St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)

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St. Mary Medical Center
Dignity Health
St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)
Geography
Location1050 Linden Ave, Long Beach, California, California, United States
Organization
Care system Private/non-profit
Type Teaching
Affiliated university University of California, Los Angeles
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds415
History
Opened1923
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Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lists Hospitals in California

St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) is a hospital in Long Beach, California, US. It is currently operated by Dignity Health. SMMC has all private acute care rooms for patients.

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Services

In December 1983, the emergency department at SMMC was designated as a level I trauma center for adults. This was changed to level II in 1992. [1] SMMC has partnered with California State University, Long Beach to provide the only mental health trauma recovery center in Southern California. [2] The hospital also has a heart center, orthopedic institute, cancer center and pediatrics and maternity services.

History

St. Mary's Long Beach Hospital (1928) St. Mary's Long Beach Hospital (Western Hospital Review, 1928).png
St. Mary's Long Beach Hospital (1928)

In 1923, the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word answered the call from Rev. J.M. Hegarty, pastor at St. Anthony's, to care for the sick and poor in Long Beach, by purchasing what is now St. Mary Medical Center from Dr. T.O. Boyd. [3] [4]

The building was damaged so significantly in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake that the entire building had to be razed and a new, 100-bed facility built on the site. The new hospital opened in 1937 and was financed by a Public Works Administration loan. It was designed by architect I.E. Loveless in the Art Deco style. [5]

Catholic Healthcare West (now Dignity Health) acquired St. Mary Medical Center from the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1996. [6]

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References

  1. "Designated Trauma Centers & Dates.xls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2007.
  2. Valenzuela, Beatriz (April 18, 2014). "St. Mary, CSULB partner for only mental health trauma recovery center in Southern California". Press-Telegram . Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
  3. "95 Years of Healing and Hope" (PDF). St. Mary Medical Center Foundation. p. 9.
  4. "About Us". www.dignityhealth.org.
  5. Cooper, Suzanne Tarbell; Thomas, John W.; Launi, J. Christopher (2006). Long Beach Art Deco. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 103. ISBN   978-0-7385-4670-4.
  6. Olmos, David R. (February 22, 1996). "Catholic Chain to Buy 2 Southland Hospitals". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.

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