Yuma Regional Medical Center Explained

Yuma Regional Medical Center
Region:	Yuma
State:	Arizona
Healthcare:	Private
Funding:	Nonprofit
Type:	General, Teaching
Emergency:	Level IV ^[1]
Beds:	406 ^[2]
Speciality:	General medical and surgical
Founded:	1958
Website:	YRMC's Website

Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) is a hospital in Yuma, Arizona. It began in 1958 under the name Parkview Hospital.

In November 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospital did not allow an emergency physician, Cleavon Gilman, to continue work due to his providing information on social media about the COVID-19 pandemic in Arizona.^[3] Subsequently, in December 2020 the hospital was facing a critical staffing shortage.^[4]

History

Yuma Regional Medical Center was founded as Parkview Hospital in 1958.^[5]

In 1961, the Baptist Hospital Association of Arizona assumed management of the hospital and renamed it Parkview Baptist Hospital.^{[6] [7]}

In 1972, management of the hospital was transferred to the Yuma community, which renamed it Yuma Regional Medical Center.^[8]

In 2004, a new six-story hospital tower was completed, adding a 42-bed ICU, a heart center, and over 140 new regular beds.^{[9] [10]}

In 2013, YRMC became a teaching facility with the addition of a graduate medical education (GME) program in Family and Community Medicine.^[11]

In July 2014 the Yuma Regional Cancer Center was opened.^[12] The Center provides comprehensive cancer care. In 2018 the center was certified by the Commission on Cancer, a part of the American College of Surgeons.^[13]

Services

Specialties

Specialties available include:^[14]

• Diabetes & Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
• Interventional Radiology
• Geriatrics
• Nephrology
• Neurology & Neurosurgery
• Orthopedics
• Pulmonology
• Urology

Procedures and conditions

Some of the procedures that are performed include:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Aortic Valve Surgery
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
• Colon Cancer Surgery
• Heart Bypass Surgery
• Heart Failure
• Hip Replacement
• Knee Replacement
• Lung Cancer Surgery

Leadership

The following comprise the Executive Leadership Team:^[15]

Name	Position
Robert Trenschel	President & Chief Executive Officer
Bharat Magu	Chief Medical Officer
Deborah Aders	Chief Nursing Officer Vice President of Patient Care Services
David Willie	Chief Financial Officer
Fredrick Peet	Chief Information Officer
Justin Farren	Vice President of Ambulatory Operations
Machele Headington	Vice President of Marketing & Communications
Trudie Milner	Vice President of Operations
Robert Seibel	General Counsel

External links

• YRMC's Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Arizona State Designated Trauma Centers Health Care Institution . May 11, 2018 . Arizona Department of Health Services . June 27, 2018.
2. Web site: About Us . Yuma Regional Medical Center . June 27, 2018.
3. Web site: Landers . Jamie . 'A slap in the face': Yuma hospital fires ER doctor for talking about COVID-19 in Arizona . The Arizona Republic . 11 December 2020.
4. Web site: Albright . Adonis . Arizona sends strike team to YRMC amid staffing concerns . KYMA . 11 December 2020 . 9 December 2020.
5. Web site: 31 December 1958. Parkview Hospital Rated Top Yuma Story of 1958. Yuma Sun. NewspaperArchive.
6. Web site: 26 January 1961. Parkview Board To Consider Baptists. Yuma Sun. Newspaper Archive.
7. Web site: 1 February 1961. Parkview Baptist Is New Name as Lease Signed. Yuma Sun. Newspaper Archive.
8. Web site: Kendall. Frances. 25 July 1972. Parkview Will Get New Name. Yuma Sun. Newspaper Archive.
9. News: Yuma Regional Medical Center Bed Tower Grand Opening . The Sun. Yuma. September 26, 2004. June 27, 2018.
10. News: Lobeck . Joyce. Coming Soon to YRMC . The Sun. Yuma . June 7, 2004. June 27, 2018.
11. Fall 2017. Yuma Family Medicine Residency Program Opened Its Physical Doors This past July. Family Physician Focus. 17. 4. 16–17 . June 27, 2018.
12. Web site: Sate-of-the-Art Yuma Regional Cancer Center Officially Opens . Vocus PRW Holdings . July 30, 2014 . PRWeb . June 27, 2018.
13. Web site: YRMC Cancer Center Earns National Accreditation . Yuma Sun . June 24, 2018 . Press Reader . June 27, 2018.
14. Web site: Rankings & Ratings . U.S. News & World Report L.P. . U.S. News Health . June 27, 2018.
15. Web site: Leadership . Yuma Regional Medical Center . June 27, 2018.