NorthBay Healthcare history

1977 Community growth sparked the construction of a new health care facility, Intercommunity Hospital.

1979 Intercommunity Hospital expanded to 108 beds.

1983 The need for a hospital in Vacaville became apparent and capital campaign began.

1985 Intercommunity Hospital added a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

1987 NorthBay Healthcare opened the 50-bed NorthBay VacaValley Hospital following a $1.2 million community fund-raising project.

1992 An addition to NorthBay Medical Center included a larger maternity department featuring labor/delivery/recovery rooms (LDRs), a larger Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a larger ER and a state-of-the-art critical care unit, bringing the hospital to its current 132-bed capacity.

2002 New NorthBay Medical Center Emergency Department opens.

2007 New NorthBay VacaValley Hospital Emergency Department expansion opened.

2009 The NorthBay Heart & Vascular Center brings advanced cardiac treatment to Solano County.

2010 NorthBay Center for Women’s Health, an integrated program tailored exclusively for women, opens on the NorthBay Medical Center campus.

2012 NorthBay Cancer Center celebrates 25th Anniversary.

2013 NorthBay Center for Neuroscience is established at NorthBay Medical Center.

2014 NorthBay Medical Center designated as a Baby-Friendly facility.

2015 NorthBay Medical Center and NorthBay VacaValley Hospital earns the coveted "Magnet" designation for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

2016 NorthBay Healthcare joins the Mayo Clinic Care Network.

2017 A three-phase Emergency Department expansion begins at NorthBay Medical Center.

2019 A new, state-of-the-art North Wing opens at NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield.

2020 NorthBay Medical Center works with Travis Air Force Base, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health departments to care for any medical needs of evacuees from China, and later evacuees from a cruise ship afflicted with COVID-19.