West Valley Medical Center, one of the leading hospital facilities and employers in the State of Idaho, is dedicated to providing high-quality, cost-effective health care to the residents of the Treasure Valley. Our 150-bed facility is nationally accredited and has been part of the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) family since 1975.
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
1971 – Kaley Medical Training Center added to the hospital
1973 – Hospital Corporation of America (HCA) begins to investigate the possiblity 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 – Expansion of adult mental health department from eight to 16 beds
2004 – New medical office building breaks ground on campus
2007 – New Sleep Lab opens
2007 – Saint Alphonsus - West Valley Medical Center Health Alliance forms in hopes of integrating health care services into a more seamless system that improves patient care, reduces costs and makes more efficient use of resources
2007 – Saint Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services begins providing therapy services begins at West Valley
2007 – Hospital finishes remodeled, expanded Emergency Department