St. Helena Hospital
Encyclopedia
St. Helena Hospital is operated by Adventist Health
, a group of 17 hospitals in the western United States, and is located in the Napa Valley, California, between the town of St. Helena
, and the community of Angwin
, which is home to Pacific Union College
. St. Helena Hospital was established in 1878 as the Rural Health Retreat. After the turn of the century, St. Helena Hospital became a full-service community hospital. St. Helena Hospital operates St. Helena Hospital Clearlake
in Lake County and a 61-bed behavioral health hospital in Vallejo, California
that provides mental health care services for children, adolescents and adults across northern California. St. Helena Hospital has a teaching affiliation with Pacific Union College.
Adventist Health
Adventist HealthTypeOperates health care facilities in California, Hawaii, Oregon and WashingtonFounded1980HeadquartersRoseville, CAAffiliationSeventh-day Adventist ChurchEmployees17,500Mission Statement...
, a group of 17 hospitals in the western United States, and is located in the Napa Valley, California, between the town of St. Helena
St. Helena, California
St. Helena is a city in Napa County, California, United States. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 5,814 at the 2010 census....
, and the community of Angwin
Angwin, California
Angwin is a census-designated place in Napa County, United States. California. It is part of the northern San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 3,051 at the 2010 census. Its area code is 707. Its two zip codes are 94508 and 94576. It is in the Pacific time zone.The town was named in 1874 for...
, which is home to Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College
Pacific Union College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Angwin, California, United States. It is the only four-year college in Napa County, California....
. St. Helena Hospital was established in 1878 as the Rural Health Retreat. After the turn of the century, St. Helena Hospital became a full-service community hospital. St. Helena Hospital operates St. Helena Hospital Clearlake
St. Helena Hospital Clearlake
St. Helena Hospital Clearlake in Clearlake, California was established in 1968 as Redbud Community Hospital and was renamed in November 2008. It was designated an Acute Care Critical Access Hospital in April 2005 and is now an integral part of a multi-facility system, partnering with St. Helena...
in Lake County and a 61-bed behavioral health hospital in Vallejo, California
Vallejo, California
Vallejo is the largest city in Solano County, California, United States. The population was 115,942 at the 2010 census. It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area on the northeastern shore of San Pablo Bay...
that provides mental health care services for children, adolescents and adults across northern California. St. Helena Hospital has a teaching affiliation with Pacific Union College.
Services
- Heart & Vascular Center: A complete range of services includes two state-of-the-art cardiac cath labs, a nationally recognized heart surgery program, leading-edge peripheral vascular techniques, and an outpatient cardiovascular rehabilitation program.
- Medical/Surgical Services: A broad scope of services includes minimally invasive, thoracic, orthopedic, urological, OB/GYN, plastic/reconstructive surgery, gastro-intestinal laboratory and medically monitored and intensive care.
- Emergency Care Center: 24-hour emergency medical services are provided, including treatment for cardiovascular events such as heart attack. The ER is a "No-Wait" ER which provides medical care immediately upon arrival. The center has a helipad, serves as a Safe Baby drop point and was rated number one for overall care received by patients.
- St. Helena Recovery Center: Residential and outpatient programs for alcohol and chemical abuse, including medical detoxification.
- St. Helena Center for Health: The St. Helena Center for Health opened in 1969, maintaining the hospital’s emphasis on whole-person wellness. The center offers an innovative preventive and wellness program called TakeTEN™ which includes diabetes care, cardiovascular disease care, weight management, mystery disease diagnosis and smoking cessationSmoking cessationSmoking cessation is the process of discontinuing the practice of inhaling a smoked substance. This article focuses exclusively on cessation of tobacco smoking; however, the methods described may apply to cessation of smoking other substances that can be difficult to stop using due to the...
through their Smoke-Free Life program. - The Martin-O'Neil Cancer Center: Diagnosis, surgery and treatment of cancer including oncology as well as clinical research trials in consort with the University of California San Francisco. The center is a resource for complete cancer care and integrative health services which includes a patient restoration area and therapy spa that offers massage therapy, yoga, nutritional therapy and other helpful offerings. The center also offers spiritual counseling, nutrition consultations, support services, and a cancer resource library.
- Obstetrics: The Family Birth Place at St. Helena Hospital delivers approximately 300 newborns a year.
- Behavioral Health: The St. Helena Hospital Center for Behavioral Health in Vallejo provides child, adolescent and adult inpatient treatment, adult partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient care. The St. Helena Hospital campus offers adult inpatient care. Silverado Psychiatric Center in Calistoga offers adult outpatient care.
- Sleep Disorders Center: An advanced diagnostic center features four comfortable, hotel-like rooms for diagnosing sleep disorderSleep disorderA sleep disorder, or somnipathy, is a medical disorder of the sleep patterns of a person or animal. Some sleep disorders are serious enough to interfere with normal physical, mental and emotional functioning...
s. - Women's Services: The St. Helena Women’s Center opened in St. Helena in 2011 and employs top doctors including a plastic surgeon, a medical esthetician, a female urologist, a certified Nurse Midwife and a Certified Menopause Specialist. They also provide Obstetrics & Gynecology care, including vaginal and pelvic reconstructive surgeries from top OB/GYN doctors including the co-author of “Atlas of Pelvic Anatomy and Gynecological Surgery”. Obstetrics and Gynecological services are also extended to Napa, Clearlake and Hidden Valley Lake. The Women's Center also offers mammographyMammographyMammography is the process of using low-energy-X-rays to examine the human breast and is used as a diagnostic and a screening tool....
and bone densityBone densityBone density is a medical term normally referring to the amount of mineral matter per square centimeter of bones. Bone density is used in clinical medicine as an indirect indicator of osteoporosis and fracture risk.This medical bone density is not the true physical "density" of the bone, which...
testing.