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Dignity Health - St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach

 
Overview
St. Mary Medical Center has served the diverse health care needs of Long Beach and its surrounding communities since 1923. St. Mary is readily defined as a caring and innovative team of highly-qualified professionals, dedicated to treating all people with dignity and respect, and responsive to the needs of all members of our diverse community. What makes St. Mary unique is its balance of leading edge technology, the most advanced techniques and compassionate care of body, mind and spirit. St. Mary medical Center's campus includes four medical office buildings, a health education center and a 539-bed nonprofit hospital with private patient rooms. This hospital is known as a regional teaching hospital for the UCLA School of Medicine, the St. Mary Heart Institute, the St. Mary Cancer Care Center, the Breast Center and the Trauma Center. Just blocks from downtown, St. Mary is centrally located to serve the needs of a busy and rapidly expanding metropolitan area. For more information, please check out our website at: www.stmarymedicalcenter.com.
Culture
Affiliated with Dignity Health (Dignity Health), the largest non-profit health care system in California, St. Mary Medical Center strives to provide state-of-the-art healing to every person we serve. St. Mary is rated in the top 4 percent of all hospitals in the nation by the leading healthcare accreditation agency -- the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). St. Mary also serves as the regional teaching hospital for the UCLA School of Medicine. Our patients benefit from access to this advanced healthcare in a comfortable setting. St. Mary's unwavering commitment to "state-of-the-heart" healing has consistently been recognized by patients and professionals alike. From guiding the miracle of birth to providing dignified assistance to aging adults, St. Mary deeply believes that it shares, cooperatively with God, the responsibility to provide for the whole person -- body, mind and soul -- through all stages of life.
Vision
The mission of Dignity Health, Southern California Region, is to respond to the health needs of the community in a manner consistent with the values of excellence, dignity, stewardship, collaboration and justice. The vision for the year 2007 is to foster a region-wide, integrated health care delivery system that is recognized as the highest quality, best value provider in Los Angeles and the Inland Empire. Through partnerships with various physician organizations and the provision of an array of services appropriate for the captivated market, Dignity HealthSC will become the provider of choice for all payors in the region.
Values
Dignity-Respecting the inherent value and worth each person possesses as a member of the human family.

Collaboration-Working together with people who support common values and vision to achieve shared goals.

Justice-Advocating for change of social structures that undermine human dignity, demonstrating special concern for those who are poor.

Stewardship-Accountability for the human, financial and ecological resources entrusted to our care as we promote healing and wholeness.

Excellence-A shared commitment to quality in our work and services through teamwork and innovation.
Our Team
A staff of over 1,250 employees provide St. Mary Medical Center patients with quality services delivered with care and compassion. Stringent credentialing and employment qualifications, as well as ongoing training and continuing education opportunities, are an important part of a St. Mary culture that values excellence and service in caring for our patients and guests.


More than 600 dedicated physicians work with St. Mary medical Center to provide quality, responsive medical care. Each must meet the extensive requirements established to qualify for membership on the hospital's medical staff.

Contact
St. Mary Medical Center
1050 Linden Ave Long Beach, Calif. 90813
Phone: (562) 491-9000