We have provided more than $283 million in charity care and outreach in the past six years.
Committed to Our Community
For 54 years, Northridge Hospital Medical Center has honored our proud tradition as a place of compassionate healing and care.
As part of our pledge to create a healthier community, we have provided more than $283 million in charity care and community outreach programs over the past seven years -- and we make these numbers public to the State of California annually in our 2009 Community Benefit Report.
In 2009 we provided $63,686,100 in unsponsored care and programs for the benefit of our community. Unsponsored care includes costs of care for persons who are poor, the costs associated with caring for Medicare, Medicaid and other government program beneficiaries, and costs for services our hospital subsidizes because they are not offered anywhere else in the community. The remaining community benefit expenses may also include health professions' education and research, clinic services, health promotion and disease prevention programs, grants and donations of cash or services to non-profit organizations.
In the 2008 fiscal year Northridge Hospital Medical Center provided $55,522,841 in unsponsored care and programs for the benefit of our community which is a 34 percent increase from the previous year. Unsponsored care includes costs of care for persons who are poor, the costs associated with caring for Medicare, Medicaid and other government program beneficiaries, and costs for services our hospital subsidizes because they are not offered anywhere else in the community. The remaining community benefit expenses may also include health professions' education and research, clinic services, health promotion and disease prevention programs, grants and donations of cash or services to non-profit organizations.
Working closely with others in the community, we offer many outreach initiatives through our Center for Healthier Communities. They include the:
Los Angeles County’s First Family Justice Center Now Open!
Abuse victims can now take back their lives with help from the Valley CARES Family Justice Center -- the first of its kind in Los Angeles County. The Center offers support and services in a safe and comforting place for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse.
A collaboration of community organizations joined forces in 2009 to create a “one-stop shop” for the victims of domestic violence in the San Fernando Valley. The need for this support was evident to the Center for Assault Treatment Services (CATS) which was founded in 1977 by Northridge Hospital Medical Center. CATS provides medical evidentiary examinations and forensic interviews by specially trained Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANES) to individuals of all ages who have experienced sexual abuse or sexual assault.
Under Mike Wall’s leadership Northridge Hospital committed to cover the cost of leased space for a start-up period and obtained funding through an appropriations bill to address infrastructure changes at the location. Community stakeholders attending an initial planning session positively responded to the formation of the FJC. A collaborative agreement, facilitated by staff from the National Alliance of Family Justice Centers, developed a blue print for the opening of what is now called the Valley CARES Family Justice Center.
Collaborating to Serve Our Community
Improving Community Health
Our affiliated physicians, employees and volunteers recognize and support the physical, emotional, social and spiritual well being of those we serve. We aim to provide the highest quality healthcare within our hospital walls, but we also work in partnership with other local organizations to address the priority health needs of our community outside the walls of the hospital.
We hold ourselves accountable to our community for the human, financial and ecological resources entrusted to our care. We are proud to share this 2008 Report to the Community on the strategic efforts we have undertaken over the last year to promote the health of the Northridge Hospital Medical Center community.
History and Heritage
Celebrating more than 50 years of excellence, Northridge Hospital began when 37 physicians put up their own money to build the first hospital in the San Fernando Valley. This humble beginning, a 49-bed hospital serving 200,000 residents evolved into a 411- bed hospital serving two million residents. Northridge is the largest hospital in the Valley and boasts the most technologically advanced and compassionate services—from da Vinci Robot Surgery, the Neuroscience Institute, Level II Trauma Center and heliport to Cancer Care and a Women’s Health Center.
As a member of Catholic Healthcare West Northridge Hospital Medical Center is committed to serving the health needs of our communities with particular attention to the needs of the poor, the disadvantaged and vulnerable, and the comfort of the suffering and dying.
Catholic Healthcare West has a commitment to quality -- quality healthcare services and the promotion of optimal quality of life for all of life. Our Ministry Catholic Healthcare West hospitals are technologically advanced without losing the human touch.
At Northridge Hospital we foster the belief that people make the difference in the art of healing. We strive to create a professional and healing environment that respects human dignity, provides excellent services, promotes justice in serving the poor, stewards our healthcare resources and collaborates among healthcare providers and community leaders.
We believe that high quality healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and we strive to provide healthcare access for all who seek care in our facility.
