Sierra View District Hospital

Sierra View Medical Center
Sierra View Local Healthcare District
Map
Geography
LocationPorterville, San Joaquin Valley, California, United States
Coordinates36°04′09″N 119°01′39″W / 36.06913°N 119.02737°W / 36.06913; -119.02737
Organization
Care systemHealthcare District
TypeDistrict Hospital
Affiliated universityNone
Services
StandardsJoint Commission Accreditation
Beds163
History
Opened1958; 66 years ago (1958)
Links
Websitewww.sierra-view.com
ListsHospitals in California

Sierra View Medical Center is a 167-bed, full-service acute care hospital located in Porterville, California.[1] Founded in 1958, the hospital serves the Southern Sequoia region of California's Central Valley. Services include cancer care, an intensive-care unit and respiratory care.

The hospital is a part of the Sierra View Local Healthcare District. It offers a wide range of health care services featuring state of the art technologies including Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT). The hospital is also home to the Roger S. Good Cancer Treatment Center, which hosts clinical trials of the University of California Los Angeles in oncology.[2] In July 2007, the hospital opened a 32-station outpatient Dialysis Center.[3] The hospital's Wound Healing Center is managed by Healogics.[4]

Sierra View Medical Center was awarded the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Primary Stroke Centers in 2021,[5] demonstrating compliance with high standards in quality improvement for patient outcomes.[6][7] The hospital also received the organization's Pioneers in Quality award in 2017.[8] Sierra View Medical Center received the Get With The Guidelines - Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll from the American Heart Association.[5] It is also the only hospital in Tulare County to be designated "Baby Friendly" following a World Health Organization and UNICEF-supported initiative aimed at promoting breastfeeding.[9] The Wound Healing Center was awarded the Healogics Robert A. Warriner III Center of Excellence in 2018.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "About Us | Sierra View Medical Center". www.sierra-view.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  2. ^ Recorder, Emilie Hornak, The Porterville (2003-08-12). "Cancer treatment improves at Sierra View". Porterville Recorder. Retrieved 2023-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Our History | Porterville Hospital". www.sierra-view.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  4. ^ "Porterville Wound Healing Care | Sierra View". www.sierra-view.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  5. ^ a b "Sierra View Is Now A Certified Joint-Commission Advanced Primary Stroke Center". www.sierra-view.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  6. ^ "Primary Stroke Center Certification | The Joint Commission". www.jointcommission.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  7. ^ The Joint Commission (July 5, 2023). "Standardized Performance Measures for Primary Stroke Centers" (PDF). The Joint Commission. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Honors & Accreditation |". www.sierra-view.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
  9. ^ "Sierra View Medical Center Re-designated as the only Baby-Friendly Hospital in Tulare County". www.sierra-view.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.

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