Placentia-Linda Hospital
Tenet Healthcare
The hospital's entrance in 2023
Geography
LocationPlacentia, California
Coordinates33°53′15″N 117°50′35″W / 33.8876°N 117.8431°W / 33.8876; -117.8431
Organisation
FundingFor-profit hospital
TypeGeneral
History
OpenedSeptember 27, 1972
Links
Websitewww.placentialinda.com

Placentia-Linda Hospital is a for-profit hospital in Placentia, California that serves Northern Orange County. Founded in 1972, it has 114 beds and focuses on acute care.

History

The hospital opened on September 27, 1972, by 19 physicians from the community to serve the area's swiftly increasing population.[1] Its first patient was Maxwell Litt, who was admitted three days before the official opening. Staff had to get food from a restaurant because the kitchen had not been opened yet.[2] The hospital also had a volunteer program called the Guild, which was established in the same year. In January 1973, its first newsletter was published, going by the name of "Hospital-ity".[3]

The Cardiac Rehab Center, which cares for heart attack victims and people with coronary artery disease, opened in 1980. Thomas Charles Quintana was the first baby born at the newly-opened Baby Pavilion on December 28, 1985. In 2008, the New Rose Medical Plaza, which was to be used for diagnostic imaging, opened, while the Surgical Pavilion was completed in 2010.[3]

In late June 2010, the hospital was selected by its parent company, Tenet Healthcare, with four other hospitals in the U.S., to add a feature to their website that allows people to see the estimated time between hospital admittance and being given a bed. It was chosen because of its already existing electronic medical record system.[4] The Wound Care Center began operations in 2012. In 2013, the Emergency Room was renovated.[3]

Healthcare workers picketed at the hospital in October 2022, protesting against low wages and understaffing.[5]

Controversies

In November 2010, Placentia-Linda was fined $25,000 by the California Department of Public Health for a patient error but stated that they would appeal the fine.[6]

From 2009 to 2011, Yashwant Balgiri Giri, an anesthesiologist who worked at the hospital, sexually assaulted three female patients while they were under anesthesia. He was fined $50,000 and sentenced to six months in jail.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Placentia-Linda Hospital Celebrates 45th Anniversary with Sept. 27 Special Event". Placentia-Linda Hospital. 2017-09-27. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Placentia-Linda Hospital turns 35 with visit from patient 00-00-01". The Orange County Register. 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Placentia-Linda Hospital 50 Year Anniversary". YouTube. 2022-09-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  4. ↑ "Check wait times for E.R. visits". The Orange County Register. 2010-07-26. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  5. ↑ Chow, Vivian (2022-10-26). "Orange County hospital workers picket against low pay, severe understaffing". KTLA. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  6. ↑ Perkes, Courtney (2010-11-12). "3 O.C. hospitals fined for patient errors". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  7. ↑ Perkes, Courtney (2013-02-07). "Placentia-Linda Hospital fined $50,000 for sex assaults on patients". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
  8. ↑ Perkes, Courtney (2013-02-21). "Doctor sentenced for assaulting patients". The Orange County Register. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
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