Pomerado Hospital

Description

Tucked away in beautiful Poway valley on the northern outskirts of the city of San Diego lies the Pomerado Hospital campus owned and operated by the Palomar Pomerado Health System Pomerado is a 107bed acute care facility which features the adjacent 129bed Villa Pomerado Convalescent Care Center The hospital is licensed by the California Department of Health and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

The Behavioral Medicine Center is the only program in San Diego County to address the psychiatric and physical needs of patients The 107bed hospital also offers a 24hour Emergency Department family friendly Birth Center a Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit NICU cardiopulmonary services partial hospitalization program for seniors a Wound Management Program and general medicalsurgical services

The familyfriendly Birth Center provides new mothers with labor delivery and recovery care in one comfortable private suite or in a separate recovery and postpartum bedroom designed to give her privacy to bond with her little one

Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO

History

The origins of Palomar Pomerado Health PPH can be traced back to two benevolent German women Charlotta Baker Hintz a nurse and Elizabeth Martin a dietician who left their jobs at the Anaheim Sanitarium in 1933 to establish a hospital to serve the small farming community of Escondido Using their own money the women bought an egg and poultry plant at 125 South Broadway and converted it into a 13bed hospital

In 1945 the Escondido Valley Hospital Association was formed to investigate the possibility of building a larger facility to keep pace with growth Palomar Memorial Hospital named in tribute to the men and women who served in World War II was dedicated on February 16 1950 In 1974 the McLeod Tower was built to meet the needs of the growing community After receiving full designation as a trauma center in 1987 the hospital was renamed Palomar Medical Center

In 1977 the Escondido Valley Hospital Association supervised the construction of a sister facility in PowayPomerado Hospital As that community grew several expansions were made to Pomerado Hospital

To more accurately reflect the region it served Palomar Pomerado Health District was formed in 1984 and in 2001 the name was changed to Palomar Pomerado Health Today PPH is the largest healthcare district serving communities in an 800 square mile area and a trauma center that covers 1440 square miles of South Riverside and North San Diego Counties In addition to two hospitals Palomar Pomerado Health offers home health care surgery skilled nursing ambulatory care behavioral health services wound care and community health education programs

To heal comfort and promote health in the communities we serve When it comes to health it makes sense to come to the areas first and largest healthcare provider Palomar Pomerado Health

While we may care for our patients using the latest in medical technology our bedside manner is always timehonored human understanding We are at the forefront of technology but havent lost touch with what health care is all about you your family and friends

When it comes to your health come to us We cover the continuum of healthcare needs and we accept most insurance plans including Medicare If youre looking for the right doctor or health service information call The HealthSource our free referral service at 8006282880