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Greater San Fernando Valley hospitals: ranked by average daily census of patients in 2004 *.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

GLENDALE Adventist Medical Center Glendale Adventist Medical Center is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale, California. It was founded in 1905. Glendale Adventist Medical Center is a sister institution of Loma Linda University Medical Center and is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist hospital system.  ranks No. 1 on this year's list of top hospitals in the greater San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley

Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills.
, based on the average daily census daily census See Census.  of patients.

Glendale Glendale.

1 City (1990 pop. 148,134), Maricopa co., S central Ariz., adjacent to Phoenix; inc. 1910. It is located in a rich agricultural region irrigated by the Salt River project. Glendale has become one of the fastest-growing U.S.
 Adventist Adventist

Member of any of a group of Protestant churches that arose in the U.S. in the 19th century and believe that the Second Coming of Christ is close at hand. Adventism was founded during a period marked by millennialism by William Miller (1782–1849), a former U.
 has an average daily census of 294 patients, which is 66% of its 448 licensed beds.

No. 2 on this year's list is the recently expanded Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center is a hospital in Burbank, California, USA. The hospital has 455 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. It's adress is: 501 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91505. , with an average daily census of 287 patients.

Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center, with its dual campuses in Encino and Tarzana, came in at No. 3 with its average daily census of 281. Encino-Tarzana's owner, Tenet Healthcare Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) is an operating company that owns and operates 57 hospitals in the United States [1]. It is based in Dallas, Texas. Its stock ticker symbol on the New York Stock Exchange is NYSE: THC.  Corp., put the hospital up for sale in January January: see month. , along with many other hospitals the company owns, including 18 others in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). .

Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History
The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr.
 took the No. 4 spot this year. Northridge Northridge is the name of some places in the United States of America:
  • Northridge, Los Angeles, California, a community in California's San Fernando Valley
  • California State University, Northridge
 has an average daily census of 248 patients, which is 59% of its 426 licensed beds.

The San Fernando Valley lost a hospital in November November: see month.  when the Northridge Hospital Sherman Sherman, city (1990 pop. 31,601), seat of Grayson co., N Tex., near the Red River; inc. 1858. Originally on a stagecoach route, it is a highway and railroad junction. Manufactures include electronic equipment, processed foods, military equipment, and metal products.  Way Campus closed. Valley Presbyterian Hospital Presbyterian Hospital can refer to several places:
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital, a hospital in New York City
  • Presbyterian Hospital (Charlotte), a hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina
  • Presbyterian Hospital (Albuquerque), a hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico
, No. 7 on this year's hospitals list, recently expanded its facilities and acquired some of the assets of the Northridge Sherman Way campus.

Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850.  is said to be facing a wave of hospital closures as health care treatment costs rise while health insurer An individual or company who, through a contractual agreement, undertakes to compensate specified losses, liability, or damages incurred by another individual.

An insurer is frequently an insurance company and is also known as an underwriter.
 reimbursement Reimbursement

Payment made to someone for out-of-pocket expenses has incurred.
 schedules decrease. Many hospitals are also struggling with problems of uninsured or under-insured patients and a shortage of registered nurses in California.

--Shannon Sindorf

PACESETTER

GLENDALE ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER

AT the top of this year's list of hospitals is Glendale Adventist Medical Center, with a 2004 average daily census of 294 patients.

The hospital has 448 licensed beds, with a 2004 occupancy rate Noun 1. occupancy rate - the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
pct, per centum, percent, percentage - a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)
 of 66 percent, down slightly from last year's rate of 67%.

Glendale Adventist is a general acute care facility that offers among its services hyperbaric oxygen therapy Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO)
A treatment in which the patient is placed in a chamber and breathes oxygen at higher-than-atmospheric pressure. This high-pressure oxygen stops bacteria from growing and, at high enough pressure, kills them.
, aquatic therapy aquatic therapy Water therapy Rehab medicine The exercising of muscle groups under water, which increases range-of-motion and light resistance for rehabilitation. See Rehabilitation medicine. , and advanced MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface.
 and CT scanning CT scanning
Computer tomography scanning is a diagnostic imaging tool that uses x rays sent through the body at different angles.

Mentioned in: Apraxia
.

There are approximately ap·prox·i·mate  
adj.
1. Almost exact or correct: the approximate time of the accident.

2.
 2,100 employees at Glendale Adventist Medical Center, including 700 doctors and 634 registered nurses.

