Salinas Valley Health Medical Center

Name :

Salinas Valley Health Medical Center

Address  :

450 East Romie Lane

Town  :

Salinas

State  :

California

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

93901

Phone  :

831 757 4333

Web URL  :

Available

Description

Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital is a Public District Hospital which is part of the Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System The healthcare system is an integrated network of health care programs services and facilities At the core of the system is a 269bed acute care hospital with several distinct specializations and programs Specialized facilities and programs include the Regional Heart Program the Comprehensive Cancer Center Joint Replacement Center Regional Spine Center Women and Children Regional Wound Healing Center an Emergency Department and a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU An expanded Emergency Department to accommodate the areas growing population is underway

Salinas Valley Memorial employs more than 2100 people and the Medical Staff includes 265 boardcertified physicians across a range of specialties

From its beginnings in 1953 hospital founders and administrators have been committed to employing the latest in medical technology to provide the best and most effective care to people in the local communities It is this commitment that has allowed growing numbers of local residents to receive worldclass care while staying close to home family and friends It is this commitment that has attracted some of the countrys most talented physicians nurses and medical professionals And it is this commitment that has forged partnerships and collaborations with local providers and with the worlds leading medical and scientific institutions such as Stanford University Medical Center The Mayo Clinic and NASA

In addition to sophisticated diagnostic and treatment capabilities Salinas Valley Memorial offers a full range of outreach programs including community lectures health screenings prevention education and support groups

OUR MISSION

The Mission of Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System is to improve the healthcare of our geographical healthcare district and beyond

To accomplish this mission we will

Provide and promote comprehensive quality patient care
Maintain ongoing patient care safety initiatives
Provide for institutional safety requirements
Care for our patients as unique and important individuals
Promote a caring concerned compassionate healthcare delivery system environment
Develop and refine an integrated delivery system
Maintain sound administrative and financial management
Support careful use of natural resources and
Educate the community and encourage their participation in healthcare issues

In summary our Mission Statement is best reflected by our slogan quotNeighbors Who Carequot

The vision of SVMHS is to be a leader in medical care with a team of highly trained caring and compassionate healthcare professionals including state of the art technology

History

The 138bed Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital opened on April 20 1953 with 100 employees and 45 physicians The modern facility offered medical and surgical patient floors pathology and radiology labs operating rooms a fracture room a physical therapy unit and a pediatric unit with a nursery and a quotpacing roomquot for fatherstobe

The planning and fundraising efforts however started much earlieraround 1941 when the Salinas Community Hospital Association was formed Bruce Church a successful local businessman called on other influential citizens including Franklin Cornell James J King TR Merrill and Oscar Daley to lead more than 175 civic leaders in a major fundraising effort Church donated the land for the hospitals Romie Lane site and nearly 300000 was raised The campaign was put on hold with the onset of WW II but it resumed fervently in 1947 That same year the California State Legislature passed an act allowing communities to establish taxation districts to build hospitals and area voters approved the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital District Church was elected president of the Districts Board of Directors

On the day of the dedication March 29 1953 President Dwight D Eisenhower sent a letter of congratulations to Bruce Church In it he said the quotPeople of Salinas Valley have every right to be proud of this admirable example of local selfreliance and initiativequot commenting on the fact that no state or federal funds were used

Founders and early administrators envisioned a hospital equipped with the latest technology that offered citizens the opportunity to receive highquality health care without traveling out of the area Their vision inspired future administrators including Jesse A Riser 1950 to 1954 Ralph Call 1954 to 1971 and Ray Grove 1971 to 1984 Sam Downing named assistant administrator in 1972 and administrator in 1985 continues to lead the organization as its PresidentCEO

The hospitals first quartercentury was marked by significant advancements in technology The next 25 years would usher in a level of technology that would have been difficult to imagine even for the most forwardthinking individuals Through strong leadership fiscal responsibility strategic planning and a driving commitment to the highest quality patient care the hospital began its transformation into the comprehensive integrated health care system that it is today

