Research Notes on Saint Vincent Medical Center
Originally founded in 1856 as the Los Angeles Infirmary by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. St. Vincent Medical Center was the first hospital in Los Angeles. The name was changed in 1918 to St. Vincent's Hospital. A new building was completed in 1971 and in 1974 its name was changed to St. Vincent's Medical Center. In 1995, the Daughters of Charity National Healthcare System sold SVMC to Catholic Healthcare West. In 2002, CHW sold the hospital to the newly established Daughters of Charity Health System. ...read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Opened the Asian Pacific Liver Center (APLC) late 2007, the only clinic in Southern California focused on the prevention, detection and treatment of hepatitis.1
- Accepts Medicare and Medicaid.2
- The first hospital to offer hemodialysis to kidney failure patients (1962).3
- Performed the first artificial heart implantation and first human heart transplantation. (1966). 3
Top Resources on Saint Vincent Medical Center
- St. Vincent Medical Center: Official Site
- Wikipedia: Saint Vincent Medical Center
- The Joint Commission (JCAHO): Summary of Accreditation Quality Information
- Hospital-Data: Saint Vincent Medical Center - Los Angeles, CA
- HealthGrades: Saint Vincent Medical Center
- MedicalNewsToday: St. Vincent Medical Center Opens Innovative Clinic To Fight Hepatitis (Nov. 15, 2007)
- UCompareHealthCare: Saint Vincent Medical Center
Research Notes References
- ↑ MedicalNewsToday: St. Vincent Medical Center Opens Innovative Clinic To Fight Hepatitis
- ↑ UCompareHealthCare: Saint Vincent Medical Center
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 St. Vincent Medical Center: Official Site
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