The hospital is one of the oldest in Los Angeles County, and its roots predate even the city of Glendale itself. Glendale Adventist began as Glendale Sanitarium sanitarium /san·i·tar·i·um/ (-tar´e-um) an institution for the promotion of health.

san·i·tar·i·um
n.
See sanatorium.
 in 1905, started in the building formerly occupied oc·cu·py  
tr.v. oc·cu·pied, oc·cu·py·ing, oc·cu·pies
1. To fill up (time or space): a lecture that occupied three hours.

2. To dwell or reside in.

3.
 by the 75-room Glendale Hotel. The City of Glendale wasn't was·n't  

Contraction of was not.


wasn't was not
wasn't be
 incorporated until 1906.

Though many facilities have been added, the medical center has been at its current location since 1924.

Glendale Adventist is owned by Adventist Health, a Roseville Roseville.

1 City (1990 pop. 44,685), Placer co., N central Calif., a suburb of Sacramento in the foothills of the Sierras; inc. 1909. Marked by rapid growth in the late 20th cent.
, Calif.-based non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes.  that owns 20 hospitals in California List of hospitals in California (U.S. state), grouped by county and sorted by hospital name. Alameda County
  • Alameda Hospital - Alameda, California
  • Alta Bates Medical Center - Berkeley, California
  • Washington Hospital - Fremont, California
, Oregon Oregon, city, United States
Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products.
, Washington Washington, town, England
Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area.
 and Hawaii Hawaii, island, United States
Hawaii, island (1990 pop. 120,217), 4,037 sq mi (10,456 sq km), largest and southernmost island of the state of Hawaii and coextensive with Hawaii co.; known as the Big Island.
, including Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction
Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital.
 and White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles.

--Shannon Sindorf
GREATER SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HOSPITALS

Ranked by average daily census of patients in 2004 *

Rank  Hospital                       Avg. Daily Census  Occupancy Rate
      * name                         * 2004 avg. daily   (percentage)
      * address                           census            * 2004
                                      * licensed beds       * 2003

   1  Glendale Adventist Medical          294                66%
      Center                              448                67%
      1509 Wilson Terrace
      Glendale 91206

   2  Providence Saint Joseph             287                 67
      Medical Center                      427                 67
      501 S. Buena Vista St.
      Burbank 91505

   3  Encino-Tarzana Regional             281                 71
      Medical Center                      396                 na
      18321 Clark St.
      Tarzana 91356

   4  Northridge Hospital Medical         248                 59
      Center (4)                          426                 59
      18300 Roscoe Blvd.
      Northridge 91328

   5  Glendale Memorial Hospital          230                 69
      1420 S. Central Ave.                334                 71
      Glendale 91204

   6  Providence Holy Cross Medical       222                 87
      Center                              254                 87
      15031 Rinaldi St.
      Mission Hills 91346

   7  Valley Presbyterian Hospital        164 (1)             43
      15107 Vanowen St.                   380                 na
      Van Nuys 91405

   8  Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial         155 (2)             71
      Hospital                            217                 66
      23845 McBean Pkwy.
      Valencia 91355

   9  Kaiser Permanente Woodland          143                 67
      Hills Medical Center                212                 na
      5601 De Soto Ave.
      Woodland Hills 91367

  10  Sherman Oaks Hospital               121                 79
      4929 Van Nuys Blvd.                 153                 na
      Sherman Oaks 91403

  11  Kaiser Permanente Panorama          119                 45
      City Medical Center                 262                 na
      13652 Cantara St.
      Panorama City 91402

  12  West Hills Hospital & Medical       114                 48
      Center                              236                 na
      7300 Medical Center Drive
      West Hills 91307

  13  Simi Valley Hospital                105                 57
      2975 Sycamore Dr.                   185                 na
      Simi Valley 93065

  14  Mission Community Hospital          100                 68
      14850 Roscoe Blvd.                  145                 61
      Panorama City 91402

  15  Lancaster Community Hospital         72                 62
      43830 N. 10th St. West              117                 81
      Lancaster 93536

Rank  Hospital                             Profile          Employees
      * name                               * owner           * total
      * address                       * year established    * doctors
                                                           * registered
                                                              nurses

   1  Glendale Adventist Medical       Adventist Health       2,100
      Center                                 1905              700
      1509 Wilson Terrace                                      634
      Glendale 91206

   2  Providence Saint Joseph         Providence Health       2,285
      Medical Center                        System             629
      501 S. Buena Vista St.                 1943              755
      Burbank 91505

   3  Encino-Tarzana Regional          Tenet Healthcare       1,600
      Medical Center                        Corp.               na
      18321 Clark St.                   1954, Encino;          590
      Tarzana 91356                     1973, Tarzana

