Our MissionCommunity Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is dedicated to identifying and meeting the changing healthcare needs of the people of the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities . We are committed to providing high - quality services at a competitive cost and within a safe environment . We provide educational and public service programs to enhance the health of our community and the competence of those who provide the service . We are committed to caring for all who come through our doors , regardless of ability to pay , to the fullest extent allowed by law and available resources . Our VisionCommunity Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula will be the healthcare organization in our region most concerned for those we serve , most chosen for the quality and value of our service , and most respected for the integrity , competency , and commitment of our employees , medical staff , and volunteers . Our HistoryThis is a tale of tractors , trees , two brothers , and a man named Tom Tonkin . An epic filled with generosity and vision , and an unparalleled sense of community … 1929 — Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula gets its unofficial start when a woman named Grace Deere Velie Harris — one of four heirs to the Deere tractor fortune — gives an endowment to create a Carmel clinic specializing in metabolic disorders . 1934 — on October 19 , Grace Deere Velie Harris ’ Carmel clinic is converted into a 30 - bed general community hospital named Peninsula Community Hospital . 1950 s — The paths of Samuel F . B . Morse and Tom Tonkin cross in most fortuitous fashion . In 1955 , Peninsula Community Hospital hires Tonkin as the administrator . In 1919 , Morse had created Del Monte Properties Company . Perhaps it was inevitable that Morse now decides to donate 22 prime , pine - tree - filled acres in the Del Monte forest as a hospital building site . 1961 — on March 29 , “ Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula ” is officially adopted as the name of the hospital . 1962 — on June 28 , Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula opens on Holman Highway . The 100 - bed , 210 , 000 - square - foot facility — the first community hospital in the country to offer all private rooms — costs $ 3 . 5 million . Two - thirds of those funds come from community donations . The hospital , designed by world - renowned architect Edward Durell Stone , is honored with state and national awards for excellence in architecture . 1971 — The distinctive dome over the Fountain Court is added , as are 72 additional rooms , including a mental health center . Half of the $ 4 million project is funded by community contributions . 1981 — on December 29 , Community Hospital Foundation is created as the parent / holding company for the hospital and related subsidiaries . 1982 — The former Eskaton Monterey Hospital — opened in 1930 by brothers Hugh and Horace Dormody in downtown Monterey — becomes part of Community Hospital . Later , it is converted into a chemical dependency treatment center . 1983 — A 42 , 000 - square - foot addition to Community Hospital ’ s main building opens . The new space houses outpatient , educational , and business office functions . 1988 — The Outpatient Surgery Center opens . It now handles more than half of all surgeries at Community Hospital . 1991 — The Rehabilitation Services department at Community Hospital is expanded . 1996 — The Family Birth Center opens at Community Hospital , bringing single - room maternity care to local families . Community Hospital acquires a local home health agency . 1997 — The remodeled downtown Monterey facility ( formerly Eskaton Monterey Hospital ) reopens as the Hartnell Professional Center , housing outpatient mental health services , the Recovery Center and its Clint Eastwood Youth Program , the Cardiopulmonary Wellness Program and diagnostics , the Blood Center , a satellite laboratory , and X - ray facility . In November , ground is broken for Community Hospital ’ s new Comprehensive Cancer Center . Community Hospital acquires a second local home health agency , a skilled nursing facility at Hospice House in Monterey , and Hospice of the Central Coast . 1999 — The Comprehensive Cancer Center opens at Community Hospital , providing state - of - the - art diagnosis , treatment , and support for cancer patients and their families . 2002 — on March 4 , Community Hospital ’ s new Breast Care Center begins operating on Cass Street in Monterey . The center offers comprehensive breast care services — everything from mammograms to biopsies — as well as screenings for osteoporosis . 2003 — Completed in June , a three - story underground parking garage , with 316 parking spaces , is built under the hospital ’ s main entrance , improving parking for patients and visitors . 2004 — Site preparation begins for the Forest Pavilion , which will add 120 new patient rooms , and the South Pavilion , which will add 135 , 000 square feet and centralize critical - care departments and related services . The Ryan Ranch Outpatient Campus opened in July . This expansive , centrally located facility houses expanded Sleep Disorders Center and Diabetes & Nutrition Therapy programs , doctor ' s offices , and administrative offices for the hospital ’ s hospice programs . A new imaging center , an additional satellite lab , and a health resource library are scheduled to open later in the year . http : / / chomp . org