In 1936, as a part of "California's New Deal Project", the new Visalia Municipal Hospital was a big upgrade from the previous hospital.
In this aerial photograph taken looking north, you can see the hospital in the foreground with the Fox Theater in the background. This original facility sits in the footprint of the current hospital.
The Kaweah Delta Hospital District was formed in March of 1961 by a vote of the community. The Tulare County Board of Supervisors appointed the first governing board. After the establishment of the District's physical boundaries and years of planning, operation of Kaweah Delta District Hospital commenced July 1, 1963, when the Board of Directors leased the former Visalia Municipal Hospital, a 68-bed facility and provided basic health care needs to the local community. This building, constructed in 1936, was in use until a new hospital was built in 1969. Kaweah Delta Hospital is still in operation at this site.
In 2004, the southwest tower along Mill Creek was constructed. It was the site of the Automobile Club of Southern California after it moved from its first office in Visalia in 1941.
Kaweah Delta’s six-floor Acequia Wing, which opened its doors in 2009, is one of Kaweah Delta Medical Center’s most needed and dramatic expansions. A major emphasis of the new wing was healing the community’s hearts at home.