Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown

About Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown

Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals have a history of caring for our community that goes back more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our family of services includes the SA Camp Companies Robotic Surgery Center, 24-hour emergency care, orthopedics, neurology, home health services, and many others. Mercy Hospital Downtown is a 144-bed facility located at 2215 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA. Mercy Hospital is a member of Dignity Health and is a trusted community partner, serving residents of Bakersfield and Kern County with quality, compassionate care since 1910.

Services We Offer

• Art and Spirituality Center
• Emergency Services
• Home Health
• Lifeline
• Neurology Services
• Orthopedic Care
• Robotic Surgery
• Surgical Services
• Weight Loss Surgery
• Wellness and Prevention Center
• Women's Services

Art and Spirituality Center

Art and spirituality centers support the idea that the process of experiencing art and spirituality promotes health and well-being of patients by aiding in their physical, mental, and emotional recovery.

Emergency Services

Emergency room service is the department of a hospital responsible for the provision of medical and surgical care to patients arriving at the hospital in need of immediate care.

Home Health

Home health is a wide range of health care services that can be given in the home for a medical condition or injury.

Lifeline

Lifeline is a mentoring service for elderly people who wish to live independently. Users can push the button any time they need help and it offers fall detection so that help can be sent, even if a person is unable to speak. This ensures an elderly person can get the emergency medical help they need as quickly as possible, even if they live alone.

Neurology Services

Neurology services include all services related to neurological health. This includes the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological disorders, as well as neurological rehabilitation to help improve a patient's functionality and wellbeing.

Orthopedic Care

Orthopedic care involves services that are designed to prevent, diagnose, and treat diseases, disorders, and injuries related to the musculoskeletal system, which includes the bones, joints, muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Examples of conditions under orthopedic care include fractures, sprains, strains, dislocations, arthritis, bursitis, herniated discs, and tendonitis.

Robotic Surgery

Robotic surgery, or robot-assisted surgery, allows doctors to perform many types of complex procedures with more precision, flexibility and control.

Surgical Services

Surgical services require knowledge of and responsibility for the preoperative, operative, and postoperative management of patients with a broad spectrum of diseases.

Weight Loss Surgery

Most bariatric/weight-loss surgeries today are performed using minimally invasive techniques (laparoscopic surgery). The most common bariatric surgery procedures are gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, adjustable gastric band, and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.

Wellness and Prevention Center

Wellness and prevention centers offer classes where you can learn about healthy eating, how to monitor blood sugar, manage medications, and how to prevent complications from chronic diseases like diabetes, and more.

Women's Services

Women's health focuses on the treatment and diagnosis of diseases and conditions that affect a woman's physical and mental well-being.