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Kaweah Health

Established in 1963, Kaweah Health is one of the area's most progressive healthcare providers. With more than 300 physicians and 5000 employees – over 1,000 of which are registered nurses – Kaweah Health provides the people living and working in California's bustling Central Valley with access to high-quality health care just minutes from home. Kaweah Health is an eight-campus, 581-bed healthcare organization based in Visalia, California, devoted to serving central California residents. Our areas of excellence include cardiac services, orthopedics, surgical services and obstetrics. We offer an array of other services – physical therapy, cancer care, imaging, diabetes education and more to help people live healthier lives. We offer general, specialty and sub-specialty care in a full-range of medical fields. We offer six accredited Graduate Medical Education Programs training physicians of tomorrow in emergency medicine, family medicine, surgery, psychiatry, anesthesia and a transitional year program. We are the only level III trauma center in Tulare and Kings counties. We are the first in Tulare County to offer robotic surgery for gynecologic, urologic and general surgery procedures. We are the first hospital in California to install Artis Zeego advanced 3D imaging equipment in operating room. We are home to the most advanced endourology suite in the region with GreenLight Laser Therapy providing minimally-invasive relief for enlarged prostates. We are the only comprehensive cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation program in the South Valley. We are the only accredited amputation specialty program in the Central Valley and the only accredited stroke program in Tulare and Kings counties. We have everything from a well-respected pediatric hospitalist program to nationally-recognized orthopedic and cancer programs. We offer an expansive rural health clinic system serving residents countywide.