Hundreds of doctors and first responders work together to create a well integrated emergency care service for Mendocino Coast residents.
The MCDH Emergency Department is open and staffed by emergency medicine specialists 24-hours a day. Our medical staff includes contracted physicians from the well-respected Valley Emergency Physicians Medical Group (VEP), which serves 23 hospitals throughout California. More than 90% of VEP’s emergency physicians are board-certified or board-eligible in Emergency Medicine or a Primary Care specialty.
Our ER / First Responder Team
- 17 Valley Emergency Physicians
- 2 MCDH Paramedic Ground Crews
- 2 Air Ambulances
- 5 Volunteer Fire Departments
- 2 U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Team (Noyo and Humboldt)
- 23 Chaplains
Dr. Kimbro examines ER patient with Dr. Reeves assisting
Medical Director
Tamaki Kimbro, M.D.
Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine
- Advanced Technology
Despite our size as a rural 25-bed critical access hospital, MCDH offers advanced diagnostic imaging at it’s $7 million DI Center and links to the world’s top ER specialists through our telemedicine robot, Dr. Don. Learn more about Dr. Don in the 2011 Winter issue of Healthy Outlook.