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North Expansion Facts:
Bed Capacity:
• Initially 83 new beds, 135-new beds total upon completion
Cardiac Services Program:
• New operating room, cath labs, 20-bed ICU
Maternity Services:
• 43 New private beds
Emergency Department:
• Six trauma bays will be added, an additional six beds pre-planned
Cost:
• $143.2 million spent on the project, with $18 million going toward the latest technology
Funding:
• From a variety of places including the passing of Measure M, and the Kaweah Delta Hospital Foundation
The Kaweah Delta Hospital District was formed in March of 1961 by a vote of the community. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors appointed the first governing board. After the establishment of the District's physical boundaries and years of planning, operation of Kaweah Delta District Hospital commenced July 1, 1963, when the Board of Directors leased the former Visalia Municipal Hospital, a 68-bed facility and provided basic health care needs to the local community. This building, constructed in 1936, was in use until a new hospital was ready in 1969. Kaweah Delta Hospital is still in operation at this site.
Kaweah Delta Health Care District is a political subdivision of the State of California, which is governed by an elected board of directors. The District derives less than one-half of one percent of its operating budget from local taxes. The remainder of its budget is raised from patient charges.
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