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Founded in 1948, Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC) is a 367-bed regional tertiary care hospital located at 1150 N. Indian Canyon Drive, in Palm Springs, California. The hospital’s emergency department is the Coachella Valley's only designated trauma center, serving more than 8,000 square miles of South-eastern California. DRMC is fully accredited by The Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency, and is the recipient of many awards and designations for providing high quality patient care.

Major service divisions include:

- Only designated trauma Center in the Coachella Valley
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Institutes of Clinical Orthopedics and Neurosciences
- Surgical Weight Loss Center
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Chest Pain Center with highest possible accreditation

Recent awards and distinctions include:

- 1 of 13 "Highest Value Hospitals" in the United States by The Leapfrog Group
- Full 3-year unconditional accreditation from The Joint Commission
- American Heart Association 'Get with the Guidelines' Gold Performance for Heart Failure and Silver Performance Achievement for Coronary Artery Disease
- UnitedHealth Premium Designation for joint replacement, cardiovascular surgery and interventional cardiology
- Bariatric Center of Excellence® from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Visit www.desertmedctr.com to learn more about DRMC’s honors, distinctions and commitment to quality patient care. For free physician referral, call 800-491-4990.

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