Since 1955, Antelope Valley Medical Center (AVMC) has been the leading hospital in the heart of the Antelope Valley. AVMC is a facility of the Antelope Valley Healthcare District, which meets the needs of communities with severe healthcare provider shortages, uninsured Californians and underserved populations. As a 420-bed, full-service, acute-care hospital, AVMC serves a population of over half a million residents and offers comprehensive medical services, including emergency care, advanced surgical procedures, maternity and neonatal care, cardiovascular care, and the region’s only level II trauma center, pediatric and inpatient behavioral health unit. As one of the largest employers in the area, AVMC creates a local economic impact by employing a workforce of 3,000 community members. As a Safety Net Hospital, AVMC is vital to the area, with the Antelope Valley’s only level II Trauma Center and the only level IIIB NICU within a service area that spans more than 1,500 square miles, moreover, is the home to the second busiest Emergency Department in California. AVMC successfully implemented new service lines to meet the growing medical needs of the community by developing the stroke lab for advanced care of stroke patients, adding three new heart programs: the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR heart procedure, a minimally invasive procedure to replace diseased aortic valves without performing open-heart surgery; The Mitral Valve Clip Procedure, a non-surgical alternative to repair a damaged mitral heart valve; and the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Implant procedure, which is an effective way to reduce stroke risk in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.
