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Case Study: Antelope Valley Hospital

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Antelope Valley Hospital, a 420-bed district hospital located in the city of Lancaster in northern Los Angeles County, has been serving the community for more than 60 years. The area’s only full-service acute-care hospital, AVH provides a full array of medical/surgical services, pediatric treatment, NICU, mental health, cancer care and more. It is a Level II trauma center, Accredited Chest Pain Center, Advanced Primary Stroke Center and Comprehensive Community Cancer Center. https://www.avhospital.org/About/Index As the local healthcare leader, Antelope Valley Hospital: • Provides care to more than 218,000 patients each year. • Receives over 120,000 Emergency Department visits annually. • Has 450 physicians on staff, representing 66 different

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