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To learn more
about how to
volunteer
at GAMC or
to make a
donation, call
(818)409-8055.
Expansion and
upgrading of
hospital facilities
dominate the
campus as the
largest capital
campaign in
GAMC’s history
begins.
A $220-million renovation
includes the state-of-the-art
West Tower, the Emergency
Department and the Lee
Hughes Medical Building.
The hospital celebrated its
100th anniversary in 2005.
Now in 2015, GAMC marks
its 110th anniversary!
Shock wave lithotripsy to treat
kidney stones and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI)
become available to patients.
White Memorial Medical Center
and Simi Valley Hospital become
partners with GAMC to form
Adventist Health/Southern
California.
1990s
1980s
PIONEERING WELLNESS
James and El-
len White, pioneers of the Seventh-day
Adventist Church, believed in health and
wellness. In the late 19th and early 20th
centuries, the Whites established sani-
tariums throughout the United States and
around the world.
In 1905, the Glendale Sanitarium
opened in a 75-room Victorian-style hotel
constructed in the 1880s. However, the
hotel had not opened to guests due to the
depression of that era. The church later
purchased the property fromGlendale land
developer Leslie Brand for $12,500—far
below his asking price—and the deal was
secured with a $20 bill.
GROWTH AND CHANGE
By the 1920s, the
Glendale Sanitarium expanded its Medi-
cal, Surgical and Maternity Services. The
services added to its provision of exercise
and a healthy diet, massage, and various
types of hydrotherapy.
The sanitarium was also accredited by
the AmericanMedical Association and had
the most advanced medical-related equip-
ment of its day. With a staff of nine full-
time doctors and nearly 100 nurses, the
facility added
hospital
to its name in 1922.
As the original sanitarium outgrew
its space, a 30-acre hillside was selected
for a new hospital location. Overlooking
Wilson Avenue, the hospital (on today’s
campus) opened with accommodations
for 225 beds. Special features included a
solarium leading to a rooftop deck, a spa-
cious parlor for 150 guests and outdoor
frontage with a golf green.
ADVANCES IN PATIENT CARE
Follow-
ing its move to the present-day location
in 1924, the Glendale Sanitarium grew
rapidly in services and stature. The hos-
pital’s first medical internship program
was followed by residencies in pathology,
surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, and
internal medicine.
Earthquakes, fires and floods affecting
Glendale in the 1930s, and later the impact
of World War II, extended the hospital’s
mission to a wider community.
In the late 1950s and 1960s, the hospital
ushered in the beginning of the computer
age. As technology and other medical ad-
vances enhanced patient care, postsurgical
stays in the hospital were reduced from
weeks to days—with amazing advances
on the horizon!
OUR MISSION AND COMMUNITY
GAMC
is an active and devoted leader in pro-
moting a healthy lifestyle and the highest
quality of medical care. The hospital and
community have a long history of working
together on activities that focus on health
and wellness for the whole person.
The Healthcare Foundation at GAMC
raises charitable funds to support the
hospital’s mission. Over the years, philan-
thropic partners have helped advance the
hospital’s medical programs and technol-
ogy for the best patient care.
GAMC supports a global health care
network that furthers the mission of the
Seventh-day Adventist Church through
“Living Proclamation and Loving Service.”
Physicians, nurses and support staff reach
out to people in need around the world by
serving on medical missions while shar-
ing God’s love.
2000s–Present
WORLD-CLASS CARE AND THE FUTURE
GAMC provides world-class
health care to every patient. By continuing to develop the latest in spe-
cialized institutes and advanced protocols, GAMC is widely recognized
for superior surgical services and follow-up care that result in the best
possible outcomes for our patients.
Accreditations, awards and numerous other honors from nationally
recognized organizations validate the level of patient care and services.
GAMC’s commitment to share God’s love with our community has
resulted in our expanding to become the largest hospital in the San
Fernando Valley with 515 beds, 800 physicians and over 900 nurses to
care for our patients.
“There is much to be done for suffering
humanity, and sanitariums should be es-
tablished for healing, restoring and educat-
ing. We are to labor both for the health of
the body and the saving of the soul.”
— Ellen G. White, pioneer of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
and health reform.
Our Mission:
To share God’s
love with our
community by
promoting
healing and
wellness for
the whole
person.
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