit hospital In December of this same year Downey is incorporated as a city

1957 Charter membership tea held for Downey Community Hospital Guild In January 1959 this group changed its name to the Downey Community Hospital Auxiliary

1964 Plans were passed to start construction of a new private nonprofit hospital

1969 Downey Community Hospital moved from its 49bed facility to its current facility on Brookshire Avenue which was then licensed for 152 beds The day after opening eight surgeries were performed Within one week the hospital was full

1975 quotWomens Auxiliary Pavilionquot dedicated the round wing of the hospital

1975

Memorial Trust Foundation a fundraising division established

1976 Hand Rehabilitation Center and Spine Rehabilitation Center opened

1976 Outpatient surgical center was dedicated becoming one of the first outpatient surgical centers in California to be linked to a hospital

1978 First CT Scanner purchased MRI services introduced

1983 Anderson Critical Care Unit dedicated

1985 Formation of DCH Insurance Services now DRMC Insurance Services

1987 Heart Center Cardiac Catheterization Lab and Definitive Observation Unit wing opened

1990 Downey Community HospitalInsurance Services launches Golden Outlook health plan a medicare option plan Family Birth Center dedicated

1990 Rio Hondo Hospital RHH on Telegraph Road and nearby medical building purchased Also that year DCH Insurance Services launches Golden Outlook

1992 Acute Rehabilitation services opened at RHH

1993 Transitional Care Unit TCU opened at RHH In 1998 the TCU moved to Downey Community Hospital

1995 Purchased Health Services building on Telegraph Road Personnel Accounting Finance and Education department relocated to the second and third floors

1998 New Emergency Care Center opened Expanded facility grows from 2600 square feet to more than 8000 square feet

1999 DCH identity changed to Downey Regional Medical Center This total healthcare system had grown to include a 199bed hospital and DRMC Insurance Services

2000 DRMC celebrates 80 years of service Medical staff has grown to exceed 500

2001 DRMC breaks ground for the threestory Downey Regional Medical Plaza

2003 Downey Regional Medical Plaza Opens

2006 Downey Regional Medical Center celebrates 50 years as a notforprofit community hospital