Ridgecrest Regional Hospital is a
hospital
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located in
Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest is a city in Kern County, California, United States, along U.S. Route 395 in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWS, or China Lake). It was incorporated as a ...
which is just east of the Southern
Sierra Mountains in the
Indian Wells Valley. It has two
specialty units, including
pediatric and
intensive care. The hospital was established in the mid-1940s out of a need for
medical care
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for the workforce of the growing
China Lake Naval Weapons Station.It is the only regional
healthcare
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system in the area and provides a variety of
services to the region. Jim Suver serves as the
CEO
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of the hospital.
Services
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital provides
family medicine
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services through the Southern Sierra Medical Clinic and Rural Health Clinic. The hospital offers the following services:
* Cardiology/Cardiac Rehab
* Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory Care
* Case Management/Social Services
* Critical Care Unit
* Education
* Emergency Services
* Home Health
* Maternal/Child/Family Unit
* Pastoral Care
* Patient Care Conferences
* Radiology
* Rehabilitation Services
* Surgery and Outpatient Services
* Telemedicine
History
The hospital was established by Dr. Thomas Drummond in 1945 as Ridgecrest Community Hospital. The hospital has seen several expansions over the years: a new wing was added in 1968; an
intensive-care unit in 1976; and a four-phased major expansion was begun in 1987.
References
External links
Official Ridgecrest Regional Hospital websiteCity of Ridgecrest: Health and Safety
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Hospitals in Kern County, California
Ridgecrest, California