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Dignity Health-California Hospital Medical Center is known for its wide range of medical services – from obstetrics and gynecology, to orthopedics and cardiology. The hospital operates as a Level II Trauma Center , [ 1 ] and its emergency department treats over 70,000 patients each year.
In 1979, the Center for Sports Medicine opened, led by Dr. James Garrick; and was the first sports medicine program located in a hospital. [2] In 1990, the Spine Center opened, under the leadership of Dr. Kenneth Light. [2] In 2001, the Total Joint Center opened, led by Dr. Thomas Sampson and Dominic Tse. [2]
In 1949, the UC Hospital was officially renamed the "University of California Medical Center." [1] Mount Zion Hospital, which had opened in 1897, merged with UCSF in 1990. [2] The medical center received a philanthropic donation of $100 million from Chuck Feeney in February 2015, the largest gift by an individual in the history of the UC system ...
It has been an adult Level I trauma center since August 3, 2017 [1] and an adult Level II trauma center since 1985 and operates the most trafficked emergency department in the county. [2] Highland Hospital is affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and is also home to the UCSF East Bay Surgery Program.
In 1991, Presbyterian Hospital (at that time known as Pacific Presbyterian Medical Center [23]) and Children's Hospital merged, medical staffs were combined, and a large joint physician group was established in 1993. [24] The new multiple-facility entity was named California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC).
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, commonly known as Valley Medical Center or simply Valley Medical, is a prominent 731-bed public tertiary, teaching, and research hospital in San Jose, California. Located in the Fruitdale neighborhood of West San Jose , Valley Medical Center is the anchor facility of the Santa Clara County Health System ...
Memorial Medical Center is a hospital in the greater Stanislaus County, California, United States. It is licensed for 423 acute care beds and is affiliated with Sutter Health, a not-for-profit association of medical service providers. The main directions of the Memorial Medical Center are cardiac care, cancer treatment, orthopedics, obstetrics ...
Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness and the treatment and prevention of injuries related to sports and exercise. Although most sports teams have employed team physicians for many years, it is only since the late 20th century that sports medicine emerged as a distinct field of health care.