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All this upheaval stems from the March 31 expiration of a contract between Dignity, a division of CommonSpirit Health, and a public-private organization known as Partnership HealthPlan of California.
Dignity Health (formerly Catholic Healthcare West) is a California-based not-for-profit public-benefit corporation that operated hospitals and ancillary care facilities in three states. Dignity Health was the fifth-largest hospital system in the nation and the largest not-for-profit hospital provider in California.
In 1965, Dr. Raymond Ligouri opened the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at St. John's Hospital—it was the first CCU in Ventura County and the third in Southern California. [4] In 1985, Sister of Mercy Carmen Rodriguez opened the doors of St. John's Community Outreach Program, known today as Health Ministries. [4]
Saint Francis Memorial was a member of Dignity Health starting in 1993, and later part of CommonSpirit Health in 2019. [3] [4] In July 2023, the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center (or UCSF Health) announced its intention to acquire both Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, and St. Mary's Medical Center from Dignity Health. [5]
Dignity Health owns roughly 30 hospitals throughout California, spanning the entire state, as well as a number of medical clinics and groups. It has locations in Northern, Central and Southern ...
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.
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In December 1983, the emergency department at SMMC was designated as a level I trauma center for adults. This was changed to level II in 1992. [1] SMMC has partnered with California State University, Long Beach to provide the only mental health trauma recovery center in Southern California. [2]