El Camino Hospital is committed to not only the health of its patient population but also to the health of the broader community. As a non-profit, tax-exempt organization we believe it is our duty and privilege to develop partnerships that improve the health and well-being of especially our most vulnerable community members. Partnerships include school districts, government agencies and local non-profits.
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Partnership
Providing a medical “home” with behavioral health and dental care services for low-income people: El Camino Hospital is working hand-in-hand with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center to provide a medical “home” for low income adults in the community. Located at the recently opened Valley Health Center – Sunnyvale, the new program will offer access to primary care services integrated with behavioral health services and dental care. The program will be based on an innovative, award winning team care model that has been highly successful at another SCVMC location. In this model, a team of medical professionals will have the freedom to develop and implement services tailored to the identified needs of their patient population. Management of chronic illness will be a key component of the program.
Mountain/Whisman, Sunnyvale and Cupertino Union School District School Nurse Partnership
Support for additional school nurses in three local school districts: Support of additional full-time school nurses at Mountain View/Whisman School District and Sunnyvale School District and a part-time nurse in the Cupertino Union School District will bring about increased student access to health and vision care, greater staff and parental awareness of health services, and health education and increased services to students with special needs.
Healthy Kids/Santa Clara Valley Family Health Plan Partnership
Health coverage for children through partnership with the Santa Clara Family Health Plan to support the Children’s Health Initiative: El Camino Hospital is committed to ensuring that more children from low-income families in our community have a “medical home” covered by health insurance. The hospital has been actively supporting the Santa Clara County Children’s Health Initiative (Healthy Kids) since 2003. Each year, funding efforts cover premiums for children over age 5. This year the hospital will cover 100 children in northern Santa Clara County.
Mountain View Los Altos High School District/Lucile Packard Partnership
Increase availability of health care services for underserved adolescents through the Mountain View-Los Altos Mobile Adolescent Health Services Program: The top priority of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital health van is to provide a safety net of primary and preventive care services, as well as social and educational programs, to homeless and uninsured adolescents. El Camino Hospital’s support will double the length of time and amount of health care services provided to underserved students at Mountain View, Los Altos and Alta Vista High Schools.
RotaCare Clinic Partnership
Increased medical and behavioral health care at the Mountain View RotaCare Clinic: The clinic is a non-profit organization providing free medical care and medication to the uninsured population through a primarily volunteer staff. The hospital’s partnership with RotaCare enhances the clinic’s capacity as a medical “home” for more of the community’s uninsured. El Camino Hospital is also providing needed bilingual therapy for patients in need of mental health services. Created by the hospital 13 years ago, RotaCare provides more than 8,000 services to over 2,000 vulnerable community members annually. Treatment and management of chronic illness is one of the primary services of the clinic. Ten specialty services are also available to patients. El Camino Hospital supports the clinic by donating space and assisting with staffing, diagnostics and fund development.