John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek
John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek is a 575-bed acute care facility that is designated as the only trauma center for Contra Costa County and portions of Solano County. Recognized as one of the region's premier health care providers, its areas of specialty include high- and low-risk obstetrics, orthopedics, rehabilitation, neurosciences, cardiac care, and cancer care. John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), a national surveyor of quality patient care. In 2011, for the fifth consecutive year, it was recognized as one of the Bay Area and nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. John Muir Medical Center, Walnut Creek is also one of only a few hospitals in California to receive Magnet® recognition status for excellence in nursing services and quality nursing care. In spring 2011, The Tom and Billie Long Patient Care Tower, with 230 private rooms opened. Key areas of expansion include emergency, trauma, imaging, lab, surgery, critical care, neonatal intensive care unit, birth center, orthopedics and rehabilitation.
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