Bellwood General Hospital

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Bellwood General Hospital
Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation
Geography
Location 33°52′22.28″N118°6′59.06″W / 33.8728556°N 118.1164056°W / 33.8728556; -118.1164056 Coordinates: 33°52′22.28″N118°6′59.06″W / 33.8728556°N 118.1164056°W / 33.8728556; -118.1164056 , Bellflower, California, United States
Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Community
Affiliated university None
Services
Beds85
History
Closed2003
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Bellwood General Hospital was a hospital in Bellflower, California. It was closed April 6, 2003. [1]

Bellflower, California City in California, United States

Bellflower is a city located in southeast Los Angeles County, California, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It was founded in 1906 and became incorporated on September 3, 1957. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 76,616, up from 72,878 at the 2000 census. As of the 2010 census, Bellflower is the 25th most densely populated city in the United States, of cities over 50,000 residents.

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History

On February 2, 1982, the hospital was acquired by Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation. [2] Paracelsus Healthcare Corporation (later renamed to Clarent Hospital Corporation) ceased business operations following an agreement to pay $7.3 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare at two facilities — Orange County Community Hospital ("OCCH") and Bellwood General Hospital.

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As part of its bankruptcy, the company sold or closed all of its hospitals with Bellwood General being on the closure list. Bellwood Health Facility, an OSHPD-Licensed Psychiatric Health Facility, continues to operate adjacent to the original site.

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References

  1. "Closed Hospitals in California since 1996" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
  2. "Paracelsus Annual Report 1997". Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
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