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El Camino Hospital Board of Directors Votes in New Board Officers

-Dr. Neal Cohen to serve as Chairman beginning in July-

Mountain View, CA - May 10, 2013 – El Camino Hospital today announced that during its monthly Board meeting this past Wednesday, the Board voted in its new officers effective July 1, 2013, for a two-year term. Neal Cohen, MD, will serve as chairman of the Board replacing current chairman John Zoglin; Nandini Tandon, PhD, will serve as vice chair replacing Patricia Einarson, MD; and Dr. Einarson will serve as secretary/treasurer replacing Dave Reeder.

El Camino Hospital Foundation Third Annual Sapphire Soiree Raises More Than $350,000 for Cancer Center "Time to Heal" Program

Mountain View, CA - May 2, 2013 - On Saturday, April 27, more than 500 attendees gathered at the renowned Menlo Circus Club to raise more than $350,000 to support the Cancer Center at El Camino Hospital's newly created "A Time to Heal" program, which will provide information, hope, and support through every stage of the cancer journey.

El Camino Hospital Cancer Center Earns National Accreditation with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

-Cancer Center Earns an Unprecedented Six Commendations-

Mountain View, CA - April 29, 2013 – El Camino Hospital today announced that the Commission on Cancer (COC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS) has granted a three-year Accreditation with Commendation to the Cancer Center at El Camino Hospital. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet or exceed 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care. Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation is only awarded to a facility that exceeds standard requirements at the time of its triennial survey.

Road Runners Seeks Volunteer Drivers to Meet High Community Demand

Mountain View, CA - April 18, 2013 -Road Runners, a transportation service funded by the El Camino Hospital District’s Community Benefit program, is currently seeking additional volunteer drivers to meet increased demand within the community.

El Camino Hospital Achieves the Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence

-Distinction puts El Camino Hospital in Top Five Percent of Hospitals Nationwide-

Mountain View, CA - March 27, 2013 – El Camino Hospital today announced that it was named to Healthgrades top 5 percent of U.S. hospitals based on clinical outcomes across multiple specialties. Of 4,500 U.S. hospitals evaluated, El Camino Hospital is one of 262 – and the only one in Santa Clara County – to receive the 2013 Distinguished Hospitals Award for Clinical Excellence from Healthgrades in its new report, Hospital Quality Clinical Excellence Report 2013.

Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club Donates $30,000 to El Camino Hospital from their Annual Goals for A Cure Campaign to Fight Breast Cancer

-Funds raised provide women who need financial assistance free mammograms at El Camino Hospital-

Mountain View, CA - March 25, 2013 – Santa Clara, CA., March 25, 2012 - The Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club hosted a special ceremony on Saturday, March 23, to honor the young men and women who competed in the 2012 Goals for Cure Fundraiser and present El Camino Hospital Foundation with a check for $30,000, which will help provide free mammograms to women in need. Special guest, Jamie L. Matthews, mayor of Santa Clara, and Molly Crawford, 2013 Miss Santa Clara both attended the ceremony to congratulate the soccer players and the Santa Clara Sporting Soccer Club.

Study Finds Culturally Competent Coaching May Help Reduce Clinical Risk Factors for Heart Disease and Diabetes in South Asians

- Findings presented at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism 2013 Scientific Sessions -

Mountain View, CA - March 21, 2013 – A study conducted at the South Asian Heart Center at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif., and the Palo Alto Medical Foundation showed that providing culturally competent coaching to South Asian patients may be an effective way to reduce their risk for developing coronary artery disease. The findings were presented as a poster at the American Heart Association Epidemiology and Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Conference taking place in New Orleans.

El Camino Hospital and PRN Announce Tentative Agreement on Three-Year Contract

Mountain View, CA - March 18, 2013 – El Camino Hospital and the Professional Resource for Nurses (PRN) today announced that they have reached a tentative agreement on a three year contract for the hospital's registered nurses.

El Camino Hospital Implementing Enhanced Transitional Care Program

-Pilot program received $500,000 grant to reduce readmissions-

Mountain View, CA - March 7, 2013 -- El Camino Hospital announced today that it is implementing Care Transitions, a program created to identify elderly patients who, at discharge, may be at high risk for hospital readmission and implement a comprehensive and coordinated care plan to help reduce that risk. The pilot program was awarded a $500,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, an organization dedicated to advancing environmental conservation, scientific research, and patient care, around the world and in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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El Camino Hospital Feature Stories

O.R. Director Talks About Her Hip Replacement; Shares Secrets to a Successful Surgery

After nearly three decades as an operating room nurse and manager, Mary Rivera, R.N., learned the hard way that standing on cement floors day after day takes its toll on your joints. At first the pain in her hip was manageable, but over time it grew worse.

Talking About Cancer Treatment in 2012

El Camino Hospital has profiled many of patients Dr. Shane Dormady's patients--patients who have overcome Stage IV cancers. In this interview, we ask Dr. Dormady about the current state of cancer care, the latest innovations in treatments, and how the El Camino Hospital Cancer Center works on behalf of its patients.

Know Your Family History: My Gallbladder Story

For the past year or so, I've had occasional sharp pains in my right shoulder blade (always in the same spot) and sometimes felt a bit sick to my stomach after going out to dinner. But my symptoms were always short-term and sporadic--the pain would come on at night but would always be gone in the morning, causing me to think that perhaps I had just imagined it. But in January 2012, I was in so much pain I went to the ER at 3 a.m. in tears. Blood work and an ultrasound revealed I had something I had not expected at all--gallstones (hard, pebble-like deposits that form inside the gallbladder).

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2013 Nursing
Annual Report

Read about the accomplishments of El Camino Hospital's nurses in our interactive 2013 Nursing Annual Report or download the .PDF version.

Audio Recording:
Telephone Town Hall Meeting

Listen to "Breast Cancer Screening & Breast Density: What it Means for You" audio recording of the Telephone Town Hall meeting from April 7, 2013.

Moderated by Carl Guardino, CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, listen to information about the new California Law (Senate Bill 1538, Simitian) that requires women with higher levels of dense breast tissue to be informed of their density in their mammogram result letter. Other guests of the town hall included Radiologist Kristina Jong, MD, Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Barb Dehn and County Supervisor Joe Simitian, author of the new breast density notification law.