Hospitals: ranked by number of licensed beds in 2003.EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THIS year's list of the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. Valley's largest hospitals is topped by 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. Medical enter with 448 licensed beds. Expect the facility to get even larger over the course of the next five years: the hospital has begun work on a second phase of a master plan for development, a $ 100 million project that will eventually add 165 more beds. Last year's top hospital, and the facility that ranked No. 1 in 2001, 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. ranked No. 3 on the list this year with 426 beds. Providence Providence, city (1990 pop. 160,728), state capital and seat of Providence co., NE R.I., a port at the head of Providence Bay; founded by Roger Williams 1636, inc. as a city 1832. St. Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph Medical Center may refer to: In the United States:
Kaiser Permanente's Panorama City Medical Center ranked No. 7 on the list with 218 licensed beds. There's another facility to keep an eye on to watch. - Shak. See also: Eye over the next few years: the hospital recently broke ground on what it's calling its "Hospital of the Future," a $267 million expansion project that includes a new neonatal intensive care unit Noun 1. neonatal intensive care unit - an intensive care unit designed with special equipment to care for premature or seriously ill newborn NICU ICU, intensive care unit - a hospital unit staffed and equipped to provide intensive care , state of the art surgical suites and a digital picture archiving and communications system In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. that will ultimately allow the 41-year-old hospital to eliminate the need for traditional X-ray film Noun 1. X-ray film - photographic film used to make X-ray pictures bitewing - a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography and screens. Kaiser expects to complete the project in 2007. Absent from this year's list is Granada Hills Community Hospital, which shut its doors in July under bankruptcy bankruptcy, in law, settlement of the liabilities of a person or organization wholly or partially unable to meet financial obligations. The purposes are to distribute, through a court-appointed receiver, the bankrupt's assets equitably among creditors and, in most protection, ailing from a debt load of more than $18 million. The 155-bed facility ranked No. 19 out of 24 on the list last year. More than 500 employees lost their jobs in the closure. A Brentwood financier, Ezri Namvar, founder of Namco Financial Inc. has offered $19 million to purchase the hospital. Namco put up $1 million in cash in October to secure standing as the initial bidder. Granada Hills was not the only Valley hospital to suffer from severe financial woes in recent times. Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with a clean bill of health a certificate from the proper authority that a ship is free from infection. See also: Clean in June and the 217-bed facility has launched a four-year reorganization plan A scheme authorized by federal law and promulgated by the president whereby he or she alters the structure of federal agencies to promote government efficiency and economy through a transfer, consolidation, coordination, authorization, or abolition of functions. that will include complete payoffs to roughly 62 percent of its creditors within the next 12 months. The hospital, which ranked No. 8 on the list this year has also completed its seismic upgrades ahead of state deadlines and managed to set aside reserve funds to launch the first of a multi-phase campus expansion program. Mission Community Hospital ranked No. 11 on the list this year with 145 beds. The hospital is nearing completion of a $65 million campus renovation plan and set to embark on Verb 1. embark on - get off the ground; "Who started this company?"; "We embarked on an exciting enterprise"; "I start my day with a good breakfast"; "We began the new semester"; "The afternoon session begins at 4 PM"; "The blood shed started when the partisans a second remodeling remodeling /re·mod·el·ing/ (re-mod´el-ing) reorganization or renovation of an old structure. bone remodeling phase that will include a new emergency room. Mission held an Oct. 15 gala celebrating the opening of its new 120-bed patient tower; a 10-bed intensive care, behavioral health Behavioral health was first used in the 1980's to name the combination of the fields mental health and substance abuse. As an example, an organization serving both mental health and substance abuse clients might refer to its practice as behavioral health or and chemical dependency chemical dependency n. A physical and psychological habituation to a mood- or mind-altering drug, such as alcohol or cocaine. chemical dependency unit: renovated surgical suites; a new pharmacy pharmacy, art of compounding and dispensing drugs and medication. The term is also applied to an establishment used for such purposes. Until modern times medication was prepared and dispensed by the physician himself. In the 18th cent. , cafeteria cafeteria: see restaurant. and 450-space parking structure. The project was supported by roughly $35 million in tax-exempt bonds Tax-exempt bond A bond usually issued by municipal, county, or state governments whose interest payments are not subject to federal and, in some cases, state and local income tax. tax-exempt bond See municipal bond. secured through the 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). Statewide Development Authority and the state-run Cal-Mortgage program. The balance came from grants for roughly $17.5 million from the Federal Emergency Management Association and approximately $15 million from the hospital's operating budget Noun 1. operating budget - a budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements budget items, operating cost, operating expense, overhead - the expense of maintaining property (e.g. . Mission is followed by Lancaster Community Hospital This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. and Hollywood Community Hospital of Van Nuys, which ranked No. 12 and 13, respectively. THE PACESETTER 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. GLENDALE Adventist