Garfield Medical Center

Name :

Garfield Medical Center

Address  :

525 North Garfield Avenue

Town  :

Monterey Park

State  :

California

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

91754

Phone  :

626 573 2222

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

GMC4U@ahmchealth.com

Description

Garfield Medical Center has a long history of excellent patient care Started over 80 years ago as a oneroom hospital today Garfield is a 210bed fullservice acutecare facility that has steadily grown over time in size scope and success

STAFF AND COMMUNITY

With over 500 welltrained doctors and 1300 employees on staff Garfield caters to the diverse population of Monterey Park and its environs Not only does the Garfield facility offer stateoftheart care its physicians and staff embrace the multiethnic multilingual patient population by speaking a variety of languages and offering translation services At Garfield we know that clear communicationand the comfort that brings to patientsis a key element in providing great health care

With approximately 13000 inpatient treatments and about 40000 outpatient visits annually Garfield Medical Center continuously meets community needs for highquality reliable health care and prides itself on making its culturally diverse patients feel at ease

DEPARTMENTS AND SERVICES

Garfields inpatient care departments and services include
CardioPulmonary
Critical Care
ER
Heart Institute
Maternity amp Child Services with Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Medical amp Surgical
OnSite Cath Lab
Radiology
Rehabilitation

QUALITY OF CARE

Garfield Medical Center is one of only nine California hospitals recognized as having betterthanaverage outcomes for communityacquired pneumonia patients for six years in a row This illness is the numberone reason for hospitalization in the US and California Garfields outcomes point to the excellence of care provided at the hospital and speak to the overall philosophy of treating the whole patient and giving patients the benefit of communicating in their native languages

Additionally Garfield received approval in 2007 from the LA County Emergency Medical Services Agency EMS as an ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction STEMI receiving center This makes Garfield one of the handpicked hospitals recognized for the excellence and timeliness of its care for true heartattack patients

LOCATION amp TRANSPORTATION

Garfield Medical Center is located just south of highway 10 I block south of the Garfield exit The facility is extremely accessible to the community

Free transportation is provided to patients within a 10mile radius

MISSION

Our Company has established itself as a healthcare provider offering a wide range of services from primary to tertiary care dependant upon the resources at each of our individual Hospitals Attracting the most qualified and dedicated staff AHMC amp AHMC Healthcare Inc is recognized for the finest culturally sensitive and compassionate care available to patients in the geographic area we serve providing the highest clinical quality care in a compassionate and caring environment

VISION

Meeting and exceeding the unique healthcare and cultural needs through locallybased ownership and management widely recognized as the Healthcare leader in the San Gabriel Valley known for exceptionally high quality of care

History

1927
Dr IM Feldcamp converts a small house into a 24bed hospital
Feb 9 Dr DB Zbinden delivers the first baby born at Garfield to Mrs C Harper cost 15
Mar 1 Dr DB Zbinden delivers the second Garfield baby to Mrs Mary Kelly cost 10
Dec 27 Garfield incorporates and has a 15member board of director who are shareholders
Mr RR Nehls acting as a trustee bought Garfield on behalf of 15 physicians who become the Board of Directors Each member owns an equal number of shares
56 babies are born at Garfield this year

1928

Jan 16 First Board of Directors meets at 503 North Garfield Avenue Dr Longo V Smith is elected president Mr RR Nehls becomes General Manager and Chief Executive Officer
April Miss Battin becomes first Nursing Superintendent at 150 per month
Major surgery cost 15 anesthesia ether 1
1930s Garfield continues to serve the community during the Depression
1940s World War II Garfield supports the war effort
1950s 1960s Members of Garfields community serve in Korean amp Vietnam Wars

1966 Garfield Auxiliary incorporates
Garfield expands to 99 beds

1969 National Medical Enterprise NME buys Garfield Hospital

1970 NME begins 5million expansion plan

1971 Groundbreaking is held for 4story new hospital tower

1972 Cardiac Catherization Laboratory is completed

1973 500 N Garfield Medical Building is completed

1974 6bed Hemodialysis Unit Pediatrics Unit Cardiac Surgery Unit is developed

1977 Garfield breaks ground for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU
Garfield celebrates its 50th Anniversary

1981 Special Service Center is opened

Feb 21 Garfield holds Open Heart Open House for Heart Program

1984

Jan 5 Groundbreaking to enlarge Obstetrics Department

1985 Groundbreaking for its first Heart Catherization Laboratory


1986 May 22 Grand Opening for New Catherization Laboratory
Garfield opens new 600 N Garfield Medical Office Building

1990 Free van service for patients begins

1994

Dec 19 Garfield opens its Prenatal Clinic in El Monte

1995 Tenet Corporation buys Garfield Hospital

1997
1998
1999 Garfield Medical Center is named as one of the nations Top 100 Hospitals three years in a row

2001 New Cardiac Catherization Laboratory construction starts

2002 April Catherization Laboratory Project is completed

June Garfield opens new stateoftheart 21bed emergency room
Sept 15 Garfield celebrates its 75th Anniversary with a Community Health Fair

Future Garfield will continue its mission to be of service to the community for years to come