Marin General Hospital

Description

Mission Statement

We enhance the well being of people in the communities we serve through a notforprofit commitment to compassion and excellence in health care services

Ownership amp Type

MGH affiliated with Sutter Health a network of 27 hospitals in Northern California and Hawaii in January 1996 The Marin General Hospitals Board of Directors made up primarily of volunteer community leaders makes policy decisions about patient care finances strategic planning and community benefits The five members of the publicly elected Marin Healthcare District under terms of a 30year lease signed in 1985 own the hospitals buildings and grounds MGH has not received taxpayer support since 1976

Officers
David Bradley chief executive officer
Chuck Prosper chief administrative officer
Dr Susan Cumming medical director
Mark Kobe chief nursing officer

Number of Beds
Licensed for 235 acutecare beds

Community Outreach
Health Education and Health Screenings

Marin General Hospital is committed to providing a variety of healthcare programs and services to the entire community

Public education seminars are free or low lost and generally held at MGH Examples of programs include stress management diet and disease nutrition heart health creativity and healing diabetes learning disabilities habit control high cholesterol plastic surgery guided imagery migraines preventing falls mental health hepatitis C fibromyalgia tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer colon cancer and breast health

MGHs Marin Cancer Institute and the Institute for Health and Healing also offer special education seminars See Health Events for calendar of seminars

Speakers Bureau
The Marin General staff physicians registered nurses and other healthcare professionals are available to appear before community organizations and service groups Telephone 4159257608 for more information

Marin General Volunteers
Marin General Volunteers are a diverse group of 400 women men and teens who perform a variety of jobs at the hospital As a volunteer you can make an important difference to both patients and their families Should you choose to work directly with patients assignments may include work in the following areas Emergency Department medical records book cart mail outpatient surgery the Marin Cancer Institute nursing units and patient liaison Volunteers may select other assignments with indirect or no patient contact Telephone 4159257258 for more information

Marin General Hospital

Marin General Hospital opened in May 1952 in Greenbrae CA and is the largest acute care hospital in Marin County It is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations MGH provides primary and secondary levels of care in addition to the Marin Cancer Institute and the Marin Heart Institute Services include a Level III Trauma Center and a full complement of acute care and ancillary services such as neonatal intensive care pediatrics a family birth center adult psychiatric units and cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories

About Sutter Health

Sutter Health is one of the nations leading notforprofit networks of communitybased health care providers delivering highquality care in more than 100 Northern California communities It is also the regional leader in infant deliveries neonatology orthopedics pediatrics and cancer care services Sutter Health supports more than two dozen locally run acute care hospitals as well as physician organizations medical research facilities region wide home health hospice and occupational health networks and longterm care centers

Sutter Health affiliates share a fundamental belief that local communities are in the best position to identify and meet local healthcare needs Within Sutter Health local or regional boards of directors whose volunteer members represent the communities served govern all of our hospitals and physician organizations By being part of Sutter Health affiliates make their own decisions on what their communities need and at the same time enjoy the benefits of a network that provides support a financial safety net and extensive medical expertise

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1993
Marin General HospitalNovato Community Hospital is fully compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1993 A full statement of Patient Rights is available for downloading