San Francisco - Dameron Hospital
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Dameron offers a wide range of services using advanced technology, state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for inpatient, outpatient and occupational care. |
Recognizing early on that nursing was vital in caring for patients he founded a training hospital for nurses that included housing within the Dameron facility. Although the nursing residence closed twenty-eight
years later, Dameron Hospital’s respect for the profession of nursing was firmly established. Dameron Hospital Association became a non-profit medical facility in 1943 and since then has been governed by a seven-person board of directors and 20 member board of membership. In 1957 Dr. Luis Arismendi, assumed leadership as Board President and Hospital Administrator. Vowing early to run the Hospital in the black, Dr. Arismendi’s cash-only philosophy and sound fiscal efficiency ensured that while may other community health centers were struggling to reduce the cost of patient care or merging with health-care giants, Dameron remained independent without compromising patient care. Upon his death in April of 2000, his son Dr. Christopher Arismendi was named Hospital Administrator. Dr. Arismendi, a surgeon, trained at the prestigious Cleveland Clinic before returning to Stockton in 1994.
Dameron Hospital refers to itself as the “Dameron Family”. As Stockton’s community hospital Dameron is a reflection of the community it serves. We are the fourth largest employer in the area offering competitive wages, health and retirement benefits.
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Dameron Hospital Services
Dameron Hospital is a 188 bed, fully accredited acute care hospital offering patients advanced technology with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment for inpatient, outpatient and occupational patient care.Dameron Hospital offers a wide range of services: Cardiac, Neonatal, Emergency/Urgent Care, Home Health, Imaging, Occupational Health and Start of Life Center.
Dameron Hospital provides patients with the highest quality of health care in the finest physical, professional, and medical environment. To this end, we have dedicated ourselves. Since first opening our doors, we have seen a great many changes in medicine. Keeping pace with the life enhancing progress made over the years has been a challenge that our medical, nursing and ancillary staffs have continually met.
Over the years Dameron Hospital has developed comprehensive health care services. In addition to the full services of an acute care general hospital, we also offer the close-knit atmosphere of a community hospital. Some of our major health care service departments include:
Surgery
It is the philosophy and objective of the Surgery Department to render quality patient care. The department provides a facility that is well-equipped and immediately available to meet the needs of the surgical patient.
The following specialties are emphasized: General Surgery, Orthopedics, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,Gynecology, Urology, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery, Ear-Nose and Throat Surgery. A skilled, competent and well-organized nursing staff is provided to function as members of the surgical team. The Department of Anesthesia is staffed by qualified Anesthesiologists which completes the surgical team.
Cardio Vascular/Intensive/Coronary Care
From the time a patient enters the hospital with suspected heart trouble or other critical illness, state-of-the-art equipment and procedures are immediately initiated. If admission is necessary, patients are sent to one of these specialty care units where they are cared for by a highly trained staff.
Cardio-Pulmonary Services
Dameron Hospital has a full staff of Diagnostic and Respiratory Care practitioners that are part of the interdisciplinary patient care team. The Cardio-Pulmonary Department cares for all types of patients, from premature infants to adults with respiratory and heart disease. The Cardio-Pulmonary Department also provides diagnostic services including Pulmonary Function Testing, Echocardiograms, and Stress Testing.
Outpatient Surgery
The Outpatient Short Stay Surgery Center is located in the Dameron Hospital Annex Surgical Pavilion featuring state-of-the-art medical equipment, with a staff that is highly trained in outpatient surgical care.
Obstetrics
The mission of the obstetrics unit is to create a positive birthing experience for the mother, father of the baby or significant other. The nursing model of the postpartum unit embraces couplet care, caring for mom and baby as a family unit embracing the father of the baby or significant other in the care of the infant.
Neonatal Services
The Division of Neonatal Services provides 24-hour care for infants with a focus on family centered care. The Neonatal Division consists of 24 Newborn Nursery beds and 16 Intensive Care beds.
Diagnostic Services
Proper diagnosis is the first step toward a healthy recovery. Dameron Hospital uses state-of-the-art equipment and methods to make diagnosis as fast, accurate and non-invasive as possible. Dameron Hospital’s Imaging department includes X-ray, Ultrasound, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and a new state-of-the-art, dual slice CT scanner with a workstation capable of transforming images into two dimensional and threedimensional displays. This provides the most sophisticated diagnostic imaging services available. Also available as nonradiating diagnostic imaging is the Ultrasound Department - specializing in, but not limited to, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Vascular Studies. Services are available to inpatients and outpatients.
Emergency Services/Fast Track Unit Our Emergency Department offers service for both emergency and urgent primary care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. An Emergency Physician is available at all times. In addition, the department is staffed with highly qualified nurses, who maintain certifications necessary to treat both the emergent and non-emergent patient. Sophisticated monitoring equipment is available to aid in the diagnosis and evaluation of victims of severe trauma, possible heart attack, or other life threatening situations.
Endoscopy/Special Procedures Area
The Endoscopy Department/Special Procedures Area serves both inpatients and outpatients of all ages; handling procedures related to gastroenterology, pulmonary, transesophogeal echocardiography, IV therapy and blood transfusions. The unit is staffed by highly trained nurses.
Pathology and Clinical Laboratory
The Dameron Hospital Pathology and Clinical Laboratories combine services to provide comprehensive testing to aide the physician in diagnosis and/or treatment of the disease.
Rehabilitation Services
The Department of Rehabilitation Services, located in a newly remodeled facility. Our physical therapy services offer a wide range of procedures and modalities utilizing state-of-the-art techniques and equipment to help our patients achieve their greatest level of function. Our occupational therapy services assist patients in regaining their full functional potential and independence in self care and work skills as well as restoration of upper extremity strength, coordination, range of motion, endurance and mobility. Our speech therapy services provide evaluation and treatment programs for disorders of voice, articulation, fluency and swallowing.
Dameron long serving in the words of one of our nurses
"The Community Hospital has a real passion about serving the local people. It is a bright and friendly facility with a good spread of specialities. They include: ER, CCU, ICU, Telemetry, Labour and Delivery and NICU. Over the past year I have been involved in the CCU and the ICU areas. Together with the hospital's willingness to futher educate ICU and CCU nurses it has been an immensely rewarding period of my US nursing career"