Introduction

Goals & Philosophy

Curriculum

Community Description

Family Practice Center

Mercy Medical Center

Faculty

Compensation and Benefits

Residents

Additional Program Information

Interview Information

Redding Web Links

Application

Mercy Medical Center began serving patients in 1944, when the Sisters of Mercy, Burlingame bought Saint Caroline's Hospital. Since the current facility was dedicated in 1953, the hospital has grown and developed into a state-of-the art referral hospital for all of Northern California while retaining its community flavor and reputation for personal care. In 1975 Mercy Hospital became Mercy Medical Center, Redding, and in 1986 the Sisters of Mercy of Burlingame merged with the Sisters of Mercy of Auburn to form Catholic Healthcare West. Mercy Medical Center is accredited by both JCAHO and the California Medical Association. Licensed for 272 total beds, it is a designated the Regional Level II Trauma Center, maintains a Level III ICN, and supports an active Cardiac, Medical, Oncology, Orthopedics, Pediatric, Obstetrical and Surgical sections. The critical care units have 34 beds including M.I.C.U., S.I.C.U., and C.C.U., with a telemetry unit that has an additional 12 beds. Our emergency department sees over 36,000 visits per year, and the Mercy Regional Cancer Center provides chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Mercy Medical Center is active in our community with a variety of services ranging from Healthline to senior nutrition centers. The medical staff has over 200 active members in almost all medical specialties. Approximately 70% participate in our Residency Program.

Our library is an excellent resource for reading and audio materials, literature searches, and teaching materials preparation. Our librarian has been a leader in promoting evidence based medicine and in developing a state-of-the-art teleconferencing network linking Mercy to our rural and remote sites.

There are computer work stations dedicated for use by the residents, which include software for tracking medical inpatients and accessing computer and web based resources. Our residents and staff can now view our patients’ medical records remotely through a secure web site and the hospital and clinics are being prepared for wireless connectivity at all locations.

Finally, the hospital actively supports clinical telemedicine programs that link our ICU with UC Davis’s Pediatric ICU as well as other tertiary care resources. While Mercy Medical Center Redding is in a relatively small city located in rural far northern California, it is truly a center of medical excellence, innovation, and integrated medical education.