Kaweah Health Medical Center is located in Visalia, California, United States and offers comprehensive health services including cardiac, vascular, colorectal, and general surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, mental health services, orthopedic surgery, adult and neonatal intensive care and pediatrics, and more. It is the largest hospital in Tulare County and Kings County, serving a population of more than 600,000. Kaweah Health is operated by the Kaweah Delta Health Care District, a political subdivision of the State of California which is governed by an elected board of directors. Overview Kaweah Health Medical Center has campuses in Tulare and Kings counties serving the Central Valley of Visalia. Its locations consist of Kaweah Health Medical Center, Kaweah Health South Campus, Kaweah Health West Campus, Kaweah Health Woodlake Health Clinic, Kaweah Health Exeter Health Clinic, Kaweah Health Lindsay Health Clinic, Kaweah Health Dinuba Clinic, Kaweah Health Tulare Clinic, Kaweah Health Medical Foundation, Therapy Specialists, and Sequoia Regional Cancer Center Radiation Oncology locations in Visalia and in Hanford. In total, there are 581 beds in the district: 435 general acute care beds at the main hospital, a 54-bed skilled nursing/subacute facility, a 61-bed acute rehabilitation/short-stay SNF facility, and a 63-bed acute inpatient psychiatric facility. Kaweah Delta operates as a non-profit hospital, with less than 1% of funding coming from taxpayers. The Medical Center is a California-designated and American College of Surgeons-verified Trauma Center and serves Tulare County. History Kaweah Health Care District was formed in March 1961 by a vote of the community. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors appointed the first governing board. The medical center opened in July 1963, when the Board of Directors leased the former Visalia Municipal Hospital, a 68-bed facility and provided basic health care needs to the local community. Kaweah Health Medical Center is still in operation at this site. The original building, constructed in 1936, was in use until a new hospital building, now the Mineral King building, was ready in 1969. In the 1980s the building footprint was significantly expanded with west and east extensions to accommodate intensive care, labor and delivery, pediatrics and additional dedicated units. In 2004, the southwest tower along Mill Creek was constructed. It was the site of the Automobile Club of Southern California after it moved from its first office in Visalia in 1941. Kaweah Health's six-floor Acequia Wing opened its doors in 2009, focused on cardiovascular health. It added a new Telemetry Department,