Alta Bates Summit Medical Center
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center is a hospital
located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area
. Its three campuses are located in Berkeley
(Alta Bates Campus, Herrick Campus) and Oakland
(Summit Campus). Alta Bates Summit is a non-profit community-based medical center and is part of the Sutter Health
network.
The flagship Berkeley campus of the hospital was named after Alta Bates, a nurse. Until its affiliation with Summit Medical Center, it was known simply as Alta Bates Medical Center, and originally, as Alta Bates Hospital. Bates was a prominent early California Nurse Anesthetist. The CANA (Calif. Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists) Bulletin of December, 1955 reported that Bates was the first graduate of a nurse's training program in Eureka, California
, and the first woman in the San Francisco Bay Area to become an outstanding anesthetist. Alta Bates administered over 14,000 anesthetics during a career lasting more than fifteen years.
The Herrick Campus was previously an independent hospital founded in 1904 by Dr. LeRoy Francis Herrick as Roosevelt Hospital. The facility was re-named in Dr. Herrick's honor in 1934.
The Summit Campus was previously three separate facilities in the same "Pill Hill" neighborhood immediately north of downtown Oakland: Providence Hospital (founded in 1904 by the Sisters of Providence), Peralta Hospital (founded by local Oakland doctors in the 1920's) and Samuel Merritt Hospital. Dr. Samuel Merritt (1822-1890) was a successful San Francisco physician and also the 13th mayor of Oakland, California from 1867-69. In 1867, Merritt donated to the city of Oakland the wetlands now known as Lake Merritt
. Merritt left plans for a hospital and nursing school to be built in his name after his death; in 1909 Samuel Merritt College (still in operation as Samuel Merritt University and affiliated with Sutter Health) and Merritt Hospital opened.
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. Its three campuses are located in Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
(Alta Bates Campus, Herrick Campus) and Oakland
Oakland, California
Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724...
(Summit Campus). Alta Bates Summit is a non-profit community-based medical center and is part of the Sutter Health
Sutter Health
Sutter Health is a not-for-profit health system in Northern California, headquartered in Sacramento. Serving patients and their families in more than 100 Northern California cities and towns, Sutter Health doctors, hospitals and other health care service providers join resources and share expertise...
network.
The flagship Berkeley campus of the hospital was named after Alta Bates, a nurse. Until its affiliation with Summit Medical Center, it was known simply as Alta Bates Medical Center, and originally, as Alta Bates Hospital. Bates was a prominent early California Nurse Anesthetist. The CANA (Calif. Assoc. of Nurse Anesthetists) Bulletin of December, 1955 reported that Bates was the first graduate of a nurse's training program in Eureka, California
Eureka, California
Eureka is the principal city and the county seat of Humboldt County, California, United States. Its population was 27,191 at the 2010 census, up from 26,128 at the 2000 census....
, and the first woman in the San Francisco Bay Area to become an outstanding anesthetist. Alta Bates administered over 14,000 anesthetics during a career lasting more than fifteen years.
The Herrick Campus was previously an independent hospital founded in 1904 by Dr. LeRoy Francis Herrick as Roosevelt Hospital. The facility was re-named in Dr. Herrick's honor in 1934.
The Summit Campus was previously three separate facilities in the same "Pill Hill" neighborhood immediately north of downtown Oakland: Providence Hospital (founded in 1904 by the Sisters of Providence), Peralta Hospital (founded by local Oakland doctors in the 1920's) and Samuel Merritt Hospital. Dr. Samuel Merritt (1822-1890) was a successful San Francisco physician and also the 13th mayor of Oakland, California from 1867-69. In 1867, Merritt donated to the city of Oakland the wetlands now known as Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt
Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon that lies just east of downtown Oakland, California. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods. A popular 3.1 mile walking and jogging path runs along its perimeter...
. Merritt left plans for a hospital and nursing school to be built in his name after his death; in 1909 Samuel Merritt College (still in operation as Samuel Merritt University and affiliated with Sutter Health) and Merritt Hospital opened.