{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox hospital | name = Santa Paula Hospital | org_group = Ventura County | image = <!-- optional --> | caption = <!-- optional --> | logo = <!-- optional --> | location = 825 N 10th St | region = Santa Paula | state = California | country = United States | healthcare = Medicare, Medicaid, Private | type = Community | speciality = <!-- if devoted to a speciality, i.e. not if has broad spectrum of specialities --> | standards = <!-- optional if no national standards --> | emergency = <!-- I, II, III, or IV for Trauma center certification level --> | affiliation = None | beds = 49 | founded = 2006 | closed = <!-- optional --> | website = http://www.vchca.org/hospitals/santa-paula-hospital | other_links = <!-- optional --> }}
'''Santa Paula Hospital''' ('''SPH''') is a hospital in Santa Paula, California, United States. The hospital is a campus of the Ventura County Medical Center. SPH has 145 full-time employees, 30 shared patient beds, and 19 private patient rooms.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web |url=http://www.vchca.org/mc/SPhospital_V7.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822220617/http://www.vchca.org/mc/SPhospital_V7.pdf |archivedate=2007-08-22 }}</ref>
==Services== SPH has departments in radiology, surgery and intensive care. The hospital operates a 24/7 emergency room.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasc.org/download.cfm?ID=7094 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928091902/http://www.hasc.org/download.cfm?ID=7094 |archivedate=2007-09-28 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
==History== Santa Paula Memorial Hospital was founded in 1961 and was built entirely with community donations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/5798/Santa_Paula_Memorial_Hospital_closes_the_doors_.html|title=Santa Paula Memorial Hospital closes the doors - Santa Paula Times|website=www.santapaulatimes.com}}</ref>
===Closure and re-opening=== On December 26, 2003, after years of financial trouble, Santa Paula Memorial Hospital filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy and was forced to close. The County of Ventura purchased the hospital in September 2005 for $2.75 million. After spending $4.5 million on renovations and repairs, the hospital was reopened on July 13, 2006.<ref>venturacountystar.com</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vchca.org/mc/sppressrelease.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-04-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822220627/http://www.vchca.org/mc/sppressrelease.pdf |archivedate=2007-08-22 }}</ref> The hospital has been performing well financially since then.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/13395/SP_Hospital_proving_successful,_Bankers_Investment_still_at_the_top.html|title=SP Hospital proving successful, Bankers Investment still at the top - Santa Paula Times|website=www.santapaulatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/15235/City_Council_updated_on_progress_of_Santa_Paula_Hospital.html|title=City Council updated on progress of Santa Paula Hospital - Santa Paula Times|website=www.santapaulatimes.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.santapaulatimes.com/news/archivestory.php/aid/17540/Santa_Paula_Hospital:_Dramatic_rise_in_surgeries,_services_beat_projections.html|title=Santa Paula Hospital: Dramatic rise in surgeries, services beat projections - Santa Paula Times|website=www.santapaulatimes.com}}</ref>
Three years after reopening, the hospital was noted to be successful.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/hospital-is-in-the-pink-three-years-after-county-takeover-ep-371553578-350759781.html|title=Hospital is in the pink three years after county takeover|last=Kisken|first=Tom|last2=Wilson|first2=Kathleen|date=July 11, 2009|website=Ventura County Star|language=en|access-date=2019-06-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/05/31/santa-paula-hospital-closing-obstetrics-unit-june/3768765002/|title=Obstetrics unit at Santa Paula Hospital to close with business plummeting|website=Ventura County Star|language=en|access-date=2019-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2019/06/24/obstetrics-unit-santa-paula-hospital-reprieve-clinicas-del-camino-real/1542342001/|title=Birth unit at Santa Paula Hospital gets a reprieve|website=amp.vcstar.com|access-date=2019-06-26}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.vchca.org/hospitals/santa-paula-hospital Official Website] *[http://gis.oshpd.ca.gov/atlas/places/facility/106560521 This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas] A project by OSHPD
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Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1961 Category:Hospitals in Ventura County, California Category:Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2003 Category:Santa Paula, California