Although its financial needs are not being met, Arcadia Methodist Hospital reports, the medical facility has decided to continue as a trauma center as long as financially feasible.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been named one of the top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals by Solucient, a company that provides health-care business information to hospitals.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been working since 1976 to gain the state and city approval needed to proceed with their new three phase construction program scheduled to begin later this year.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has operated the Kathy Kredel Nursery School for the children of all hospital employees for 23 years. Their program is considered innovative.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital is celebrating its 90th anniversary and preparing for the $34 million, 5-story, 128-bed "patient tower" that was approved in September.
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 now utilizes DOCENT, a communications computer program which automatically enters test results and other reports into the hospital's main computer as soon as they are processed by the laboratory, thereby eliminating the need for a technician or lab secretary to manually enter the data.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital of Southern California officially broke ground for a $12.8 million surgical wing that is designed to meet the needs of the community into the next century.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital plans salute of Beach Vasey on his retirement as Board member. Judge Vasey served on the Board of Directors of hospital for 46 years and as its chairman in 1975 and 1976.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital's new neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will help to eliminate the added risk that may be caused by transferring delicate, premature, or sick babies to another hospital.