Mercy Medical Center Merced

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Mercy Medical Center Merced
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Mercy Medical Center Merced
Geography
Location333 Mercy Avenue, Merced, California, United States
Coordinates 37°20′01″N120°28′02″W / 37.3336727°N 120.4672421°W / 37.3336727; -120.4672421
Services
Beds185 [1]
Helipad FAA LID: 86CN [2]
Links
Website www.mercymercedcares.org
Lists Hospitals in California

Mercy Medical Center Merced (previously Merced Community Medical Center and Sutter Merced Medical Center) is a hospital in Merced, California. Dignity Health operates the facility.

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History

In the 1980s, Lia Lee, the subject of the book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down , was treated at this hospital. [3]

In 2001, the State of California informed hospitals in the state that acute health care facilities would have to comply with new regulations on earthquake protection when they go into effect in 2008. The hospital administration decided to build a new hospital facility, even though some hospitals received extensions on the deadline for the requirement due to needing to retrofit their older hospital buildings. The new hospital opened May 2nd 2010. [1] In November 2009 the Mercy Medical Center Foundation set up a fundraising goal of $5 million to buy medical equipment for the new hospital. [4]

In 2010, the magazine Consumer Reports said that in terms of hospitals across the United States, the patient rating of Mercy Medical Center Merced was 49 out of 100. The hospital responded, saying that its patient satisfaction was higher than the magazine stated. [5]

Facility

The current hospital, located on North G Street in northern Merced, was scheduled to open in August 2010. The first phase, built for $262 million, has a capacity of 186. The hospital administration planned to eventually have space for 435 patients within a 20-year period. The new hospital has 27 examination rooms, and most of the rooms in the current hospital are private. [1]

The previous hospital, with a capacity of 174 patients, was located on 13th Street. As of 2009 the facility was over 50 years old. The previous hospital had 17 examination rooms and few private rooms. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Reiter, Carol. "Mercy Medical Center Merced's new campus taking shape on schedule." Merced Sun-Star . Friday November 6, 2009. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
  2. "Mercy Medical Center Merced Heliport". FAA. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  3. Fox, Margalit. "Lia Lee Dies; Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care." The New York Times . September 14, 2012. 2. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
  4. Reiter, Carol. "Mercy Medical Center Merced foundation on its way to $5 million goal." Merced Sun-Star . Tuesday November 10, 2009. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.
  5. Reiter, Carol. "Mercy Medical Center Merced gets low rating in patient survey results Archived 2012-01-04 at the Wayback Machine ." Merced Sun-Star . Wednesday February 3, 2010. Retrieved on October 23, 2012.