Emergency services and health care
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Tehachapi Hospital is a public hospital operated by the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District. A new $65 million hospital is expected to be built north of Highway 58 at Mill Street in the Capital Hills area of the City of Tehachapi. Groundbreaking on the facility is planned for early in 2012.
For Emergencies Call 911
California Highway Patrol
The Tehachapi area is served by the Mojave office of the California Highway Patrol.
1365 State Highway 58
Mojave, CA 93501
(661) 824-2408 – non-emergency number
www.chp.ca.gov
Kern County Sheriff
Provides protection throughout unincorporated areas of the Tehachapi area; frequently coordinates efforts with other law enforcement agencies.
Tehachapi Substation
22209 Old Town Road
Tehachapi, CA 93561-8888
(661) 823-6060
www.kernsheriff.org
City of Tehachapi Police Department
123 E. “F” St., Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 822-2222
www.tehachapicityhall.com
Code Red is an emergency notification system offered by the City of Tehachapi. Residents and owners of businesses within the city limits can sign up for free emergency notifications delivered by telephone, text message or email. More information online at www.tehachapicityhall.com
Bear Valley Police Department
Under the jurisdiction of the Bear Valley Community Services District providing law enforcement services for more than 50 square miles of mountains and valleys falling within the district.
25101 Bear Valley Road, Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 821-3239
www.bearvalleypd.com
Stallion Springs Police Department
Under the jurisdiction of the Stallion Springs Community Services District, provides law enforcement for the Stallion Springs area.
27800 Stallion Springs Drive Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 822-3268
Kern County Fire Department
Provides service throughout the county including within the City of Tehachapi.
Fire Station 12 – Tehachapi
800 S. Curry St., Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 822-5533
www.kerncountyfire.org
Fire Station 16 – Bear Valley
28946 Bear Valley Rd.
Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 821-1110
Fire Station 18 – Stallion Springs
28381 Braeburn Pl.
Stallion Springs, CA 93561
(661) 822-3980
Fire Station 11 – Keene
30356 Woodford-Tehachapi Rd.
Keene, CA 93268
(661) 822-5555
Hall Ambulance
Hall Ambulance provides paramedics and emergency transportation by ambulance and helicopter in the Tehachapi area and throughout Kern County.
(800) 422-0656
www.hallamb.com
Tehachapi Hospital
115 W. “E” St., Tehachapi, CA 93561
(661) 823-3000
www.tvhd.org
Tehachapi Hospital is a public hospital operated by the Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District. Groundbreaking on a new $65 million hospital to be located in the Capital Hills commercial area north of Highway 58 at Mill Street is expected to take place early in 2012.
Currently the hospital operates an emergency room as well as acute care hospital and long-term care and pediatrics. Ultrasound, mammography, respiratory therapy, a clinical laboratory and diagnostic imaging are other services.
The healthcare district also operates the Tehachapi Hospital Rehabilitation Center and family health centers in Tehachapi, Mojave and California City.
Doctors
Individual health care providers offer a full spectrum of services in the Tehachapi area. The scope of this guide cannot accommodate a full list.
A good source of information is the TOP Phonebook, published by the Tehachapi News and widely available throughout the Tehachapi area. The online business directory offered by the Tehachapi News and TOP Phonebook lists more than 100 providers – find it at www.topphonebook.com.
Pharmacies
Tehachapi area pharmacies include:
•K-mart, 710 W. Tehachapi Blvd., (661) 822-7496.
•Rite-aid, 811 S. Tucker Rd., (661) 822-9232.
•Sav-on (inside Albertson’s), 775 S. Tucker Rd., (661) 823-7090
•Walgreens - 1101 W. Tehachapi Blvd., (661) 823-0163.
