Ridgecrest Regional Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | 1081 N. China Lake Blvd., Ridgecrest, California, United States |
Coordinates | 35°38′26″N117°40′16″W / 35.64061°N 117.6711°W Coordinates: 35°38′26″N117°40′16″W / 35.64061°N 117.6711°W |
Organization | |
Care system | Public |
Type | Community |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level IV trauma center [1] |
Beds | 25 |
History | |
Opened | 1945 |
Links | |
Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in California |
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is a hospital located in Ridgecrest, California which is just east of the Southern Sierra Mountains in the Indian Wells Valley. [2] It has two specialty units, including pediatric and intensive care. The hospital was established in the mid-1940s out of a need for medical care for the workforce of the growing China Lake Naval Weapons Station.It is the only regional healthcare system in the area and provides a variety of services to the region. Jim Suver serves as the CEO of the hospital. [3]
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital provides family medicine services through the Southern Sierra Medical Clinic and Rural Health Clinic. The hospital offers the following services: [4]
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The hospital was established by Dr. Thomas Drummond in 1945 as Ridgecrest Community Hospital. The hospital has seen several expansions over the years: a new wing was added in 1968; an intensive-care unit in 1976; and a four-phased major expansion was begun in 1987. [5]
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