Beginning February 24, 1975, Arcadia Methodist Hospital will be the location of a Satellite Blood Center - a cooperative effort permanent blood donating facility located in the Nursing Education Building just south of the hospital.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital is seeking approval from the California Department of Health for a $15 million building program. Included would be a 3-story addition to house emergency services, remodeling, and a parking structure.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates 60th anniversary. It opened in May 1957 with 138 beds. It had relocated from Los Angeles, where it served Angelenos for the previous five decades.
The Methodist Hospital has inaugurated a three months seminary internship under Chaplain Paul Johenk. The purpose is to teach methods of hospital calling and pastoral counseling with patients and families going through a medical crisis.
Dr. Jack Wainschel, one of the few experts in the U.S. on snake and venomous insect bites, resigned from the staff of the Methodist Hospital because the hospital requires him to carry malpractice insurance which he claims is too high.
Safest, lowest-dose CT scanner acquired by Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Toshiba Aquilion One CT system features advanced radiation dose-reduction and image-processing software.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital joins other hospitals across the San Gabriel Valley when it implements a new tobacco free policy on its entire campus starting January 1.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates opening of the new Hyperbaric Oxygen Center and its lifesaving possibilities for patients. A grant from H. N. and Frances C. Berger Foundation enabled the hospital to purchase and install a hyperbaric chamber in the hospital's Wound Healing Center.