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| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 1081 N. China Lake Blvd.,Ridgecrest, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°38′26″N117°40′16″W / 35.64061°N 117.6711°W /35.64061; -117.6711 |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Public |
| Type | Community |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level IV trauma center[1] |
| Beds | 25 |
| History | |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is ahospital located inRidgecrest, California which is just east of the SouthernSierra Mountains in theIndian Wells Valley.[2] It has twospecialty units, includingpediatric andintensive care. The hospital was established in the mid-1940s out of a need formedical care for the workforce of the growingChina Lake Naval Weapons Station.It is the only regionalhealthcare system in the area and provides a variety ofservices to the region. Jim Suver is theCEO of the hospital.[3]
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital providesfamily medicine services through the Southern Sierra Medical Clinic and Rural Health Clinic. The hospital offers the following:[4]
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The hospital was established by Dr. Thomas Drummond in 1945 as Ridgecrest Community Hospital. The hospital has seen several expansions over the years: a new wing was added in 1968; anintensive-care unit in 1976; and a four-phased major expansion was begun in 1987.[5]
In August 2022 Ridgecrest Regional Hospital announces that it would be closing down its cancer center due to a shortage of oncologists[6]
In August 2023, The California Department of Health Care Access and Information awarded Ridgecrest Regional Hospital $5.5 million in interest-free loans as a part of a Distressed Hospital Loan Program.[7]
In November 2023, the hospital announced the end of their labor delivery program due to a shortage of obstetric providers.[8] Soon after in announced that it will be laying off employees due to financial hardship. The situation is concerning for nearby residents who don't have alternatives for medical care.[9]
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