San Jose, CA, February 7, 2012--In conjunction with Valentine’s Day, San José community leaders are launching PulsePoint, a free cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) “citizen first responder” mobile phone application (app). This new app is designed to help CPR-trained users in the San José Fire Department service area provide life-saving assistance to victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
Mountain View, CA, February 2, 2012--El Camino Hospital is extending an invitation to Silicon Valley to participate in more than a half dozen activities during American Heart Month (February) designed to educate consumers about the causes, identification and prevention of heart disease. All the events are free and open to the public.
Mountain View and Los Gatos, CA, January 31, 2012--El Camino Hospital announced today that it is participating in the KAST (Kiva® System as a Vertebral Augmentation Treatment--A Safety and Effectiveness Trial) study. The Kiva VCF Treatment System, an implanted device used to stabilize the vertebral body, is being evaluated in the treatment of painful vertebral compression fractures caused by osteoporosis. Dr. Fabio Komlos at the Mountain View campus and Dr. Jeffrey Coe and Dr. Michael Cluck at the Los Gatos campus are the investigators in this study.
January 24, 2012, Mountain View, CA--El Camino Hospital Board member Uwe Kladde is resigning from his position on the six-member appointed Hospital Board in order to focus more time and energy on his family. Mr. Kladde has been an active Board member since 2008, serving as vice-chairman since 2010. He will continue to serve as a member of the El Camino Hospital District Board.
Mountain View, CA, January 19, 2012--El Camino Hospital is now offering an evening outpatient addiction services program to address the needs of professionals, students and others who cannot attend treatment during regular business hours. The innovative evidence-based treatment program is the only evening program in the area between Redwood City and San Jose.