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Description

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MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Whittier Hospital Medical Center is to provide accessible high quality inpatient and outpatient primary healthcare services at a fair and reasonable price to enable individuals to achieve optimum health status

VISION STATEMENT
The vision of Whittier Hospital Medical Center is to build on the services currently provided by the hospital and develop new programs that enhance those services increase marketshare and improve all services at all levels

VALUES STATEMENT
Compassion A shared awareness of the privileges that are involved in caring for those patients who entrust us with their care

Integrity A commitment from each employee and physician to maintain Standards of Conduct which insure that all medical and financial services are provided in accordance with the highest ethical principles

Respect Respecting the inherent value and worth each person possesses as a member of the human family

Accountability A commitment to be accountable for the human financial and ecological resources entrusted to us as we promote healing and wholeness

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History

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Whittier Hospital Medical Center History
Through the years we have helped generation after generation reach better health Our organization has been striving to serve the needs of our region since we were established in 1957 as a proprietary hospital by Dr Lester Morrison and a group of his associates who saw the need for a hospital in the burgeoning community of East Whittier Orange trees were being bulldozed at an alarming rate in those days and it was hard to keep up with the new homes and schools but only a small and fairly old Murphy Hospital served the health care needs of the people of Whittier

Whittier Hospital opened its doors for patients during National Hospital Week May 1957 with 52 beds for acute care patients a 3room surgery suite and a 10bed nursery to compliment the obstetrics department Approximately 125 physicians from Whittier and the surrounding areas joined the active and courtesy staff of the new hospital

In 1962 the hospital became a notforprofit facility which it remained until its sale to Summit Health Ltd Within very short time the need for more rooms was apparent and in 1965 the hospital expanded to 99 beds which included an Intensive Care Unit Recovery Room pediatrics area a patient patio complete basement storage under the new section and a small emergency room The next major expansion took place in 1972 when the hospital opened the new threestory towers building which brought the bed total to 197

After the purchase by Summit Health Ltd in November 1981 the hospitals name was changed to Whittier Hospital Medical Center At this time plans were made to enlarge certain areas in the near future including the emergency department radiology laboratory pharmacy and critical care units

In April 1994 Whittier Hospital Medical Center became part of Ornda HealthCorp and three years later was acquired by Tenet Healthcare Corporation

On November 1 2004 the hospital was purchased by Dr Jonathon Wu AHMC Healthcare Inc along with three other former Tenet hospitals Garfield Medical Center Monterey Park Hospital and Greater El Monte Community Hospital

Whittier Hospital Medical Center is now a 178bed acute care hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO with a medical staff of approximately 500 physicians representing over 40 specialties Being part of the community has been an important goal throughout the years and with your help and loyalty we can continue to provide health services that you can depend on