Natividad is hospital and Level II Trauma Center dedicated to improving and inspiring healthy lives. As a public health care system, Natividad provides compassionate high-quality health care to everyone in Monterey County, regardless of their ability to pay or immigration status. Located in Salinas, California, and founded in 1886, Natividad offers a wide range of inpatient, outpatient, emergency, diagnostic and specialty medical care for adults and children.
Home to the area’s only Level II Trauma Center, the hospital’s specialized personnel, equipment and services provide a vital local community service that treats the most severe and critical injuries — saving lives and keeping patients close to home.
Through its affiliation with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Natividad is the only teaching hospital on the Central Coast. Recognized nationally and internationally as a model program, Natividad’s Family Medicine Residency Program is postgraduate training for physicians specializing in family medicine. About half of its graduates remain on the Central Coast to practice medicine.
Natividad is fully accredited by The Joint Commission. Owned and operated by Monterey County, the 172-bed hospital is governed by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, under the guidance of a Board of Trustees. Monterey County Health Department operates several outpatient care clinics at the medical center.
