Our Historical Roots And Growth
West Valley Medical Center is one of the leading hospital facilities and employers in the State of Idaho. This 150-bed facility is nationally accredited and has been part of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) family since 1975.
Celebrating 75 Years
West Valley Medical Center is celebrating 75 years of healing in Caldwell, Idaho in 2025. Since opening our doors, West Valley has been a trusted partner in health, providing a legacy of healing that spans generations.
Hospital’s Historical Timeline In Caldwell
| Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | – | Caldwell Sanitarium established by three physicians in the “Dorman House” |
| 1945 | – | First meeting took place for the Caldwell Memorial Association Fund to discuss fundraising efforts to build new facility and convert Caldwell Sanitarium to Caldwell Memorial Hospital |
| 1948 | – | Broke ground for construction of hospital – named in honor of men and women who served in the armed forces in World War II |
| 1950 | – | Caldwell Memorial Hospital opens its doors as a 75-bed, short-term acute care facility |
| 1969 | – | Kaley Medical Training Center added to the hospital |
| 1973 | – | Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) begins to investigate the possibility of operating the hospital |
| 1974 | – | Caldwell Memorial Hospital Association votes to sell facility to HCA |
| 1975 | – | Caldwell Memorial Hospital is purchased by HCA |
| 1976 | – | Ground is broken for a new replacement facility |
| 1977 | – | Patients move to new facility, which is the current 150-bed hospital |
| 1978 | – | Name changes to West Valley Medical Center |
| 1995 | – | Hospital becomes part of Columbia/HCA |
| 2000 | – | Partnership with Saint Alphonsus to open Caldwell Cancer Center |
| 2004 | – | New medical office building breaks ground on campus |
| 2007 | – | Hospital finishes remodeled, expanded Emergency Department |
| 2007 | – | New Sleep Lab opens |
| 2009 | – | Hospital unveils bigger Day Surgery area |
| 2009 | – | New Women’s Imaging Center offers digital mammography, other services in spa-like atmosphere |
| 2010 | – | West Valley Medical Group opens Nampa Clinic just off I-84 |
| 2011 | – | Grand reopening of the renovated Diagnostic Imaging Department, featuring logistical and aesthetic improvements |
| 2011 | – | Demolition of Critical Care Unit begins. Completion of expanded, improved department set for 2012. |
| 2011 | – | Stroke partnership forms between West Valley and Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center |
| 2011 | – | Idaho Surgery Center becomes a campus of West Valley |
| 2012 | – | West Valley breaks ground for a four story medical office building at the corner of Elm & Fairview Streets in Caldwell |
| 2012 | – | Hospital unveils expanded and renovated Intensive Care Unit |
| 2012 | – | Dedicated 11-bed Ortho/Spine Unit opens |
| 2013 | – | Grand opening of new Nuclear Medicine Suite, featuring the only GE Discovery 630 in Canyon County |
| 2013 | – | Partial Hospitalization Program opens for patients struggling with chronic mental illness |
| 2013 | – | West Valley Medical Group expands its Wilder Clinic to meet growing need in the community |
| 2013 | – | Ribbon cutting of West Valley Medical Complex, the new tallest building in Caldwell |
| 2014 | – | West Valley breaks ground on $3 million expansion of the cardiac electrophysiology catheterization lab |
| 2015 | – | West Valley breaks ground on $6.25 million expansion and renovation of its surgery department, adding 2,771 square feet of operating and recovery |
| 2016 | – | Ribbon cutting and grand opening of West Valley's new cardiac eletrophysiology catheterization lab, the first of its kind in Canyon County |
| 2017 | – | New neonatal intensive care unit opens allowing hospital staff to care for preterm infants who previously would have been transferred to Boise facilities for care. |
| 2019 | – | West Valley launches Crush the Crisis – an opioid take back day, collecting 65 pounds |
| 2020 | – | West Valley invites the community to free online seminars, on demand – launching first ever On Demand Seminar series |
| 2021 | – | New Interventional Radiology Suite opens, bringing even more services closer to home for patients such as port insertion and removal |
| 2022 | – | Conquering Covid event brings new era of hope to the hospital and a piece of art to commemorate the historical time period |
| 2022 | – | West Valley makes it easier for patients to get a colonoscopy, launches new direct colonoscopy program |
| 2023 | – | Hospital embarks on major interior refresh project |
| 2024 | – | West Valley achieves level III trauma designation |
| 2024 | – | Groundbreaking A-Fib technology introduced by West Valley cardiac services team |