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Kern County offers a wide variety of quality healthcare choices. Bakersfield alone is home to nine Joint Commission accredited hospitals including a county-owned teaching/trauma facility, one hospital dedicated to cardiac care and another dedicated to acute   Retire To Kern County
Facilities
Bakersfield
Delano
Kern River Valley
Tehachapi
Ridgecrest
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rehabilitation. There are more than 700 practicing physicians in the greater Bakersfield area, offering a full range of medical and surgical services.

Residents outside Bakersfield won't lack for medical assistance. Taft, Delano, Tehachapi, Ridgecrest and the Kern River Valley all have their own community hospitals, and the county offers clinics in all of the outlying areas.

Additionally, Kern County has a wide array of other healthcare and related organizations, including surgical centers, urgent care centers, home health agencies, hospice, radiology centers, GI centers, occupational medicine centers, medical transportation services, and medical supply companies. You can find chapters of the American Cancer, Diabetes, Heart, Lung, and Alzheimer's associations in Bakersfield, together with a wide variety of support groups.

With a virtually unlimited number of places to turn for assistance, your health is in good hands here.

Facilities
Bakersfield
  • Bakersfield Family Medical Center
  • (661) 327-4411
  • Bakersfield Heart Hospital
  • (661) 316-6000
  • Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
  • (661) 327-4647
  • Good Samaritan Hospital
  • (661) 399-4641
  • Healthsouth Bakersfield Rehabilitation Hospital
  • (661) 323-5500
  • Kern Medical Center
  • (661) 326-2000
  • Mercy Hospital
  • (661) 632-5000
  • Mercy Southwest Hospital
  • (661) 663-6000
  • San Joaquin Community Hospital
  • (661) 395-3000
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    Delano
  • Delano Regional Medical Center
  • (661) 725-4800
    Kern River Valley
  • Kern Valley Hospital
  • (760) 379-2681
    Tehachapi
  • Tehachapi Valley Hospital and Healthcare District
  • (661) 822-3241
    Ridgecrest
  • Drummond Medical Group
  • (760) 446-4571
  • Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
  • 760-446-3551
  • Southern Sierra Medical Clinic
  • (760) 446-6404
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    Additional Providers
    GEMCare
    Kaiser Permanente
    Kern County Health Department
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