   4  Northridge Hospital Medical    Catholic Healthcare      1,682
      Center (4)                             West              845
      18300 Roscoe Blvd.                     1955              545
      Northridge 91328

   5  Glendale Memorial Hospital     Catholic Healthcare      1,600
      1420 S. Central Ave.                   West              580
      Glendale 91204                         1926              460

   6  Providence Holy Cross Medical   Providence Health       1,544
      Center                                System             580
      15031 Rinaldi St.                      1961              525
      Mission Hills 91346

   7  Valley Presbyterian Hospital   private, non-profit      1,000
      15107 Vanowen St.                      1958              500
      Van Nuys 91405                                            na

   8  Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial    private, non-profit      1,200
      Hospital                               1975              361
      23845 McBean Pkwy.                                       350
      Valencia 91355

   9  Kaiser Permanente Woodland      Kaiser Foundation     2,148 (3)
      Hills Medical Center                Hospitals            355
      5601 De Soto Ave.                      1986              657
      Woodland Hills 91367

  10  Sherman Oaks Hospital              Sherman Oaks          601
      4929 Van Nuys Blvd.                  Hospital            375
      Sherman Oaks 91403                     1958              231

  11  Kaiser Permanente Panorama      Kaiser Foundation     2,793 (3)
      City Medical Center                 Hospitals            260
      13652 Cantara St.                      1962              650
      Panorama City 91402

  12  West Hills Hospital & Medical  Hospital Corporation      820
      Center                              of America           450
      7300 Medical Center Drive              1962              275
      West Hills 91307

  13  Simi Valley Hospital             Adventist Health        912
      2975 Sycamore Dr.                      1965              225
      Simi Valley 93065                                         na

  14  Mission Community Hospital     private, non-profit       550
      14850 Roscoe Blvd.                     1975              248
      Panorama City 91402                                      158

  15  Lancaster Community Hospital     Universal Health        560
      43830 N. 10th St. West               Services            290
      Lancaster 93536                        1964               na

Rank  Hospital                               Hospital Services
      * name                                   (partial list)
      * address

   1  Glendale Adventist Medical        general acute care facility
      Center
      1509 Wilson Terrace
      Glendale 91206

   2  Providence Saint Joseph            cancer, heart & vascular,
      Medical Center                   orthopedics, womens services,
      501 S. Buena Vista St.          occupational health, emergency,
      Burbank 91505                               surgery

   3  Encino-Tarzana Regional        cardiology, obstetrics, pediatric
      Medical Center                   intensive care unit, neonatal
      18321 Clark St.                intensive care unit, orthopedics,
      Tarzana 91356                          bariatric surgery

   4  Northridge Hospital Medical       general acute care, medical/
      Center (4)                      surgical, obstetrics, behavioral
      18300 Roscoe Blvd.             health, cardiopulmonary, emergency
      Northridge 91328                       & trauma services

   5  Glendale Memorial Hospital      cardiac services, cancer center,
      1420 S. Central Ave.           24-hour emergency services, spine
      Glendale 91204                  services, women's breast center,
                                              prenatal clinic

   6  Providence Holy Cross Medical  heart & vascular, trauma, cancer,
      Center                           women's services, orthopedics,
      15031 Rinaldi St.                 surgery, digestive disorders
      Mission Hills 91346

   7  Valley Presbyterian Hospital    cardiac care and rehabilitation,
      15107 Vanowen St.                 womens services, children's
      Van Nuys 91405                   center, orthopedics, emergency
                                                  services

   8  Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial          trauma services, acute
      Hospital                       rehabilitation, behavioral health,
      23845 McBean Pkwy.                    oncology, wound care
      Valencia 91355

   9  Kaiser Permanente Woodland     breast health center, craniofacial
      Hills Medical Center             clinic, children's center for
      5601 De Soto Ave.               attentional problems, high risk
      Woodland Hills 91367             obstetrics, neonatal intensive
                                                 care unit

  10  Sherman Oaks Hospital             Grossman Burn Center, senior
      4929 Van Nuys Blvd.            services, wound care, transitional
      Sherman Oaks 91403                care unit, psychiatric care,
                                                 radiology

  11  Kaiser Permanente Panorama        surgery, cardiology, health
      City Medical Center            education, pain management center,
      13652 Cantara St.                 teenage health care center,
      Panorama City 91402              nuclear medicine, opthalmology

  12  West Hills Hospital & Medical       full service acute care
      Center
      7300 Medical Center Drive
      West Hills 91307

  13  Simi Valley Hospital              Nancy Reagan Breast Center,
      2975 Sycamore Dr.                behavioral health unit, cancer
      Simi Valley 93065                services, care, rehabilitation
                                        services diagnostic imaging

  14  Mission Community Hospital     general acute care services, ICU/
      14850 Roscoe Blvd.                CCU, medical/surgical unit,
      Panorama City 91402             inpatient and outpatient surgery
                                      center, 24-hour emergency dept.

