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San Joaquin Community Hospital's (SJCH) mission is to share God's love with our community by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing. It is a big responsibility, and one that is enthusiastically embraced by our caregivers, staff, physicians, organizational leadership and board members. As the premier provider of health care services in Bakersfield and the surrounding communities of Kern County, SJCH is a 255-bed acute-care hospital that offers the county’s first Nationally Certified Stroke Center and Nationally Accredited Chest Pain Center under one roof; a full-treatment Grossman Burn Center, The Wellness Center, an award-winning Maternity Care Center with NICU services; and Bariatric Solutions, a weight-loss center. For 100 years, SJCH has been committed to providing inspired health care to our community. To learn more, browse our service line pages here on our website or call (661) 395-3000.
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To share God’s love with our community by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing. |
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Be the hospital of choice for our community by being the best place to receive care, practice medicine and work. |
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- Compassion: The compassionate healing ministry of Jesus
- Respect: Human dignity and individuality
- Integrity: Absolute integrity in all relationships and dealings
- Quality : Excellence in clinical and service quality
- Stewardship: Responsible resource management in serving our communities
- Wholeness: The health care heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist church
- Family: Each other as members of a caring family
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The early 1900s were exciting times. Geysers of rich crude oil spewed through wooden derricks into the sky; farmers were finding the dark valley soil would produce a wide variety of bountiful crops. Along the dusty streets of what was once Colonel Baker's field, oilfield workers, farmers and merchants brushed shoulders with weary travelers coming west to fulfill their dreams in the Golden State. But, dangerous jobs and the influx of people also meant accidents and diseases. Two nurses, Margaret Quinn and Mary O'Donnell, realized Bakersfield needed a new hospital to care for its citizens. They purchased a quarter-block site at "27th" and Eye streets and began building a three-story structure that would house 26 patients. They proudly named their new institution San Joaquin Hospital. San Joaquin Hospital admitted its first patient on October 6, 1910. In 1964, the word “community” was added to the name to reflect the hospital's focus on serving the community. In 1987, the hospital formally affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a member of Adventist Health. Although a Christian hospital before that time, this also formalized San Joaquin Community Hospital's commitment to operate as a faith-based organization. Yes, the hospital has seen many changes and plenty of technological advancements since it admitted its first patient in 1910, but some things have remained constant: Everything we do comes back to serving our patients and our community. A century later after Mary and Margaret, San Joaquin Community Hospital is still committed to providing whole-person care to our community.
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At San Joaquin Community Hospital (SJCH), our commitment goes beyond caring for the patients who visit our hospital. As a community hospital, we believe that we only succeed when our community is vibrant, healthy and whole. That’s why over the years, we’ve been pioneers in bringing Bakersfield and Kern County ground-breaking health care services. Don’t believe us, just check out our list of community “firsts.”
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Our main location is at 2615 Chester Avenue, between 26th and 27th streets. San Joaquin Community Hospital also operates Adventist Health Home Care Services, The Aera Clinic Grossman Burn Center, The Wellness Center, and Bariatric Solutions, a weight-loss center. Click on a location for contact information. |
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