College Medical Center, is a community-based
teaching hospital
A teaching hospital is a hospital or medical centre that provides medical education and training to future and current health professionals. Teaching hospitals are almost always affiliated with one or more universities and are often co-located ...
located in
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
. It is accredited by the
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
The Joint Commission is a United States-based nonprofit tax-exempt 501(c) organization that accredits more than 22,000 US health care organizations and programs. The international branch accredits medical services from around the world. A majorit ...
. It was purchased by Santa Fe Springs-based healthcare management company College Health Enterprises Inc., in October 2013 and renamed College Medical Center. This purchase joined the hospital with
College Hospital Cerritos and College Hospital
Costa Mesa as affiliates of College Health Enterprises.
Since implementing infection control measures, the hospital has nearly eliminated
methicillin resistant strains of staphylococcus (MRSA). Measures include an air ventilation system that uses
ultraviolet light
Ultraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength from 10 nm (with a corresponding frequency around 30 PHz) to 400 nm (750 THz), shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays. UV radiation i ...
to kill germs, more time for maintenance staff to clean rooms, and more frequent hand washing by staff members.
History
The hospital was founded in 1932 as Pacific Hospital of Long Beach.
In October 2013, the hospital was purchased by Santa Fe Springs-based healthcare management company College Health Enterprises Inc. and was renamed "College Medical Center."
The hospital previously operated
family medicine
Family medicine is a medical specialty within primary care that provides continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages, genders, diseases, and parts of the body. The specialist, who is usually a primary ...
and
dermatology
Dermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin.''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.'' Random House, Inc. 2001. Page 537. . It is a speciality with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist is a specialist medical ...
residencies until 2020, which were accredited by the
American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) is the representative member organization for the more than 176,000 osteopathic medical doctors (D.O.s) and osteopathic medical students in the United States. The AOA is headquartered in Chicago, Illinoi ...
. With the ACGME and AOA merger of graduate medical education for MD and DO residencies, the hospital ceased the family medicine residency due to accreditation conflicts between the two governing bodies.
Graduate Medical Education
College Medical Center operates a
residency
Residency may refer to:
* Domicile (law), the act of establishing or maintaining a residence in a given place
** Permanent residency, indefinite residence within a country despite not having citizenship
* Residency (medicine), a stage of postgrad ...
program in
internal medicine and a traditional rotating internship.
See also
*
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center (LBMC), formerly known as Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, is a hospital in Long Beach, California. It is the flagship hospital of the MemorialCare Health System. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Co ...
*
Community Medical Center Long Beach
Community Hospital Long Beach is an acute care hospital in Long Beach, California. After closing on July 3, 2018, it reopened on Monday, January 4, 2021 under a new operator Molina Wu Network LLC.
History
Community Hospital of Long Beach was fou ...
*
St. Mary Medical Center (Long Beach)
References
External links
Main websiteThis hospital in the CA Healthcare AtlasA project by OSHPD
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Hospital buildings completed in 1932
Hospitals in Los Angeles County, California
Hospitals established in 1932
Teaching hospitals in California
Buildings and structures in Long Beach, California