Internal Medicine | Kern Medical
Internal Medicine • Bakersfield, CA • Since 1867
About
Kern Medical in Bakersfield offers Internal Medicine among its primary and specialty services. As a teaching hospital affiliated with UCLA, it provides inpatient and outpatient care across Kern County, including internal medicine residency training. The facility operates a 222-licensed bed acute care hospital with multiple outpatient clinics and a focus on academic medicine within a government/private healthcare framework. Contact: 661-326-2000; main campus at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93306.
Clinic Type
Internal Medicine
Address
1700 Mt. Vernon, Bakersfield, CA 93306, US
Phone
661-326-2000
Danielle.colbert@kernmedical.com
Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Yelp (overall Kern Medical): 2.2/5 stars (105 reviews)
- Healthgrades (hospital-wide): 58% patient recommendation rate
- U.S. News & World Report (Internal Medicine): Individual physician ratings generally high (e.g., 4-5/5) (Varies by provider)
Patients praise
- Attentive care by specific individual physicians
- Positive bedside manner reported for some providers
- Efficient emergency response in select instances
Common complaints
- Long wait times in emergency/intake areas
- Concerns regarding facility cleanliness and noise levels
- Communication failures by doctors and nursing staff
- Delayed response time when assistance is requested
"I love Dr Chen’s bedside manner. He was kind, professional, and took time to explain things where I could understand what was going on with me."
— Healthgrades patient review"My daughter had an accident and I had to rush her to the ER upon arrival the intake nurse stopped what he was doing grabbed a wheelchair and took us to the back immediately."
— Yelp user reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- WesternU partners with Kern Medical, CSUB and Bakersfield College to nurture and train physicians in Kern County | WesternU News — Nov 10, 2025
- Dignity Health and Morehouse School of Medicine celebrate inaugural residency graduates — Aug 16, 2025
- WesternU develops pathway program for Bakersfield College graduates to enter MSMS program | WesternU News — Mar 27, 2026
- Bakersfield needs doctors: Atlanta medical school partners with KCCD, Dignity, KHSD to supply community | KGET 17 News — Oct 28, 2025
- Kaiser Permanente $2.5 million to combat doctor shortage in Kern County — Aug 16, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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