Bakersfield, CA
Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Southwest
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About Dignity Health - Mercy Hospital Southwest
Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Hospitals has a history of caring for our community for more than 100 years. We provide a broad range of medical and surgical services including minimally invasive and outpatient options. Our services include the SA Camp Companies Robotic Surgery Center, Family Birth Center, 24-hour emergency care, orthopedics, neurology, and many others. Mercy Hospital Southwest is a 78-bed facility located at 400 Old River Rd., Bakersfield, CA., and the only hospital located in the rapidly growing area west of Highway 99. To meet the needs of our growing Westside community, the Tomas M. Hardt Tower will open in 2025 and will feature an additional 106 beds, including 18 private NICU suites. 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.
Service We Offer
- Birth Center
- Emergency Services
- Home Health
- Lifeline
- Neurology Services
- Orthopedic Care
- Robotic Surgery
- Surgical Services
- Weight Loss Surgery
- Wellness and Prevention Center
- Women's Services
Birth Center
A birth center is a diagnostic and treatment center organized to provide care to low-risk patients during pregnancy, labor and delivery.
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 offers security and independence, providing a telephone link with emergency care, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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.
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