Henry Mayo Newhall Mem Hosp

Description

Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital is a 221bed notforprofit community hospital and trauma center located in the heart of the Santa Clarita Valley We are honored to serve what we believe is the best community in California safe clean familyfocused and a great place to live and work

MISSION
To improve the health of our community through
compassion and excellence in healthcare services

VISION
To create the ideal healthcare environment
to surpass expectations

VALUES
Integrity Trust amp Respect Accountability Teamwork
Clinical Competence amp Quality Compassionate Care

History

Creating a hospital for a growing community

The story of Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital is a tribute to initiative leadership and community support Twenty years before the City of Santa Clarita was incorporated in 1987 civic planners acknowledged the importance of quality health care and enfolded the necessary elements into their vision

Until the 1960s Santa Clarita Valleys needs were met by several small hospitals one with only six beds However when the master planned community of Valencia was approved by Los Angeles County in 1965 its developer The Newhall Land and Farming Company Newhall Land knew that larger more sophisticated medical facilities would be necessary


Newhall Land donated 25 acres of land for a hospital in the center of town Thomas Lowe then chief executive officer of Newhall Land formed an alliance with the Lutheran Hospital Society LHS an organization with half a centurys experience developing and managing community notforprofit hospitals

The two organizations recruited a citizens committee to help raise the funds needed to construct and open the new hospital Newhall Land executives and members of the Newhall family donated 16 million in cash and stock for development funds


By 1970 the citizens committee had become the hospital Board of Trustees under the leadership of Judge Adrian Adams In December they launched a fund drive to raise 10 million LHS negotiated loans that enabled the project to proceed while the fund drive was underway and later guaranteed financing of a medical office building adjacent to the hospital

In February 1971 the trustees hired the hospitals first employee Bobbie Trueblood Davis director of community relations to spread the word about the hospitaltobe and organize support groups

Engineering drawings were almost complete when the quotSylmar Earthquakequot struck February 9 1971 killing 65 people and causing 500 million in property damage throughout the region Designers wisely held up final plans for the hospital and then modified them to meet stricter State of California seismic safety requirements

Ground was broken in September 1972 LHS engineers and architects consulted with the Board of Trustees throughout the building process and served as coordinators for the project Nurses technicians and therapists from LHS facilities provided input on the design of specialty areas within the new hospital

While the new facility was under construction LHS purchased InterValley Community Hospital renaming it Hillside Community Hospital to serve as an interim facility This strategy enabled the recruitment of medical staff and employees provided an educational model for the Trustees stimulated additional community support and afforded vital continuity when the new facility was ready for occupancy Operation of Hillside also generated about 1 million in profit which became working capital for the new hospital

Construction was completed in 1975 and the hospital opened for business in August of that year Alongside was a new medical office building accommodating 15 physicians offices and a retail pharmacy The hospital supplied 100 beds and furnished Santa Clarita Valley with its first fully licensed intensive and coronary care units along with a paramedic base station among other vital services