The Harden Memorial Heart Center opened in 1987 grew to be a nationallyrecognized Regional Heart Program within its first 15 years Named one of the 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for Cardiac Intervention in 1999 and one of the 100 Top Hospitals for Stroke Care in 2002 the Heart Programs specialists now perform nearly 3500 cardiac catheterizations and more than 350 openheart surgeries each year

Between the late 1980s and present day Salinas Valley Memorial added programs and facilities to meet the needs of the growing community Highlights include

LM Tynan Emergency Center and Paramedic Base Station
Joyce Wyman Outpatient Surgery Center
Orradre New Life Center for Single Room Maternity Care
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Diagnostic Imaging Center
Norman P Andresen MD Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA and establishment of the Virtual Collaborative Clinic
Today Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System has 269 acute care beds and 72 assisted livingmemory care beds at Summerville at Harden Ranch there are more than 160 physicians on the medical staff and more than 2100 employees and communities throughout Monterey County and the Central Coast Region are served through an integrated network of affiliates In 2004 the hospital was ranked in the top two percent of hospitals nationwide for patient safety





The 138bed Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital opened on April 20 1953 with 100 employees and 45 physicians The modern facility offered medical and surgical patient floors pathology and radiology labs operating rooms a fracture room a physical therapy unit and a pediatric unit with a nursery and a quotpacing roomquot for fatherstobe

The planning and fundraising efforts however started much earlieraround 1941 when the Salinas Community Hospital Association was formed Bruce Church a successful local businessman called on other influential citizens including Franklin Cornell James J King TR Merrill and Oscar Daley to lead more than 175 civic leaders in a major fundraising effort Church donated the land for the hospitals Romie Lane site and nearly 300000 was raised The campaign was put on hold with the onset of WW II but it resumed fervently in 1947 That same year the California State Legislature passed an act allowing communities to establish taxation districts to build hospitals and area voters approved the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital District Church was elected president of the Districts Board of Directors

On the day of the dedication March 29 1953 President Dwight D Eisenhower sent a letter of congratulations to Bruce Church In it he said the quotPeople of Salinas Valley have every right to be proud of this admirable example of local selfreliance and initiativequot commenting on the fact that no state or federal funds were used

Founders and early administrators envisioned a hospital equipped with the latest technology that offered citizens the opportunity to receive highquality health care without traveling out of the area Their vision inspired future administrators including Jesse A Riser 1950 to 1954 Ralph Call 1954 to 1971 and Ray Grove 1971 to 1984 Sam Downing named assistant administrator in 1972 and administrator in 1985 continues to lead the organization as its PresidentCEO

The hospitals first quartercentury was marked by significant advancements in technology The next 25 years would usher in a level of technology that would have been difficult to imagine even for the most forwardthinking individuals Through strong leadership fiscal responsibility strategic planning and a driving commitment to the highest quality patient care the hospital began its transformation into the comprehensive integrated health care system that it is today

The Harden Memorial Heart Center opened in 1987 grew to be a nationallyrecognized Regional Heart Program within its first 15 years Named one of the 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for Cardiac Intervention in 1999 and one of the 100 Top Hospitals for Stroke Care in 2002 the Heart Programs specialists now perform nearly 3500 cardiac catheterizations and more than 350 openheart surgeries each year

Between the late 1980s and present day Salinas Valley Memorial added programs and facilities to meet the needs of the growing community Highlights include

LM Tynan Emergency Center and Paramedic Base Station
Joyce Wyman Outpatient Surgery Center
Orradre New Life Center for Single Room Maternity Care
Comprehensive Cancer Center
Diagnostic Imaging Center
Norman P Andresen MD Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA and establishment of the Virtual Collaborative Clinic

Today Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System has 269 acute care beds and 72 assisted livingmemory care beds at Summerville at Harden Ranch there are more than 160 physicians on the medical staff and more than 2100 employees and communities throughout Monterey County and the Central Coast Region are served through an integrated network of affiliates In 2004 the hospital was ranked in the top two percent of hospitals nationwide for patient safety