Good Samaritan Hospital, commonly known as Good Sam, is an

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hospital in the Cambrian district of

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, with satellite facilities in neighboring

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. It contains centers for treatment of stroke and chest pain, as well as a large

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. It has been owned by HCA since 1996.

History

Good Samaritan Health System also operated San Jose Medical Center and Gilroy's South Valley Hospital at the time of the HCA acquisition.

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bought South Valley Hospital in 1999 and relocated Saint Louise Hospital in Morgan Hill to the Gilroy location. San Jose Medical Center (503-bed) was closed in 2004. HCA acquired the Alexian Brothers Hospital in San Jose in 1998, and renamed it Regional Medical Center of San Jose. A helipad was built in 2003. The hospital purchased the 99-bed Mission Oaks Hospital in

to provide short-stay services and outpatient cancer treatment.

Accreditation

The hospital was one of the first five hospitals in the United States to be certified by the

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as a Primary Stroke Center. It is affiliated with Stanford University and the National Institutes of Health in this endeavor.

References

External links

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This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas
A project by OSHPD
The Health Trust website
Hospitals in Santa Clara County, California Buildings and structures in San Jose, California HCA Healthcare Hospitals in the San Francisco Bay Area {{SanJoseCA-struct-stub