Recommendation
75.0%
Reviews
2
Medical Center Hospital has provided care to the Permian Basin for 68 years. Opening December 5, 1949 as an 85-bed community hospital, MCH met an important need for Odessa. Over the years, MCH has expanded and added services and technology to meet the growing needs of the community. Today, MCH has grown into a 402-bed Level II Trauma Center with over 2,500 employees and 350 physicians.
In 1948, there were three hospitals in Odessa. Dr. Elbert Thorton owned a six-bed hospital, Dr. Emmett Headlee owned the Headlee Hospital, which is now the Ector County Library and Dr. J.K. Wood owned a 34-bed facility called Wood Hospital.
Due to the need for more healthcare services, a group of citizens, spearheaded by Dr. Wood, met with the Ector County Commissioners to propose a new hospital for Odessa. The commissioners recognized the need and C.C. Gibson was soon hired as the hospital administrator.
After nearly two years of construction, the Ector County Hospital was dedicated on November 27, 1949. And on December 5, 1949, the doors were opened for patients. This 85-bed community hospital, which cost $838,946 to build, would later be called Medical Center Hospital.
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Services Used: Eye Care
I was treated very well when I had to go in
Services Used: Emergency Room
Had to go to this hospital for breathing problems and it took way to long, the doctors and nurses were extremely rushed
Recommended: Maybe
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