Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown

About Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown

Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown is a hospital that offers many services, including art and spirituality center, cancer care, and emergency services. Visit Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown located at 2215 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA. This Bakersfield hospital is one of the best in California. As part of the Dignity Health network, Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Downtown is dedicated to delivering high quality, compassionate care and access to Bakersfield and nearby communities.

Services We Offer

• Art and Spirituality Center
• Cancer Care
• Lifeline
• Emergency Services
• Home Health
• Imaging/Radiology
• Infusion Center
• Laboratory Services
• Neurology Services
• Orthopedic Care
• Urology and Stone Center 
• Robotic Surgery
• Surgical Services
• Women's Services
• Wellness and Prevention Center
• Weight Loss Surgery

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.

Cancer Care

Cancer treatment involves the use of surgery, radiation, medications and other therapies to cure a cancer, shrink a cancer or stop the progression of a cancer.

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.

Laboratory Services

Laboratory services are tests provided by a medical lab that aid in diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgery is a medical specialty that is focused on the surgical treatment of neurological disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, cerebrovascular system, and central and peripheral nervous system.

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.

Urology and Stone Center

The urology and stone center specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of urinary tract issues in men and women. Conditions diagnosed and treated include but are not limited to: bladder cancer. enlarged prostate or benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), kidney stones, overactive bladder, prostatitis, and testicular cancer.

Rehabilitation & Therapy Services

Rehabilitation and therapy services include inpatient and outpatient physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services. These services are provided to people who are recovering from an injury or illness or have a chronic health condition or disability.

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.

Surgical Services

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

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.

Robotic Surgery

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