Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula

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Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, also know as CHOMP, was founded in 1934 and is located 23625 Holman Highway in Monterey, California. The hospital has 176 acute care beds and 28 skilled-nursing beds. CHOMP has 15 locations including the main hospital, outpatient facilities, satellite laboratories, a mental health clinic, a short-term skilled nursing facility, Hospice of the Central Coast, and business offices, these location help in serving the Monterey Peninsula.

[edit] History

CHOMP was founded by Grace Deere Velie Harris in 1934. The hospital was a 30- bed general hospital named Peninsula Community Hospital. In the 1950s Samuel F.B Morse donated 22 acres to the hospital for expansion. In 1961 the hospital receives its official name “Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.” On June 28th, 1962 the hospital opens and significant additions are added. The hospital now has 100 beds and is 210,000 square feet (20,000 m²) large. The large construction project costs the hospital $3.5 million. Edward Durell Stone, a world renowned architect, designs the hospital. 1971, another 72 rooms are added to the hospital and a large dome over the Fountain Court has finished construction. The project costs $4 million. In 1982 the former Eskaton Monterey Hospital becomes part of the Community Hospital.1983 another expansion project takes place and is complete, adding another 42,000 square feet (3,900 m²) which houses outpatient, educational, and business office functions. In 1988 the hospital's Outpatient Surgery Center opens for the first time and allows the hospital to conduct more surgeries. The Community Hospital expands the Rehabilitation Services department in 1991. The Community Hospital opens the Family Birth Center in 1996, bringing single-room maternity care. The Community Hospital's Breast Care Center starts service on Cass Street in Monterey.

A three-story underground parking area with 316 parking spaces is complete in June 2003 under the main entrance of the hospital. 2004, CHOMP begins planning and prepares for two new areas of the hospital call the Forest Pavilion and the South Pavilion. The Forest Pavilion will be adding 120 new rooms for patients. The South Pavilion will bring in an additional 135,000 square feet (12,500 m²) for critical-care departments and services that are related. The Ryan Ranch Outpatient Campus opened in July 2004. This subunit of the main hospital specializes in sleep disorders, diabetes and nutrition therapy. The South Pavilion opens in October 2006, which includes and Emergency Department, eight new operating suites for patients, and a new ICU center.

The hospital was furnished using a method and style called Feng Shui (is the ancient Chinese practice of placement and arrangement of space to achieve harmony with the environment. The literal translation is "wind-water").

The hospital offers a variety of specialized treatments and doctors who specialize in these areas, which include (not a complete list):

Anesthesiology
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Dentistry
Dermatology
Genetics
Hematology
Neurology
Pediatrics

In addition to inpatient medical and surgical specialties, Community Hospital offers a wide range of healthcare services. The list below is not a complete list of conditions they treat.