Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Northridge Hospital Medical Center | |
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Level II trauma center | |
Beds | 425 |
History | |
Opened | 1955 |
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Website | http://www.northridgehospital.org |
Lists | Hospitals in California |
Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge district of Los Angeles, California, US. It is currently operated by Dignity Health.
History
The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. Frederick Gruneck as a 49-bed hospital with one emergency room.
Northridge Hospital was the site where legendary Los Angeles Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn was pronounced dead on August 5, 2002, after suffering a fall three days earlier.[6]
Services
The emergency department at Northridge Hospital Medical Center is one of only two in the San Fernando Valley that is certified as a trauma center and the only one that is a certified PEDIATRIC trauma center.[7] The Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Cancer Center is also located at the hospital.
References
- ^ "Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Southern California Hospitals | Dignity Health". www.dignityhealth.org.
- ^ "Health Care With a Bottom Line : HealthWest Demonstrates Blurring of Nonprofit and For-Profit Hospitals". Los Angeles Times. August 26, 1986.
- ^ "LHS, HealthWest Merge; Savings Expected From Staff Cuts". Los Angeles Times. June 4, 1988.
- ^ "Hospitals in Northridge, Van Nuys Merge, Cut Costs". Los Angeles Times. June 9, 1995.
- ^ "2 Hospitals in Valley Set to Join Chain". Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1998.
- ^ "Lakers Announcer Chick Hearn Dead at 85". New York Times. August 5, 2002.
- ^ "Designated Trauma Centers & Dates.xls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2007.