Greater San Fernando Valley hospitals.Ranked by average daily census daily census See 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 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:
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:
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. 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 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 by the 75room 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
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 and Hawaii, 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.
Rank Hospital Avg. Daily
* name Census
* address * 2004
* licensed
beds
1 Glendale Adventist Medical Center 294
1509 Wilson Terrace 448
Glendale 91206
2 Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center 287
501 S. Buena Vista St. 427
Burbank 91505
3 Encino-Tarzana Regional Medical Center 281
18321 Clark St. 396
Tarzana 91356
4 Northridge Hospital Medical Center (4) 248
18300 Roscoe Blvd. 426
Northridge 91328
5 Glendale Memorial Hospital 230
1420 S. Central Ave. 334
Glendale 91204
6 Providence Holy Cross Medical Center 222
15031 Rinaldi St. 254
Mission Hills 91346
7 Valley Presbyterian Hospital 164 (1)
15107 Vanowen St. 380
Van Nuys 91405
8 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital 155 (2)
23845 McBean Pkwy. 217
Valencia 91355
9 Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center 143
5601 De Soto Ave. 212
Woodland Hills 91367
10 Sherman Oaks Hospital 121
4929 Van Nuys Blvd. 153
Sherman Oaks 91403
11 Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center 119
13652 Cantara St. 262
Panorama City 91402
12 West Hills Hospital & Medical Center 114
7300 Medical Center Drive 236
West Hills 91307
13 Simi Valley Hospital 105
2975 Sycamore Dr. 185
Simi Valley 93065
14 Mission Community Hospital 100
14850 Roscoe Blvd. 145
Panorama City 91402
15 Lancaster Community Hospital 72
43830 N. 10th St. West 117
Lancaster 93536
Rank Occupancy Rate Profile Employees
(percentage) * owner * total
* 2004 * year established * doctors
* 2003 * registered
nurses
1 66% Adventist Health 2,100
67% 1905 700
634
2 67 Providence Health 2,285
67 System 629
1943 755
3 71 Tenet Healthcare Corp. 1,600
na 1954, Encino; 1973, Tarzana na
590
4 59 Catholic Healthcare 1,682
59 West 845
1955 545
5 69 Catholic Healthcare 1,600
71 West 580
1926 460
6 87 Providence Health 1,544
87 System 580
1961 525
7 43 private, non-profit 1,000
na 1958 500
na
8 71 private, non-profit 1,200
66 1975 361
350
9 67 Kaiser Foundation 2,148 (3)
na Hospitals 355
1986 657
10 79 Sherman Oaks Hospital 601
na 1958 375
231
11 45 Kaiser Foundation 2,793 (3)
na Hospitals 260
1962 650
12 48 Hospital Corporation 820
na of America 450
1962 275
13 57 Adventist Health 912
na 1965 225
na
14 68 private, non-profit 550
61 1975 248
158
15 62 Universal Health 560
81 Services 290
1964 na
Rank Hospital Services Marketing Contact
(partial list)
1 general acute care facility Tony Yang
2 cancer, heart & vascular, orthopedics, Brian Greene
womens services, occupational health,
emergency, surgery
3 cardiology, obstetrics, pediatric intensive Daphne Yousem
care unit, neonatal intensive care unit,
orthopedics, bariatric surgery
4 general acute care, medical/surgical, Teddi Grant
obstetrics, behavioral health, cardiopul-
monary, emergency & trauma services
5 cardiac services, cancer center, 24-hour Bob Quarfoot
emergency services, spine services,
women's breast center, prenatal clinic
6 heart & vascular, trauma, cancer, women's Brian Greene
services, orthopedics, surgery, digestive
disorders
7 cardiac care and rehabilitation, womens Lisa Chakos-Knapp
services, children's center, orthopedics,
emergency services
8 trauma services, acute rehabilitation, Andie Bogdan
behavioral health, oncology, wound care
9 breast health center, craniofacial clinic, Peter Seibold
children's center for attentional problems,
high risk obstetrics, neonatal intensive
care unit
10 Grossman Burn Center, senior services, Lysa Barry
wound care, transitional care unit, psychi-
atric care, radiology
11 surgery, cardiology, health education, pain Peter Seibold
management center, teenage health care
center, nuclear medicine, opthalmology
12 full service acute care na
13 Nancy Reagan Breast Center, behavioral Jeremy Brewer
health unit, cancer services, emergency
care, rehabilitation services, diagnostic
imaging
14 general acute care services, ICU/CCU, Jim Sullivan
medical/surgical unit, inpatient and
outpatient surgery center, 24-hour emergency
dept.
15 open-heart surgery, cardiac catheterization David Sell
lab, wound care (hyperbarics), bariatric
surgery, 16-bed acute rehabilitation unit
Rank Top Executive
* name
* title
* phone
1 Scott Reiner
president/ceo
(818) 409-8000
2 Arnold Schaffer
ceo
(818) 843-5111
3 Dale Surowitz
ceo
(818) 881-0800
4 Michael L. Wall
president
(818) 885-8500
5 Catherine M. Pelley
president
(818) 502-1900
6 Arnold Schaffer
ceo
(818) 365-8051
7 Robert C. Bills
president, vice chairman
(818) 782-6600
8 Roger Seaver
president/ceo
(661) 253-8000
9 Cathy Casas
director of hospital operations
(818) 719-2000
10 David Levinsohn
president, ceo
(818) 981-7111
11 Jane Finley
senior vice president
(818) 375-2000
12 Beverly Gilmore
president/ceo
(818) 676-4000
13 Margaret R. Peterson
president/ceo
(805) 955-6000
14 Bill Daniel
ceo
(818) 787-2222
15 Robert Trautman
ceo
(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
throughness 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] 2004 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.
Research by Shannon Sindorf
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