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About the Hospital

A Tradition of Quality

When it comes to choosing a hospital, one thing is clear: quality counts.

At Southwest Healthcare System, our tradition of providing quality medical care in a comfortable and convenient environment helps brings peace of mind to the thousands of patients who come to Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center every year, and their families.

Southwest Healthcare System includes two acute care hospitals. They are Inland Valley Medical Center, located just off Clinton Keith Road, east of Interstate 15 in Wildomar, and Rancho Springs Medical Center, located between the 15 and 215 freeway split in Murrieta. Both hospitals are accredited by The Joint Commission.

Inland Valley Medical Center serves as southwest Riverside County's only trauma center, providing emergency medical services, trauma surgery, intensive care, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation and other medical care.

All of us at Southwest Healthcare System work continuously to provide residents of the region with high quality medical care, from emergency medicine to same-day surgery to maternity care.

Mission Statement

Mission
Serving our communities as the healthcare partner of choice for patients, staff, and physicians.

Vision
Dedication to the health, healing and wellness of those we serve with compassion and integrity.

Values
Courtesy, recognition and respect.

Certifications and Awards

Inland Valley Medical Center and Rancho Springs Medical Center are:

Accredited by The Joint Commission
Designated as a Center of Excellence by the American Society of Bariatric Surgeons and the Surgical Review Corporation
2007 Murrieta Large Business of the Year, 2007 Health Grades, 5-Star Rated for Bariatric Surgery
Selected one of America's Top 100 Hospitals in 1994 and 2001 following a nationwide survey of more than 4,000 hospitals by healthcare researchers
2010 Large Business of the Year Nominee City of Murrieta
2005 Large Business of the Year Nominee City of Temecula
2004 Large Business of the Year Nominee City of Murrieta
2003 Large Business of the Year Nominee City of Murrieta
2002 Large Business of the Year Southwest Healthcare System for the city of Murrieta
2001 Inland Valley Medical Center named Solucients Top 100 Hospitals
2000 Murrieta Valley Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year

Facts and Figures

Inland Valley – 132 licensed beds
Rancho Springs – 120 licensed beds
Inland Valley is region's only designated Trauma Center and county-designated Paramedic Base Station
Each hospital performs more than 4,000 surgeries per year
Last year over 3,700 babies were born at Southwest Healthcare System
An average of 3,000 Emergency Department visits per month at each hospital
More than 1,500 employees at each hospital

Hospital Leadership

Ken Rivers
Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director

Diane Moon
Chief Financial Officer

Gino Patrizio
Chief Operating Officer

John Gentile, MD
Chief Medical Officer

Melissa Burns
Associate Chief Nursing Officer

Bonnie Hanson
Associate Administrator

Brian Connors
Director of Marketing

Laura Culbertson
Director of Human Resources

Board of Governors

Chairman of the Board of Governors:

Larry Boggeln, MD
Medical Director, Hospice of the Valleys

Members of the Board of Governors:

Alex Braicovich
Senior Regional Vice President, CR&R Waste and Recycling Services

Kim Cousins
Board Member, Lake Elsinore School District

Rob Crisell
Vice President, Lee and Associates

Frank Lopez
Group Vice President, Acute Care Division, Universal Health Services, Inc.

Russell Hatt, MD

Abayomi Odubela, MD
Chief of Staff, Southwest Healthcare System

Ken Rivers
Chief Executive Officer, Southwest Healthcare System

Joan Sparkman
Vice President, Corporate Development Officer, First Citizens Bank

Gene Wunderlich
President, California Realtors Association

Roger Ziemer
Chairman, Southwest California Legislative Council

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