Changing with the Times
California Hospital Medical Center has served the Los Angeles community for over 130 years. Today, California Hospital is a 318-bed hospital with a full continuum of inpatient, outpatient and community services. We care for the whole person by taking a holistic approach to health and offering outreach programs, classes and supportive services to enhance the well-being of the communities we serve from birth through adulthood. We are a member of Dignity Health, which is part of CommonSpirit Health, the largest nonprofit health care delivery system in the nation.
A History of California Hospital Medical Center
1887
CHMC was founded by Dr. Walter Lindley. Twelve years later, the first X-rays taken in Los Angeles were performed at CHMC.
1944
The hospital attracted world-wide attention for its "Father's Room," equipped with loud-speakers so new fathers could hear the first cries of their newborns.
1966
CHMC opened its new modern Emergency Department.
1984
CHMC was an official hospital of the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles (again).
1987
Tibbitts Tower opened its doors, giving CHMC the footprint you see today.
2004
The Leavey Trauma Center began service.
2018
Campus expansion begins
2020
CHMC leads Downtown Los Angeles' frontline response to COVID-19
2024
CHMC’s new patient care tower will finish construction and the revitalized campus will open to the public. This will forever reshape how we serve all patients and families, and it will usher in a new era of accessible healthcare in our community.
We hope that you will join us as supporters of this vital and timely project.