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California Pacific Medical Center
California Pacific Medical Center is one of the largest private, not-for-profit, academic medical centers in California and a Sutter Health affiliate. Exceptional patient care is combined with medical and nursing education as well as research. In addition to primary and acute care, the Medical Center is recognized as a regional referral center providing access to advanced medicine to communities throughout Northern California.
California Pacific is comprised of the four oldest hospitals in San Francisco. The Davies Campus, formerly Davies Medical Center, was founded in 1852 to help San Francisco’s German-speaking immigrants find work, shelter, food, clothing and health care. The Pacific Campus was founded in 1857 as the West’s first medical school. The St. Luke’s Campus was founded in 1871 by the Episcopalian Church and the California campus was founded in 1875 as the Pacific Dispensary for Women and Children, a hospital run by women, for women.
California Pacific Medical Center 2006 statistics:
Active Physicians on Staff: 1,200
Discharges: 29,279
Births: 7,300
Emergency Department Visits: 74,300
Employees: 5,627
Volunteers: 866
Outpatient Visits: 541,224
Community Benefit Contribution: $80.2 million
St. Luke's 2006 statistics:
Active Physicians on Staff: 244
Discharges: 5,619
Births: 1,261
Emergency Department Visits: 27,064
Employees: 877
Volunteers: 218
Outpatient Visits: 109,723
Community Benefit Contribution: $708,000
Some of California Pacific Medical Center's most widely recognized clinical, research and community programs include: