San Joaquin General Hospital

San Joaquin General Hospital
San Joaquin County Health Care Services
San Joaquin General Hospital is located in California
San Joaquin General Hospital
Geography
LocationFrench Camp, San Joaquin County, California, United States
Coordinates37°53′12″N 121°16′56″W / 37.8866°N 121.2823°W / 37.8866; -121.2823
Organization
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityUniversity of California, Davis
University of the Pacific
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds152
Helipads
HelipadYes
History
Founded1857
Links
Websitehttp://www.sjgeneral.org]/
ListsHospitals in California

San Joaquin General Hospital is a 152-bed public teaching hospital located within the San Joaquin County area of French Camp, California, United States.[1]

About

San Joaquin General Hospital, funded by San Joaquin County, is a general acute care facility providing a full range of inpatient services, including General Medical/Surgical Care, High-Risk Obstetrics and Neonatal Intensive Care, Pediatrics, and Acute Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

The hospital is the only trauma center serving the 700,000 residents of San Joaquin County. San Joaquin General Hospital is also a primary stroke center and the county's EMS base station. The county's EMS administrative and education facility is immediately adjacent to the hospital.

The hospital offers physician residencies in family medicine, internal medicine, and general surgery. The physician residencies are affiliated with the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. The hospital also has a pharmacy residency program, and is a teaching site for the University of the Pacific School of Pharmacy.

History

It was originally established in 1857 as the San Joaquin County Hospital and Alms House.[2] The original hospital building was expanded with two wings in 1879;[2] and was destroyed in 1886 by a fire.

See also

References

  1. ^ "San Joaquin General Hospital - Our community's health and well-being are our highest priority". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "County Hospital". An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County, California. Chicago, IL: Lewis Publishing Co. 1890. p. 183.