A private, not-for-profit healthcare network in Fresno, California, operating four hospitals and specialty facilities across the Central Valley, with more than 11,000 staff and residency training programmes.
Community Health System is a private, not-for-profit healthcare network based in Fresno, California, serving Central Valley families since 1897. It employs more than 11,000 people and is the largest healthcare provider and largest private employer in the region. The organisation operates four hospitals and a range of specialty facilities, and it invests millions of dollars each year back into community health programmes and services.
Its flagship, Community Regional Medical Center, is home to the only Level I Trauma Center between Los Angeles and Sacramento. The wider network includes Clovis Community Medical Center, Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital, the Community Behavioral Health Center, a Cancer Institute and skilled nursing facilities providing post-acute care.
Clinical work spans trauma and emergency medicine, burn care, cardiovascular procedures, oncology, behavioral health and skilled nursing. The system also runs medical residency and fellowship programmes, training the next generation of healthcare professionals across these disciplines.
Community Health System is locally owned and governed, with decisions about patient care kept within the community. It serves patients from routine check-ups to the most complex medical cases.
