Madera Community Hospital was a

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resource and is not associated with any other

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. The hospital is locally governed by a board of trustees which provides governance and oversight. The board is composed of over a dozen community and business leaders. Madera Community Hospital was founded in 1971 and is located at 1250 E. Almond Avenue in

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. The hospital contains 106

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beds, a 16-bed

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and a 10-bed

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. Madera Community Hospital also operates two rural health care clinics and a home health agency. Madera Community Hospital is fully accredited by the American Osteopathic Association's

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(HFAP), by the

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(CLIA) program, and is a member of the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California and the California Healthcare Association. The COVID-19 pandemic overwhelmed

San Joaquin Valley The San Joaquin Valley ( ; es, Valle de San Joaquín) is the area of the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California that lies south of the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is drained by the San Joaquin River. It comprises seven c ...

hospitals. Already financially stressed, increasing costs for medical equipment and salaries for traveling nurses to address the surges were too much for the hospital to absorb. On January 3, 2023, Madera Community Hospital shuttered and filed for bankruptcy.

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This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas
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