California Mission Hospital

Mission Hospital is a children's hospital located in Mission Viejo, California.

It is a 304-bed acute care, full-service facility serving all of south Orange County and houses the region’s designated trauma center, one of only three in the county.

Mission Hospital offers a complete array of top-quality healthcare services including:


 * Mission Trauma Center
 * Mission Heart Center
 * Mission Breast Center
 * Mission Maternity Center

Mission Hospital also offers the highest level of care in orthopedics, rehabilitation, cancer, stroke, spine, vascular and wellness services.

Mission Hospital is a member of the St. Joseph Health System, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. Our mission is to extend the Catholic health care ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange, by continually improving the health and quality of life of people in the communities we serve. Our vision is to care for the medically underserved, to create healthier communities, and to alleviate conditions which limit access to basic health services.

History
The Mission Hospital opened on August 11, 1971 with 124 patient beds, 330 employees and a medical staff of 41 physicians providing general acute care, including obstetrics, pediatrics, surgery, intensive care and emergency services.


 * In 1973, 89 new beds were added to accommodate growing demand. Designated a paramedic base station.


 * In 1974, cardiac rehabilitation opened.


 * In 1976 a helipad opened


 * In 1977 oncology services became available.


 * In 1980 it became one of the six original Orange County hospitals designated as a regional trauma center.


 * In 1981 the Oncology Care Unit opened.


 * In 1988 the Heart Surgery and Angioplasty program was introduced. The Mission Medical Tower and the Center for Rehab/Sports/Wellness opened along with a new four-level parking structure linking the upper and lower medical campuses and hospital services.


 * In 1989, the Foundation at Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center was established to support community health education, medical staff research and programs to benefit the community. Also, the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit opened and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was upgraded to a Level II program.  The hospital acquired state-of-the-art MRI and CT scanners.


 * The Mission Surgery Center and the Mission Regional Imaging Center opened.


 * In 1992 the five-story patient tower opened, making Mission Hospital the largest medical center in south Orange County with a total of 274 beds. The Fetal Diagnostic Center  and the Mission Rehabilitation Center opened.


 * In 1993 the Children's Hospital at Mission, now known as CHOC at Mission, opened on the fifth floor of Mission Hospital. It was the first and only pediatric hospital in south Orange County.


 * In 1994 the Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center became a member of the non-profit St. Joseph Health System sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange. As a non-profit hospital, the Mission Hospital Foundation broadened its scope to include raising funds for capital needs. The Pastoral Care department, later renamed Spiritual Care, was developed to meet the spiritual and emotional needs of patients and their families.


 * In 1996 Mission Hospital collaborated with five other not-for-profit organizations to open the South Orange County Family Resource Center serving as a clearing-house for information and resources available to families. Mission Hospital assumed sponsorship of the South County Community Clinic, in San Juan Capistrano, renaming it Camino Health Center.


 * In 2002 the Edward and Ann Muldoon Cardiac Center opened.


 * In 2003 Mission opened a health center in Ladera Ranch. Along with the Mission Health Center in Rancho Santa Margarita, the urgent care center provides the community service for minor emergencies and basic healthcare needs, ranging from sprains to sore throats.

For the future Mission Hospital has embarked on an ambitious plan to significantly expand the hospital campus during the next two decades to accommodate the community's growing healthcare needs. This includes an expanded Emergency Department and Mission Regional Trauma Center, as well as the recently completed Mission Conference Center. Major construction in the next few years includes an 80,000-square-foot, 122 bed patient tower, a 140,000-square-foot medical office facility along Crown Valley Parkway, a new chapel, and numerous other expansions.

Fact Sheet
Quick Facts

Bed Size: 304

Annual Discharges: 15,939

Outpatient Visits: 102,084

Avg. Daily Census: 189

Number of Physicians: 698

Annual # of Traumas: 940

Annual # of ER Visits: 53,696

Annual # of Births: 3,043

Mission Hospital Centers of Excellence

Mission Regional Trauma Center

Mission Heart Center

Mission Maternity Center

Mission Vascular Center

Mission Spine Center

Mission Cancer Center

Mission Brain Injury Center

Mission Hospital Services

Center for Rehab/Sports/Wellness

Rehabilitation Programs

Orthopedic Services

Wellness Programs

Senior Services

Spiritual Care Services

Surgical Services

Outpatient Testing Services

Important Notes

• Largest medical center in south Orange County with the area's only designated trauma center.

• Winner of the 2000 Ernest A. Codman award for excellence in quality healthcare presented by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).

• Our Patient Care Tower houses CHOC at Mission, the only pediatric hospital in the area and a cooperative effort with Children's Hospital of Orange County.

• In 1994, the hospital became one of 15 Catholic, not-for-profit hospitals operated by the St. Joseph Health System and sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange.

• Accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and CARF, the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.

• As a non-profit organization, Mission Hospital commits ten percent of its net income to programs benefiting the underserved and 1.5 percent of its operating expenses to programs that benefit the community.