St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)
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St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) is a hospital
in Long Beach
, California
, USA
. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West
. SMMC has all private acute care rooms for patients.
SMMC provides many services such as:
Comprehensive Cancer Center - offering state of the art protocols in chemotherapy, radiation oncology and surgery. St Mary provides patients with the latest medications and treatments.
Cardiac Center - provides comprehensive cardiac services including innovative techniques such as cardiac stints, electrophysiology studies and ablations.
Surgicenter - Long Beach’s only freestanding, hospital based outpatient surgery center.
Emergency Services and a level II Trauma Center - 24-hour with a base station for L.A. county Mobile Intensive Care Squads, has a helipad for emergency air transport.
Rehabilitation Institute - offers physical and occupational therapies, speech pathology, clinical psychology and audiology.
Older Adult Services - includes geriatric assessment, outpatient treatment, support groups and rehabilitation.
Maternal and Child Health - includes Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit.
Bariatric Surgery Center - offers treatment to patients struggling with obesity-related issues, and is a Center of Excellence as approved by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric surgeons.
Disaster Resource Center - St. Mary is the designated regional center for disaster preparedness in the event of a major catastrophe for eleven hospitals and medical centers in the greater Long Beach and southern Los Angeles county area.
answered the call from Rev. J.M. Hegarty, pastor at St. Anthony’s, to care for the sick and poor in Long Beach, by purchasing what is now St. Mary Medical Center from Dr. T.O. Boyd. Over the years the hospital has been a pioneering institution in many areas including cardiology, radiology, cancer care, kidney transplantation, trauma services and rehabilitation. The mission of the hospital is no different from what it was 87 years ago when the Sisters of Charity first came to Long Beach. St. Mary is no longer a small 70-bed hospital with a handful of doctors and nurses. Today, St. Mary Medical Center is a 389 bed, non-profit medical center offering award winning, quality medical services. With its 1,462 exceptional staff, over 500 talented physicians and commitment to the Long Beach area, St. Mary Medical Center is positioned to be a leading force in healthcare in the 21st century..
Hospital
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in Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, California
California
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, USA
United States
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. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West
Catholic Healthcare West
Catholic Healthcare West is a California-based not-for-profit public benefit corporation that operates hospitals in California, Arizona, and Nevada. As such, it is exempt from federal and state income taxes...
. SMMC has all private acute care rooms for patients.
Services
In December 1983, the emergency department at SMMC was designated as a level I trauma center for adults. This was changed to level II in 1992. . The hospital also has a heart center, orthopedic institute, cancer center and pediatrics and maternity services.SMMC provides many services such as:
Comprehensive Cancer Center - offering state of the art protocols in chemotherapy, radiation oncology and surgery. St Mary provides patients with the latest medications and treatments.
Cardiac Center - provides comprehensive cardiac services including innovative techniques such as cardiac stints, electrophysiology studies and ablations.
Surgicenter - Long Beach’s only freestanding, hospital based outpatient surgery center.
Emergency Services and a level II Trauma Center - 24-hour with a base station for L.A. county Mobile Intensive Care Squads, has a helipad for emergency air transport.
Rehabilitation Institute - offers physical and occupational therapies, speech pathology, clinical psychology and audiology.
Older Adult Services - includes geriatric assessment, outpatient treatment, support groups and rehabilitation.
Maternal and Child Health - includes Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit.
Bariatric Surgery Center - offers treatment to patients struggling with obesity-related issues, and is a Center of Excellence as approved by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric surgeons.
Disaster Resource Center - St. Mary is the designated regional center for disaster preparedness in the event of a major catastrophe for eleven hospitals and medical centers in the greater Long Beach and southern Los Angeles county area.
History
In 1923, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate WordSisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
The Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word is the name of two Roman Catholic religious orders based in the state of Texas.- Houston Order :...
answered the call from Rev. J.M. Hegarty, pastor at St. Anthony’s, to care for the sick and poor in Long Beach, by purchasing what is now St. Mary Medical Center from Dr. T.O. Boyd. Over the years the hospital has been a pioneering institution in many areas including cardiology, radiology, cancer care, kidney transplantation, trauma services and rehabilitation. The mission of the hospital is no different from what it was 87 years ago when the Sisters of Charity first came to Long Beach. St. Mary is no longer a small 70-bed hospital with a handful of doctors and nurses. Today, St. Mary Medical Center is a 389 bed, non-profit medical center offering award winning, quality medical services. With its 1,462 exceptional staff, over 500 talented physicians and commitment to the Long Beach area, St. Mary Medical Center is positioned to be a leading force in healthcare in the 21st century..