Cornerstone of the Greater Palm Springs Community for Seven Decades

Opened in 1948, Desert Regional Medical Center serves the greater Palm Springs community with:

• 385-bed acute care hospital offering advanced care and comprehensive services
• Life-saving trauma care — the only designated Level 1 trauma center in the Coachella Valley (the highest possible)
• Advanced Wound Healing & Amputation Prevention Center
• Comprehensive Stroke Center for the region
• Community Comprehensive Cancer Center with locations in Palm Springs & La Quinta
• Cardiac surgery, cardiac rehabilitation and a hospital-based cardiology clinic for pre- and post-procedure care.
• Center for Weight Management
• Orthopedic surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Neonatal intensive care unit, Level III, the highest in the Coachella Valley

Because it provides a higher level of care, Desert Regional takes some of the sickest and most critically injured patients from other hospitals throughout Riverside, San Bernardino, Imperial and San Diego counties as well as parts of Arizona and Nevada.

“Desert Regional Medical Center is the tertiary care center for our community – we offer advanced care, close to home for resident of our desert communities,” said Michael Ditoro, CEO for Desert Regional. “And as one of the largest employers in the Coachella Valley, we have a tremendous impact beyond our campus. Our physicians, nurses and other staff provide excellent care for our patients at the hospital, and they live, play, volunteer and give back to the communities we serve.”

Training the Next Generation of Physicians

Desert Regional is also a teaching facility that helps meet the increasing demand for healthcare services for the area’s significant population growth. The hospital graudated its first class of physician residents in 2018, in Family Medicine. The hospital has since created residency programs in Emergency Medicine, General Surgery and Internal Medicine.

Awards & Distinctions

• Accredited Chest Pain Center– American College of Cardiology
• Accredited with Commendations: Community Comprehensive Cancer Center – American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
• Bariatric Surgery Accreditation – American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
• Blue Distinction forKnee & Hip Replacement, Spine Surgery, Maternity and– BCBS Blue Distinction Center
• Comprehensive Breast Center of Excellence – Mammography, Stereotactic and Ultrasound - American College of Radiologists
• Comprehensive Stroke Center – DNV GL Healthcare USA, Inc.
• Elite Honor Roll for Stroke and Gold Plus Award for Stroke, Heart Failure and Resuscitation - Get with the Guidelines – American Heart Association
• Hospital Triennial Accreditation and Certification in  Hip Replacement, Knee Replacement, Perinatal Care and Sepsis – The Joint Commission
• Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality – Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation