Barstow Community Hospital

555 South Seventh Avenue
Barstow, CA 92311

Main Number: 760-256-1761
Human Resources: 760-957-3203

Mission

The Mission of Barstow Community Hospital is to be the community leader in improving the health of the people in the City of Barstow and surrounding communities by providing healthcare in a safe, compassionate and fiscally responsible manner. Consistent with this mission, the employees are encouraged to “Keep the Patient at the Heart of Our Care.”

Vision Statement

Our vision is to exemplify the highest standards of quality, safety, service and integrity.

• We aspire to earn a reputation among patients as offering high quality, technologically advanced and compassionate medical care in a safe and clean environment. 
• We aspire to earn a reputation among the medical staff as being responsive, proactive, open and trustworthy in support of physicians who practice evidence-based medicine, employ best practices, and commit to achieving optimal patient outcomes.
• We aspire to earn a reputation among staff as an employer that recruits and retains the best employees; fosters teamwork, respect and professional growth; and rewards and recognizes employees for their individual and collaborative contributions.
• We aspire to earn a reputation among the community-at-large as a vital and valued community resource, the preferred hospital provider, and a civic-minded community leader.
• We aspire to earn a reputation within our health care system as being attentive to long-term viability, sound stewards of our human and financial resources, and deserving of the public’s trust.

Our culture will be characterized by high expectations and accountability as we live and celebrate every day the mission and vision of Barstow Community Hospital.

Hospital Information

• 56 licensed beds
• Physicians: Active: 34; Courtesy: 20
• 280 hospital employees

Specialties

Services

• Cardiac (CCU, Telemetry)
• Cardiopulmonary/Respiratory (EKG, Pulmonary Function Lab)
• Emergency Department (Basic Emergency; Level 5)
• GI/Endoscopy Lab
• Intensive Care Unit
• Imaging (CT Scanner, MRI, Nuclear Medicine, Bone Densitometry, Ultrasound)
• Labor & Delivery
• Laboratory
• Pharmacy
• Physical Therapy (inpatient)
• Respiratory Care
• Special Services (EEG, EMG)
• Surgery (Inpatient/Outpatient)

Weather

Average annual rainfall: 4.6"
Average snowfall: 0"
Average temperature in winter: 50°
Average temperature in summer: 90°

Community Facts

City of Barstow Population: 24,000
Population in primary service area: 39,696

Barstow is 134 miles from Los Angeles and 152 miles from Las Vegas, Nev.

Barstow offers the following activities:

• 2 Shopping Malls
• 7 Baseball Fields
• 2 Soccer Fields
• 10 Parks
• Community Swimming Pool
• Golf Courses (9-hole)
• 2,600 Rooms of Lodging

Points of Interest:

• Historic Route 66
• Calico Ghost Town
• Historic Harvey House (Train Depot)
• Mojave National Preserve
• Fort Irwin (National Army Training Center)
• Marine Corps Logistics Base
• Rainbow Basin
• NASA’s Goldstone Deep Space Complex

Market Data

• Average household income: $33,360
• Average cost of existing 3BR home: $179,830
• Average cost of a 2BR apartment: $700
• Number of single-family homes: 6,800
• Number of rental units: 2,580
• State Income Tax: Yes, 1.0-9.3%

Education

Barstow Unified School District

• High Schools: 2
• Middle Schools: 1
• Elementary Schools: 8

Silver Valley Unified School District

• High School: 1
• Middle School: 1
• Intermediate School: 1
• Elementary Schools: 2

Barstow Christian School

• Preschool through 8th Grade

Day Care Centers: 5

Barstow Community College  (Two-year college)

For more information on Barstow, log onto the Barstow Area Chamber of Commerce's web site or the City of Barstow's web site.