Adventist Health has been serving Bakersfield and the surrounding communities for more than 100 years. First established in 1910 as the San Juaquin Hospital. After changing hands a few times, in 1964 the hospital became a non-profit entity and in 1973 opened a new 166-bed hospital that was built across the street from the original facility. In 1987 they joined the Adventist group.
Since joining Adventist, they have opened a new 130,000 sq. foot patient tower to address the needs of the growing community in 2007. Soon after in 2008 they opened Kern Couty’s first nationally-qualified stroke center. Showing no signs of slowing down, they continue to address the needs of the community by purchasing Quest Imaging and opening a 60,000 sq. foot AIS Cancer Center in 2013.
Partnered with Kern Medical, Adventist strives to uphold their robust referral system for their primary care physicians. Housing the only trauma center in the area they have many rotating specialists, making referring easy for your patients and increasing the quality of care. Specialties available to the residents of Bakersfield include:
