As cutting-edge technologies collide with innovative treatments, a hybrid approach is emerging as the best path of action. In recent years, hospitals across the globe have reacted to the "blurring of the lines" between interventional and surgical procedures by installing suites that can accommodate an integrated treatment plan. The biggest benefit of this approach boils down to patient care, said Fabio Komlos, M.D., and interventional radiologist at the new El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, Calif.
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Priya Dharan knew she was at risk for cardiovascular disease. Twelve years ago, her mother underwent a multiple bypass procedure at age 62. Shortly afterward, Dharan’s brother and uncle were hospitalized for similar surgeries. It was a wake-up call for the Los Altos resident, then 35 years old.
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El Camino Hospital Los Gatos, which opened less than seven months ago, has been steadily introducing new technologies and programs as part of its promised investment in the community.
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During the past week, two seemingly healthy Bay Area teens suffered what appear to be major cardiac events. This again raises serious questions of whether it's imperative to screen young athletes for hidden heart problems. In the first installment of a special two-part report, KGO's Rob Artigo helps us to understand the silent killer and the screening process that is gaining notoriety.
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The medical needs of Campbell's 38,000 residents are met by a variety of hospitals surrounding the city, including Good Samaritan, El Camino-Los Gatos and Valley Medical Center, all within a mile of city limits. O'Connor and Kaiser-Santa Clara are just a little farther. Even Stanford Medical Center and several other facilities are an easy drive.
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On a visit in early 2004 to El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, considered one of the most wired hospitals in the country, I saw doctors carrying around these new-fangled, fancy gizmos they called "tablet PCs."
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Five Bay Area Hospitals earned the Clinical Excellence Award from HealthGrades, an independent healthcare ratings organization. El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, John Muir Medical Center-Concord, John Muir Medical Center-Walnut Creek, Mills-Peninsula Health Services Burlingame, including Mills Health Center in San Mateo, and Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City all scored among the top hospitals in the United States.
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With medical identity theft one of the fastest growing frauds in the country--as many as 500,000 Americans have been victims of medical identity theft--El Camino Hospital has implemented a new method of registering patients that secures patient information. And it’s more reliable than a fingerprint.
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When 17-year-old Mikey Halpin collapsed at Los Gatos High School on Dec. 2, 2008, it sent shock waves through the community. Everyone, family included, thought the strapping senior was healthy. After all, he had recently passed the physical that was necessary for him to play football. But Mikey suffered from a hereditary heart condition known as mitral valve prolapse, which proved to be fatal.
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Alarmed by sudden deaths among high school athletes, El Camino Hospital Los Gatos will offer free cardiac screenings Saturday, January 9 for teenagers ages 14 to 18 to look for undetected heart problems.
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