San Joaquin Community Hospital's mission is to share God's love with our community by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing. It is a big responsibility, and one that is enthusiastically embraced by our caregivers, staff members, physicians, our organizational leadership and our Boards.
As the premier provider of healthcare services in Bakersfield and the surrounding cities of Kern County, San Joaquin now operates the hospital, a home health agency, the Buck Owens Wellness Resource Center for diabetes education, and Bariatric Solutions, a weight-loss center.
Our Mission
To share God’s love with our community by providing physical, mental and spiritual healing.
Our Vision
Be the hospital of choice for our community by being the best place to receive care, practice medicine and work.
Our Values
Compassion: The compassionate healing ministry of Jesus
Respect: Human dignity and individuality
Integrity: Absolute integrity in all relationships and dealings
Quality : Excellence in clinical and service quality
Stewardship: Responsible resource management in serving our communities
Wholeness: The health care heritage of the Seventh-day Adventist church
Family: Each other as members of a caring family
History Of San Joaquin Community Hospital
The early 1900s were exciting times - geysers of rich crude oil spewed through wooden derricks into the sky. Farmers were finding the dark valley soil would produce a myriad of bountiful crops. Along the dusty streets of what was once Colonel Baker's field, oilfield workers, farmers and merchants brushed shoulders with weary travelers coming west to fulfill their dreams in the golden state.
But, dangerous jobs and the influx of people also meant accidents and diseases. Two nurses, Margaret Quinn and Mary O'Donnell, realized Bakersfield needed a new hospital to care for its citizens. They purchased a quarter-block site at "27th" and Eye Streets and began building a three-story building that would house 26 patients. They proudly named their new institution San Joaquin Hospital. San Joaquin Hospital admitted its first patient on October 6, 1910. In 1964, the word community was added to the name to reflect the hospital's focus on serving the community. Today, almost a century later, San Joaquin Community Hospital is still committed to delivering quality health care. In 1987, the hospital formally affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist Church as a member of the Adventist Health system. Although a Christian hospital before that time, this also formalized San Joaquin Community Hospital's commitment as a faith-based organization.
Yes, the hospital has seen many changes and plenty of technological advancements since it admitted its first patient in 1910, but some things have remained constant. Everything we do comes back to serving our patients and our community. San Joaquin Community Hospital is in the midst of a construction project to ensure we are prepared to serve our community for many years to come.