Medical Center is grappling with one of the biggest challenges facing the health care industry today: the rapidly growing aging population, about to swell even further as baby boomers See generation X. reach retirement age over the course of the next few years. In response, last spring the 448-bed facility, ranked No. 1 on the Business Journal's 2003 list of top hospitals in the Valley, unveiled blueprints for a revised master plan for expansion that will include a new emergency room and radiology radiology, branch of medicine specializing in the use of X rays, gamma rays, radioactive isotopes, and other forms of radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. center, a $4 million parking garage, a new medical building and "campus boulevard" that will allow visitors to get from one side of the campus to the other more easily. GAMC GAMC Glendale Adventist Medical Center (Glendale, California) GAMC General Agents and Managers Conference (National Association of Life Underwriters) GAMC Grants and Agreement Management Course completed its "Campus 2000" plan in the mid- mid- pref. Middle: midbrain. 1990s, which included the new O.B. Pavilion and the closure of 19 in-patient in·pa·tient or in-pa·tient n. A patient who is admitted to a hospital or clinic for treatment that requires at least one overnight stay. beds to correlate with predictions back then for decreases in demand for health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . But advances in new technology, a growing aging population and higher enrollments in managed care, now are forcing GAMC and plenty of other hospitals across the Valley to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. to make way for more beds and services. Those same advances in technology are also having another impact: patients are staying longer. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. GAMC's own statistics, the average length of stay for patients 71 years of age or older has climbed from 5.57 days to 6.21 days in the last five years. The hospital has projected it will see a 46 percent increase in demand for its services by 2007, which is when it aims to complete construction of the revised master plan. Current shortages of beds are said to have most departments at the hospital operating at about 71 percent occupancy rates 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) . The hospital's new ER will have 32 beds instead of 21 upon completion. GAMC is also hoping to move the facility's pediatric pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. therapy and outpatient outpatient /out·pa·tient/ (-pa-shent) a patient who comes to the hospital, clinic, or dispensary for diagnosis and/or treatment but does not occupy a bed. out·pa·tient n. rehabilitation rehabilitation: see physical therapy. center off site to make way for a new in-patient rehab center. GAMC is now pan of Adventist Health, a network of 20 hospitals throughout 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. , Hawaii and Washington. The hospital has 2,130 employees, including 652 physicians and 527 registered nurses.
Rank Hospital Licensed Beds Occupancy Rate
* address * current (percentage)
* available beds * 2003
* 2002
1 Glendale Adventist
Medical Center 448 70.8%
1509 Wilson Terrace 415 74.6%
Glendale 91206
2 Providence Saint Joseph
Medical Center 427 67
501 S. Buena Vista St. 427 69
Burbank 91505
3 Northridge Hospital Medical
Center 426 60
18300 Roscoe Blvd. 415 60
Northridge, 91328
4 Valley Presbyterian Hospital 290 55.8
15107 Vanowen St. 290 51.4
Van Nuys 91405
5 Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center 251 87
15031 Rinaldi St. 251 82
Mission Hills 91346
6 Motion Picture & Television
Hospital 250 n/a
23388 Mulholland Dr. 250 n/a
Woodland Hills 91364
7 Kaiser Permanente Panorama
City 218 n/a
13652 Cantara St. 218 n/a
Panorama City, 91402
8 Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial 217 82
23845 McBean Pkwy. 217 83
Valencia 91355
9 Kaiser Permanente Woodland
Hills 212 n/a
5601 De Solo Avenue 212 n/a
Woodland Hills, 91367.
10 Simi Valley Hospital/
Adventist Health 197 n/a
2975 N. Sycamore Dr. n/a n/a
Simi Valley 93065
11 Mission Community Hospital 145 73
14850 Roscoe Blvd. 135 57
Panorama City 91402
12 Lancaster Community Hospital 117 81
4380 N.10th St. West 95 75
Lancaster 93534
13 Hollywood Community
Hospital of Van Nuys 59 75
14433 Emelita St. 54 85
Van Nuys 91401
Hospital Profile Employees
* address * owner * total
* year established * doctors
* nurses
Glendale Adventist
Medical Center Adventist Health 2,130
1509 Wilson Terrace 1905 652
Glendale 91206 527
Providence Saint Joseph
Medical Center Providence Health 2,302
501 S. Buena Vista St. System 616
Burbank 91505 1943 n/a
Northridge Hospital Medical
Center Catholic Health Care 1,662
18300 Roscoe Blvd. West 830
Northridge, 91328 1955 439
Valley Presbyterian Hospital (non-profit) 1,100
15107 Vanowen St. 1958 500
Van Nuys 91405 400
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center Providence Health 1,487
15031 Rinaldi St. System 586
Mission Hills 91346 1961 n/a
Motion Picture & Television
Hospital MPTF Corp. 900
23388 Mulholland Dr. 1948 n/a
Woodland Hills 91364 n/a
Kaiser Permanente Panorama
City Kaiser Foundation 2,600
13652 Cantara St. Hospital 325
Panorama City, 91402 1962 n/a
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial independent 1100
23845 McBean Pkwy. community hospital 334
Valencia 91355 1975 290
Kaiser Permanente Woodland
Hills Kaiser Foundation 2,500
5601 De Solo Avenue Hospital 300
Woodland Hills, 91367. 1986 n/a
Simi Valley Hospital/
Adventist Health Adventist Health 912
2975 N. Sycamore Dr. 1965 225
Simi Valley 93065 164
Mission Community Hospital (non-profit) 550
14850 Roscoe Blvd. 1923 213
Panorama City 91402 164
Lancaster Community Hospital Universal Health 560
4380 N.10th St. West Services 258
Lancaster 93534 1978 200
Hollywood Community
Hospital of Van Nuys Alta Healthcare 160
14433 Emelita St. 1998 30
Van Nuys 91401 25
Hospital Hospital Specialties Marketing
* address (partial list) Contact
Glendale Adventist
Medical Center general/acute care Janice Newbold
1509 Wilson Terrace vacility
Glendale 91206
Providence Saint Joseph
Medical Center cancer, heart and Brian Greene
501 S. Buena Vista St. vascular,
Burbank 91505 orthopedics, women's
services, surgery,
digestive disorders,
occupational health.
