Eden Medical Center

Name :

Eden Medical Center

Address  :

20103 Lake Chabot Road

Town  :

Castro Valley

State  :

California

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

94546

Phone  :

510 537 1234

Fax  :

510 889 6506

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

edeninfo@sutterhealth.org

Description

Our communitys vision became a reality when Eden Hospital first opened its doors in 1954 to provide care for the residents of the Eden Township Hospital District Since then our community has grown from small farming towns to a collection of vibrant cities and our hospital has grown right along with it

Today Eden is a fullservice 387bed medical center with campuses in Castro Valley and San Leandro serving the health care needs of residents of Alameda County and surrounding communities Eden is the regional trauma center for Southern Alameda County and features many centers of excellence including neurosciences orthopedics rehabilitation womens health skilled nursing adult psychiatry and cancer care Eden Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Through our affiliation with Sutter Health Eden Medical Center is part of a large network of nonprofit hospitals and care centers in Northern California and is linked to nearly 30 acute care hospitals and 4000 physicians throughout the region Together were working to improve the health of our communities

MISSION AND VALUES

We enhance the health and wellbeing of the communities we serve through excellence compassion and respect for every person

The mission of Eden Medical Center is carried out by our Board of Directors employees physicians and volunteers who are committed to

Providing our patients and their families with the highest quality medical care and customer service

Creating standards of excellence to ensure quality and value for our patients

Maintaining a financially sound organization through effective clinical and administrative

Encouraging a culture that supports employees and physicians in developing their skills and talents

The People of Eden are committed to these core values

EXCELLENCE We are committed to quality in every aspect of our work and we strive to exceed the expectations of our customers

COMPASSION AND CARING We treat those we serve and one another with concern kindness and respect

HONESTY AND INTEGRITY We act openly and truthfully in everything we do

TEAMWORK We work together cooperatively recognizing the power of our combined efforts exceeds what we can accomplish individually

COMMUNITY We acknowledge our vital role in local communities and we seek to understand and serve their needs

History

EDEN CELEBRATES 50 YEARS IN THE COMMUNITY

California the nation and the world were very different places in November 1954 when Eden Medical Center first opened its doors

The early days of the Cold War dominated the international scene McDonalds wouldnt open its first restaurant for another year Disneyland was still a dream on the drafting boards and Dwight Eisenhower was president There were no personal computers no Internet no cell phones Medicine was far less complex and less connected to high technology than it is today

What has remained constant is Edens mission as a notforprofit community hospital to care for the health and well being of the diverse communities it serves

Edens impact is woven deeply into the fabric of this region Over five decades more than 70000 babies have been delivered at Eden Hundreds of physicians and thousands of nurses and employees have worked at Eden Volunteers and donors have raised money raised spirits and eased pain for innumerable patients and their families Countless surgeries lab tests and medical procedures have saved lives repaired injuries and inseparably linked Eden to the people of its community

GROWING WITH THE COMMUNITY

By the late 1940s it became clear that the Eden Township Hayward San Leandro Castro Valley San Lorenzo and parts of Union City and Oakland desperately needed a local hospital

By 1948 a dedicated group of community leaders created the Eden Township Healthcare District and launched plans to build a district hospital Area voters overwhelmingly approved this blueprint for the future and passed two bond measure to achieve their goal At a cost of just over 2 million Eden Township District Hospital was built The first patient was admitted on Nov 15 and the first baby was welcomed two days later

The new hospital focused on the basics general medicine and surgery pediatrics and obstetrics Throughout the 1950s Eden regularly set and exceeded its own records for births It became common for the local papers to breathlessly report these results under headlines such as Eden Hospital Breaks All Records Eden surgeons also drew international attention in 1956 for the first successful limb reattachment in the world

The hospital soon was bursting at the seams and within a few years Eden reported more admissions and births than any East Bay hospital and more newborns than any San Francisco hospital No wonder then that Edens first major expansion started in 1957

A CHANGING LANDSCAPE

The decades that followed brought great advancements including a new Intensive Care Unit and a 24hour physicianstaffed Emergency Department a flurry of additions for physical therapy laboratory radiology and radiation therapy surgery and recovery areas and conference rooms to accommodate Edens growing use as a community gathering place The District also built Baywood Court Retirement Community in Castro Valley to meet the communitys need for safe comfortable retirement living and care for seniors

TURNING TO TRAUMA

In 1986 the Alameda County Board of Supervisors designated Eden as the Trauma Center for southern Alameda County The Trauma Center opened in January 1987 staffed 24 hours a day by teams of surgeons nurses and technicians By the end of its first year Edens Trauma Center had treated more than 1150 patients

The Trauma Centers value was most evident in October 1989 when the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the Bay Area Dozens of victims were rushed to trauma centers at Highland Hospital in Oakland and at Eden where more than 40 earthquake survivors were treated Since then Eden has served more than 24000 trauma victims and their families and has helped thousands of others through outreach programs to reduce traumarelated injuries and deaths

Edens performance under intense pressure following the earthquake won regional and national attention and earned the heartfelt thanks of the community That influence and regard led to Edens designation by the White House to care for the president of the United States and other dignitaries when traveling in the vicinity

MODERN HEALTHCARE

In the 1990s the managed care revolution hit the regions hospitals hard leading to many hospital mergers or closures The time was right for Eden to find a partner that shared its mission and notforprofit values and its vision for the future After a rigorous search Eden affiliated with Sutter Health a decision that was supported by voters in 1997 in what was then the second largest special election the state of California

The Sutter Health affiliation brought stability support significant clinical initiatives and patient safety efforts and a renewed hope for the future all which would have been beyond Edens abilities without the support of Sutter Health

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE

Edens history like all histories is about change With San Leandro Hospital now part of the Eden family a flurry of new programs and expansion and the rebuilding of the hospital and campus on the horizon a new chapter is beginning

This is clearly another era that calls for the dedication commitment and vision that have made Eden Medical Center an irreplaceable community resource The view from atop Edens sevenstory tower is an inspiration and a challenge that demands no less