About Us

Our History

Adventist Health made its start in the central San Joaquin Valley with the construction of Hanford Community Medical Center in Hanford in 1965.
The hospital expanded over the years to accommodate the growing community’s needs, adding thousands of square feet and building the three-story Kerr Outpatient Center.

In 1998, Adventist Health’s growth in the Valley surged with the purchase of Central Valley General Hospital, formerly called Sacred Heart Hospital, in Hanford. A year later, Adventist Health purchased Selma Community Hospital, about 15 miles north of Hanford.

Central Valley General Hospital and Selma Community Hospital also began opening rural health clinics to improve rural patients’ access to health care in the region.

In 2005, the hospital licenses of Hanford Community and Selma Community were combined, and Central Valley General Hospital took over the Selma Community clinics to consolidate operations among the three hospitals in an effort to improve access, quality and strength.

The local network now offers 15 Central Valley Family Health clinic sites in Kings County, southern Fresno County and northern Tulare County as well as physical therapy centers, a Sleep Apnea Center and many other services in the 2,500-square-mile region.