Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Memorial Campus was a

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that was located at 333 N. Prairie Ave, Inglewood,

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. The hospital was operated by Centinela Freeman HealthSystem, and was one of the three campuses of the Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center.

History

The hospital was founded by the

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in 1954 as Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital,"About Us"
, Memorial Campus website named after

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, founder of the city of Inglewood. Carondelet later purchased a hospital in

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and named it

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. The two Daniel Freeman hospitals were acquired in 2001 by

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. The name was changed in 2004, when the hospital was transferred to the Centinela Freeman HealthSystem. Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital transferred most medical services away from the facility in 2006, and was closed in 2007, after consolidating its services with

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."Hospitals under stress"
, December 20, 2008

continues to operate after being purchased by

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in 2007. The Centinela Freeman HealthSystem's remaining hospital, Daniel Freeman Marina Hospital continued operations as

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, an independent for-profit facility for several years before being purchased by

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in 2015. ''Bonanza'' actor

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died of a pulmonary embolism there after being discharged from the hospital following routine gall bladder surgery. One of the most famous victims from the

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that was treated here was truck driver Reginald Denny after he was pulled from his truck and nearly beaten to death and was brought here by several people who rescued him from the intersection of

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and

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References

External links

Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus website
— ''Marina del Rey, California''. Defunct hospitals in California Hospitals in Los Angeles County, California Inglewood, California Hospital buildings completed in 1954 1954 establishments in California 2007 disestablishments in California Hospitals disestablished in 2007 {{California-hospital-stub

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