Pomerado Hospital is Now Palomar Medical Center Poway

ESCONDIDO, CA — Pomerado Hospital has a new name. Palomar Health announced Tuesday that Pomerado Hospital is now Palomar Medical Center Poway.

"Pomerado Hospital has been an important part of the Poway community since 1977," Bob Hemker, president and CEO of Palomar Health, said in a press release.

"The new name — Palomar Medical Center Poway — better reflects that it is part of an innovative, comprehensive healthcare system," he said. "The warm community feeling that makes it a special place will always be part of the hospital."

Palomar Health's other medical centers are also named for their locations in the community. These include Palomar Medical Center Escondido and Palomar Medical Center Downtown Escondido.

Located at 15615 Pomerado Road, the Poway facility offers general medical and surgical services, 24‐hour emergency services, labor and delivery, a neonatal intensive care unit, cardiovascular care, orthopedic services, wound care, a neuropsychiatric unit, a surgical weight loss program, and rehabilitation services. Palomar Medical Center Poway is also a certified advanced cardiac lifesaving care treatment facility.

For more information, visit www.palomarhealth.org.

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