Northridge Hospital Medical
Center general acute care, Teddi Grant
18300 Roscoe Blvd. medical/surgical,
Northridge, 91328 obstetrics,
behavioral health,
cardiopulmonary,
emergency and trauma
services
Valley Presbyterian Hospital general acute care Helene Epler
15107 Vanowen St.
Van Nuys 91405
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center cancer, heart and Brian Greene
15031 Rinaldi St. vascular,
Mission Hills 91346 orthopedics, women's
services, surgery,
digestive disorders,
trauma, and emergency
care
Motion Picture & Television
Hospital medical, surgical, Christine Thomas
23388 Mulholland Dr. acute care, for
Woodland Hills 91364 members of
entertainment
industry
Kaiser Permanente Panorama
City pulmonary medicine, George Diltz
13652 Cantara St. infectious disease
Panorama City, 91402 and pain management
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial trauma services Andie Bogdan
23845 McBean Pkwy.
Valencia 91355
Kaiser Permanente Woodland
Hills plastic surgery, George Diltz
5601 De Solo Avenue neonatal intensive
Woodland Hills, 91367. care unit,
neurosurgery and
vascular surgery
Simi Valley Hospital/
Adventist Health n/a Jeremy Brewer
2975 N. Sycamore Dr.
Simi Valley 93065
Mission Community Hospital general acute medical Jim Sullivan
14850 Roscoe Blvd. and psychiatric
Panorama City 91402
Lancaster Community Hospital cardiac center, open David Sell
4380 N.10th St. West heart surgery,
Lancaster 93534 cardiac
catheterization lab,
in-patient/outpatient
surgery, 16-bed acute
rehabilitation unit
Hollywood Community
Hospital of Van Nuys mental health Dan Rolwing
14433 Emelita St.
Van Nuys 91401
Hospital Top Executive
* address * name
* phone
Glendale Adventist
Medical Center Scott Reiner
1509 Wilson Terrace (818) 409-8000
Glendale 91206
Providence Saint Joseph
Medical Center Arnold Schaffer
501 S. Buena Vista St. (888) 432-5464
Burbank 91505
Northridge Hospital Medical
Center Michael L. Wall
18300 Roscoe Blvd. (818) 885-8500
Northridge, 91328
Valley Presbyterian Hospital Robert C. Bills
15107 Vanowen St. (818) 782-6600
Van Nuys 91405
Providence Holy Cross
Medical Center Arnold Schaffer
15031 Rinaldi St. (888) 432-5464
Mission Hills 91346
Motion Picture & Television
Hospital David Tillman
23388 Mulholland Dr. (818) 876-1581
Woodland Hills 91364
Kaiser Permanente Panorama
City Matthew Gerlach
13652 Cantara St. (818) 375-2000
Panorama City, 91402
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Roger Seaver
23845 McBean Pkwy. (661) 253-8000
Valencia 91355
Kaiser Permanente Woodland
Hills Matthew Gerlach
5601 De Solo Avenue (818) 719-2000
Woodland Hills, 91367.
Simi Valley Hospital/
Adventist Health Margaret R. Peterson
2975 N. Sycamore Dr. (805) 955-6000
Simi Valley 93065
Mission Community Hospital Bill Daniel
14850 Roscoe Blvd. (818) 787-2222
Panorama City 91402
Lancaster Community Hospital Robert Trautman
4380 N.10th St. West (661) 940-1450
Lancaster 93534
Hollywood Community
Hospital of Van Nuys Cyndy Kern
14433 Emelita St. (800) 565-0558
Van Nuys 91401
n/a--Not available
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