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.
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 |