Palomar Medical Center

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Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Palomar Health
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Geography
Location	Escondido, California, United States
Coordinates	33°07′30″N 117°04′30″W / 33.125°N 117.075°W / 33.125; -117.075Coordinates: 33°07′30″N 117°04′30″W / 33.125°N 117.075°W / 33.125; -117.075
Organization
Type	Trauma center
Services
Emergency department	Level II trauma center
Beds	332
History
Opened	1950 (1950)
Links
Website	https://www.palomarhealth.org
Lists	Hospitals in California

Palomar Medical Center Escondido is a hospital located in Escondido, California. It is operated by the Palomar Health District (formerly known as Palomar Pomerado Health), which also operates Palomar Medical Center Poway in nearby Poway. Palomar Medical Center Escondido is the only designated trauma center in northern San Diego County.^[1]

The first hospital in Downtown Escondido opened in 1950 as Palomar Memorial Hospital. A tower addition, McLeod Tower, was completed in 1974. The hospital was renamed to Palomar Medical Center in 1987.^[2] It is now known as Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido, which houses psychiatric and rehabilitation wards.

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External links[]

• Palomar Medical Center
• Palomar Pomerado Health
• This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD

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