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A Timeline of Prime Healthcare

1985

Dr. Prem Reddy founded Desert Valley Medical Group which later became PrimeCare International, Inc., a physician practice management company responsible for more than 350,000 managed care patients

1994

Dr. Reddy built Desert Valley Hospital, an 83-bed acute care hospital in Victorville, California

1998

PrimeCare and Desert Valley Medical Group are sold to PhyCor, a Tennessee–based publicly traded company. Phycor immediately begins to falter

2001

Dr. Reddy founds Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. to repurchase Desert Valley Hospital

2005

Prime Healthcare acquires Chino Valley Medical Center in California

2006

Prime Healthcare acquires Sherman Oaks, Montclair, Huntington Beach, La Palma, and West Anaheim hospitals in California

2007

Prime Healthcare acquires Paradise Valley Hospital and Centinela Hospital Medical Center in California

2008

Prime Healthcare acquires Encino, Garden Grove, Shasta and San Dimas hospitals in California

Prime Healthcare earns “10 Top Health Systems” by Truven

2009

Prime Healthcare donates Encino Hospital to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

2010

Prime Healthcare acquires Alvarado Hospital in California

Prime Healthcare donates Montclair Hospital to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

2011

Prime Healthcare completes first acquisition outside California with Harlingen Medical Center in Texas

Prime Healthcare donates Sherman Oaks Hospital to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

2012

Prime Healthcare acquires Roxborough Memorial Hospital and Lower Bucks Hospital in Pennsylvania, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Nevada, Dallas Medical Center and Pampa Regional Medical Center in Texas

Prime Healthcare opens its new 65-bed expansion at Desert Valley Hospital

Prime Healthcare donates Huntington Beach Hospital to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

Prime Healthcare earns “15 Top Health Systems” by Truven

2013

Prime Healthcare Foundation acquires Knapp Medical Center in Texas

Prime Healthcare acquires Saint John Hospital and Providence Medical Center in Kansas

Prime Healthcare donates Pampa Regional Medical Center to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

Prime Healthcare earns “15 Top Health Systems” by Truven

2014

Prime Healthcare acquires Glendora Community Hospital in California, Garden City Hospital in Michigan, St. Mary’s General Hospital in New Jersey and Landmark Medical Center and Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island in Rhode Island

Prime Healthcare donates La Palma Intercommunity Hospital to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

2015

Prime Healthcare acquires North Vista Hospital in Nevada, St. Joseph and St. Mary’s Medical Centers in Missouri, Riverview Regional Medical Center in Alabama, Dallas Regional Medical Center in Texas, Lake Huron Medical Center in Michigan, Saint Clare’s Behavioral Health, Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital, and Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital in New Jersey and Monroe Hospital in Indiana

Prime Healthcare donates Glendora Community Hospital to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

Prime Healthcare named the fifth largest for-profit hospital system by Becker’s Hospital Review

Prime Healthcare was named “The Fastest Growing Hospital System” in the country by Modern Healthcare

2016

Prime Healthcare Foundation acquires Southern Regional Medical Center in Georgia, Coshocton Regional Medical Center and East Liverpool City Hospital in Ohio, and Suburban Community Hospital in Pennsylvania

Prime Healthcare acquires Lehigh Regional Medical Center in Florida and Saint Michael’s Medical Center in New Jersey

2017

Prime Healthcare Foundation acquires Mission Regional Medical Center in Texas

2018

Prime Healthcare donates Landmark Medical Center and Rehabilitation Hospital of Rhode Island to the Prime Healthcare Foundation

2020

Prime Healthcare acquires St. Francis Medical Center in California