About Rural Health Care
California’s nearly five dozen rural hospitals, including 37 critical access hospitals, provide care to more than 2 million people. They are lifelines and economic pillars for the communities they serve. Many of these hospitals are on the financial brink, reducing services just to stay open and facing the possibility of closure. These challenges place the most vulnerable populations at risk as Californians will have to travel great distances to get the care they need.
The California Critical Access Hospital Network (CCAHN) is a statewide organization that creates collaborative working relationships among California critical access hospitals to strengthen their ability to care for their communities through sharing resources, education, and innovation.
Orchard Hospital
Located in Gridley, Orchard Hospital is a 45-bed critical access hospital serving the communities of Biggs, Gridley, Richvale, and Live Oak. Orchard Hospital provides the only emergency services on the Highway 99 corridor between Sacramento and Chico, and has 21 distinct-part skilled-nursing beds, a four-bed critical care unit, and 20 medical surgical beds. Services include: […]
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai
Community Memorial Hospital – Ojai, built in 1960, is a 91-bed facility that includes a 25-bed critical access hospital and 66-bed skilled-nursing facility. It serves over 35,000 residents of the Ojai Valley providing inpatient and outpatient care, skilled-nursing services, and a 24-hour standby emergency room. OVCH is licensed by the California Department of Health Services and […]
Northern Inyo Hospital
Northern Inyo Hospital is a small 25-bed critical access not-for-profit district hospital in scenic Bishop, California. Accredited by The Joint Commission, Northern Inyo Hospital has been providing high-quality health care in the Eastern Sierra since 1946. Northern Inyo Hospital is a full service critical access hospital including 24-hour emergency care services. Northern Inyo County Local […]
Modoc Medical Center
Modoc Medical Center has been serving Modoc County since the early part of the 1900’s and has been in its present building since 1951. A county health care facility, Modoc Medical Center provides a full complement of services ranging from general acute care to skilled nursing to outpatient diagnostic services. As an acute care facility […]
Mayers Memorial Healthcare District
Located 70 miles northeast of Redding near the junction of the Cascade and Sierra mountain ranges, Mayers Memorial Healthcare District in Fall River Mills has been providing high quality health care to the Intermountain community since 1956. The hospital offers a variety of services, including an emergency room physician on duty 24 hours a day, […]
Mercy Medical Center, Mt. Shasta
Mercy Mt. Shasta is a facility composed of acute care beds, a long-term care skilled-nursing unit, and additional ancillary services. A member of Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), a system of hospitals and care facilities, Mercy Mt. Shasta is sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Auburn along with Mercy Medical Center Redding and St. Elizabeth Community […]
George L. Mee Memorial Hospital
World War II had yet begun, when in 1941 the first full-fledged hospital opened in King City because of the tenacity and dedication of a small cadre of physicians, led by Dr. L.M. Andrus. This 22-bed, single-story facility on Broadway (where King City True Value Hardware is now located), was known as the Southern Monterey […]
Mark Twain Medical Center
Mark Twain Medical Center is a 25-bed critical access hospital providing inpatient acute care and emergency services. The hospital’s medical staff represent a range of specialties broad enough to ensure that patients will be able to secure quality medical care in their community. In addition to being a major provider of health services, Mark Twain […]
Mammoth Hospital
Mammoth Hospital is owned and operated by the Southern Mono Health Care District, and aims to provide quality medical care to residents and visitors to the area and within district boundaries. Mammoth Hospital is committed to treating patients with respect, dignity, and compassion and offers a full array of primary care services through its Sierra […]
Kern Valley Healthcare District
Kern Valley Healthcare District (KVHD) serves an approximate population of 25,000 residents and some 10,000 visitors on any given weekend. As a small rural hospital, KVHD serves with pride and is dedicated to maintaining the highest standards of quality patient care. Services include: 6412 Laurel AvenueLake Isabelle, CA 93240 (760) 379-2681 Kern Valley Healthcare District […]