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'''Palomar Medical Center''' (PMC) is a [[hospital]] located in [[Escondido, California]]. PMC is operated by the [[Palomar Pomerado Health]] (PPH) District, which also operates [[Pomerado Hospital]] in nearby [[Poway, California|Poway]]. The hospital is the only designated [[trauma center]] in [[North San Diego County, California|northern San Diego County]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Palomar Medical Center| url=http://www.pph.org/PPHContentPage.aspx?nd=170| publisher=Palomar Pomerado Health| accessdate=2010-02-14}}</ref>
'''Palomar Medical Center''' (PMC) is a two-campus [[hospital]] located in [[Escondido, California]]. It is operated by the [[Palomar Pomerado Health]] (PPH) District, which also operates [[Pomerado Hospital]] in nearby [[Poway, California|Poway]]. PMC is the only designated [[trauma center]] in [[North San Diego County, California|northern San Diego County]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Palomar Medical Center| url=http://www.pph.org/PPHContentPage.aspx?nd=170| publisher=Palomar Pomerado Health| accessdate=2010-02-14}}</ref>


PMC opened in 1950 as Palomar Memorial Hospital. A tower addition, McLeod Tower, was completed in 1974. The hospital was renamed to Palomar Medical Center in 1987.<ref>{{cite web
PMC opened in 1950 as Palomar Memorial Hospital. A tower addition, McLeod Tower, was completed in 1974. The hospital was renamed to Palomar Medical Center in 1987.<ref>{{cite web
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In 2012, the main emergency- and acute-care facilities for Palomar Medical Center were moved from the downtown campus to a new 653-bed hospital located in the Escondido Research and Technology Center. The original campus for Palomar Medical Center (now called PMC Downtown) now houses the center's urgent-care, maternity, pediatric, psychiatric and rehabilitation wards.
== Palomar Medical Center West ==
PPH has plans to move the acute-care hospital in Escondido from the present location (PMC) to a new 653-bed hospital facility (PMC West) to be constructed in the Escondido Research and Technology Center (ERTC). PMC West is slated to have decentralized nursing stations, healing gardens and green roofs. Cost increases have caused delays in construction.<ref>{{cite news
| last=Moss
| first=Andrea
| title=PPH board asked to delay parts of district's expansion
| url=http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2007/05/23/news/inland/3_01_535_22_07.txt
| publisher=[[North County Times]]
| date=2007-05-23
| accessdate=2009-09-28
}}</ref>
The hospital is projected to open in 2012.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Sisson
| first = Paul
| title = PPH trustees OK $228 million in additional borrowing
| url = http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/escondido/article_3fdb2300-12e4-5f24-8459-e849c68967d0.html
| publisher = North County Times
| date = 2009-10-27
| accessdate = 2009-12-07
}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:47, 24 December 2012

Palomar Medical Center
Palomar Pomerado Health
Map
Geography
LocationEscondido, California, United States
Coordinates33°07′30″N 117°04′30″W / 33.125°N 117.075°W / 33.125; -117.075
Organization
TypeTrauma center
Services
Emergency departmentLevel II trauma center
Beds319
History
Opened1950 (1950)
Links
Websitehttp://www.pph.org/PPHContentPage.aspx?nd=170
ListsHospitals in California

Palomar Medical Center (PMC) is a two-campus hospital located in Escondido, California. It is operated by the Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH) District, which also operates Pomerado Hospital in nearby Poway. PMC is the only designated trauma center in northern San Diego County.[1]

PMC opened in 1950 as Palomar Memorial Hospital. A tower addition, McLeod Tower, was completed in 1974. The hospital was renamed to Palomar Medical Center in 1987.[2]

In 2012, the main emergency- and acute-care facilities for Palomar Medical Center were moved from the downtown campus to a new 653-bed hospital located in the Escondido Research and Technology Center. The original campus for Palomar Medical Center (now called PMC Downtown) now houses the center's urgent-care, maternity, pediatric, psychiatric and rehabilitation wards.

References

  1. ^ "Palomar Medical Center". Palomar Pomerado Health. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
  2. ^ "History of Palomar Pomerado Health". Palomar Pomerado Health. Retrieved 2010-02-14.
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