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Summary: Palmdale Regional Medical Center (Palmdale, CA) is a private, for-profit hospital and part of Southwest Healthcare. Opened in 2010, the 239-bed acute-care facility offers a broad range of services, including gastroenterology, along with emergency care, rehabilitation, oncology, cardiology, liver and digestive health, radiology, surgery (including robotic surgery), and diabetes management. The center operates a 24-hour emergency department (35–bed capacity) with a cardiac reception for STEMI, a heliport (FAA LID: 50CN), and is located at 38600 Medical Center Drive, Palmdale. It employs about 213 staff and serves the Palmdale community with expansion potential to 239 beds.

Clinic Type

Gastroenterology

Address

38600 Medical Center Drive Palmdale, CA 93551

Phone

661-382-5000

Email

Opening Hours

Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.

Emergency Care

Call 9-1-1 in medical emergency; ER wait times provided but not available

Services Offered

  • Gastroenterology
  • Gastroenterology – GERD management
  • Endoscopy
  • Barrx radiofrequency ablation
  • Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF)
  • Hiatal hernia repair

Technology & Equipment

  • Endoscopy unit
  • Barrx radiofrequency ablation system
  • Robotic-assisted equipment (for TIF)

Team

  • Emery L. Chen, MD, MD — Hiatal hernia and related procedures surgeon
  • Jatinder Pruthi, MD, MD — Transoral Incisionless Fundoplication (TIF) procedures surgeon

Insurance & Payment

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What conditions does Palmdale Regional Gastroenterology treat?

Diseases of the stomach, intestines and related organs (esophagus, stomach, liver, pancreas); biliary tract disease (gall stones); pancreatic diseases; inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease).

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed

  • Vivian Health: 3.2/5 stars (based on 28 reviews) (28 reviews)
  • U.S. News & World Report: 3/5 (Patient Experience Score) (N/A)

Patients praise

  • Clean facilities and environment noted in some feedback
  • High volume and performance in specific procedures like gastrointestinal endoscopies
  • Staff described as friendly by some patients

Common complaints

  • Reports of perceived lack of care or judgmental attitudes from emergency staff
  • Frustration regarding long wait times and administrative processes

"Go somewhere else. My 7 yr old niece went there with a lot of pain and they realease her without been seen by Dr."

Better Business Bureau

"The ER doctors are terrible. They don't care about what a person is going through and they're judgmental."

WebMD

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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