  15  Lancaster Community Hospital      open-heart surgery, cardiac
      43830 N. 10th St. West          catheterization lab, wound care
      Lancaster 93536                (hyperbarics), bariatric surgery,
                                      16-bed acute rehabilitation unit

Rank  Hospital                         Marketing    Top Executive
      * name                            Contact     * name
      * address                                     * title
                                                    * phone

   1  Glendale Adventist Medical       Tony Yang    Scott Reiner
      Center                                        president/ceo
      1509 Wilson Terrace                           (818) 409-8000
      Glendale 91206

   2  Providence Saint Joseph        Brian Greene   Arnold Schaffer
      Medical Center                                ceo
      501 S. Buena Vista St.                        (818) 843-5111
      Burbank 91505

   3  Encino-Tarzana Regional        Daphne Yousem  Dale Surowitz
      Medical Center                                ceo
      18321 Clark St.                               (818) 881-0800
      Tarzana 91356

   4  Northridge Hospital Medical     Teddi Grant   Michael L. Wall
      Center (4)                                    president
      18300 Roscoe Blvd.                            (818) 885-8500
      Northridge 91328

   5  Glendale Memorial Hospital     Bob Quarfoot   Catherine M. Pelley
      1420 S. Central Ave.                          president
      Glendale 91204                                (818) 502-1900

   6  Providence Holy Cross Medical  Brian Greene   Arnold Schaffer
      Center                                        ceo
      15031 Rinaldi St.                             (818) 365-8051
      Mission Hills 91346

   7  Valley Presbyterian Hospital       Lisa       Robert C. Bills
      15107 Vanowen St.              Chakos-Knapp   president,
      Van Nuys 91405                                vice chairman
                                                    (818) 782-6600

   8  Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial    Andie Bogdan   Roger Seaver
      Hospital                                      president/ceo
      23845 McBean Pkwy.                            (661) 253-8000
      Valencia 91355

   9  Kaiser Permanente Woodland          na        Cathy Qasas
      Hills Medical Center                          director of
      5601 De Soto Ave.                             hospital operations
      Woodland Hills 91367                          (818) 719-2000

  10  Sherman Oaks Hospital           Lysa Barry    David Levinsohn
      4929 Van Nuys Blvd.                           president, ceo
      Sherman Oaks 91403                            (818) 981-7111

  11  Kaiser Permanente Panorama          na        Jane Finley
      City Medical Center                           senior vice
      13652 Cantara St.                             president
      Panorama City 91402                           (818) 375-2000

  12  West Hills Hospital & Medical       na        Beverly Gilmore
      Center                                        president/ceo
      7300 Medical Center Drive                     (818) 676-4000
      West Hills 91307

  13  Simi Valley Hospital           Jeremy Brewer  Margaret R.
      2975 Sycamore Dr.                             Peterson
      Simi Valley 93065                             president/ceo
                                                    (805) 955-6000

  14  Mission Community Hospital     Jim Sullivan   Bill Daniel
      14850 Roscoe Blvd.                            ceo
      Panorama City 91402                           (818) 787-2222

  15  Lancaster Community Hospital    David Sell    Robert Trautman
      43830 N. 10th St. West                        ceo
      Lancaster 93536                               (661) 948-4781

na--not available

* Average daily census is the average number of in-patients the
hospital cares for each day.

Data for this list was provided by the hospitals. Occupancy rates were
computed by dividing the average daily census by the number of
licensed beds.

(1) Does not include nursery.

(2) Through Sept. 30, 2004

(3) Kaiser's employee numbers include the medical facilities
surrounding the hospitals.

(4) Does not include the Sherman Way campus, which closed in Nov.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of press
time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and the
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors sometimes
occur. Please send corrections or additions on company letterhead to
the Research Department, San Fernando Valley Business Journal, 21600
Oxnard St., Suite 250, Woodland Hills, CA 91367. (c) 2003 San Fernando
Valley Business Journal. This list may not be reprinted in whole or in
part without prior permission from the editor. Reprints are available
from Reprint Management Services, (800) 494-9051 ext. 130.

Researched by Shannon Sindorf
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