Understanding the need to leverage the high costs associated with provision of health care services throughout the District, Palomar Health has focused on building a coordinated system of care that concentrates technology, expertise and volume in specific locations where high competency can be maintained. As such, we currently have a North County delivery system anchored by two medical center campuses which provide an array of acute care services, obstetrics, rehabilitation, behavioral health, pediatrics and neonatal intensive care. Palomar Health will be the health system of choice for patients, physicians, and employees, recognized nationally for the highest quality of clinical care and access to comprehensive services. In 1948 the Northern San Diego County Hospital District formed, which is known today as Palomar Health. In February 1950, Palomar Memorial Hospital opened with a capacity of 37 beds.