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We have received a number of awards, from being recognized as leaders in the use of technology, to receiving a local Family Favorite award for outstanding maternity care. We are also fully accredited by national and state health care organizations. These organizations regularly review our care and facilities to ensure we meet the standards by which health care quality is measured.

	ANCC Awarded El Camino Hospital Magnet Designation The ANCC awarded El Camino Hospital Magnet designation after a vigorous, multi-faceted evaluation that included an extensive on-site visit. The Magnet Recognition Program was developed by the ANCC to recognize health care organizations that provide the very best in nursing care. To maintain their Magnet designation, organizations must reapply for Magnet status every four years. Independent research has shown that Magnet-designated facilities consistently outperform non-Magnet organizations by delivering better patient outcomes and increased patient satisfaction. Magnet hospitals enjoy increased nurse retention and recruitment rates and higher job satisfaction. Additional information about the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the Magnet Recognition Program is available online at the ANCC Web site.

ANCC Awarded El Camino Hospital Magnet Designation
The ANCC awarded El Camino Hospital Magnet designation after a vigorous, multi-faceted evaluation that included an extensive on-site visit. The Magnet Recognition Program was developed by the ANCC to recognize health care organizations that provide the very best in nursing care. To maintain their Magnet designation, organizations must reapply for Magnet status every four years. Independent research has shown that Magnet-designated facilities consistently outperform non-Magnet organizations by delivering better patient outcomes and increased patient satisfaction. Magnet hospitals enjoy increased nurse retention and recruitment rates and higher job satisfaction.

Additional information about the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the Magnet Recognition Program is available online at the ANCC Web site.

	Society of Chest Pain Centers El Camino Hospital's Chest Pain Center has become the first Chest Pain Center in the South Bay and the Peninsula to receive full Accreditation with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers for its treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). The Society’s accreditation process insures centers meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine, applying rigorous national standards designed to insure that accredited facilities deliver consistently effective ACS care and implement processes that significantly reduce patient mortality. For more information about this designation visit the Society of Chest Pain Centers Web site.

Society of Chest Pain Centers
El Camino Hospital's Chest Pain Center has become the first Chest Pain Center in the South Bay and the Peninsula to receive full Accreditation with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) from the Society of Chest Pain Centers for its treatment of acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

The Society’s accreditation process insures centers meet or exceed quality-of-care measures in acute cardiac medicine, applying rigorous national standards designed to insure that accredited facilities deliver consistently effective ACS care and implement processes that significantly reduce patient mortality.

For more information about this designation visit the Society of Chest Pain Centers Web site.

	Center of Excellence Bariatric Surgery El Camino Hospital has been designated an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. To earn a Center of Excellence designation, El Camino Hospital's bariatric surgery program had to undergo a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program's surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes were collected. For more information about this designation visit the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Web site.

ASMBS Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Seal

Center of Excellence Bariatric Surgery
El Camino Hospital has been designated an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence. To earn a Center of Excellence designation, El Camino Hospital's bariatric surgery program had to undergo a series of site inspections during which all aspects of the program's surgical processes were closely examined and data on health outcomes were collected.

For more information about this designation visit the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Web site.

Primary Stroke Center	Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Stroke Center To achieve this designation, El Camino Hospital had to demonstrate that its stroke program is meeting national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke, the nation's third leading cause of death. El Camino Hospital joins the elite ranks of less than 200 primary stroke centers in the United States to earn the designation. For more information about this designation visit The Joint Commission Web site.

Primary Stroke Center

Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission for Stroke Center
To achieve this designation, El Camino Hospital had to demonstrate that its stroke program is meeting national standards and guidelines that can significantly improve outcomes for stroke, the nation's third leading cause of death. El Camino Hospital joins the elite ranks of less than 200 primary stroke centers in the United States to earn the designation.

For more information about this designation visit The Joint Commission Web site.

	Bay Area Parent Magazine 2009 Gold Award for Best Hospital or Clinic El Camino Hospital has been awarded the Gold Award for Best Hospital or Clinic by Bay Area Parent Magazine. In past years, readers of the magazine have selected El Camino Hospital as the best place to have a baby.

	Blue Distinction Site for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery The Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies have designated El Camino Hospital's Mountain View campus as a Blue Distinction site for knee and hip replacement. The designation means the hospital has demonstrated expertise in delivering quality health care. The criteria used to select a hospital for this quality designation is determined with input from leading medical organizations and expert physicians and is based on medical evidence. The outcomes from each center are made available to the public to help consumers find quality specialty care on a consistent basis and to encourage providers to improve the overall quality and delivery of health care, resulting in better overall outcomes for patients. El Camino Hospital Mountain View is also a Blue Distinction Center for Specialty Care in bariatric surgery and spine surgery. To find out more about the program, go to www.bcbs.com.

Blue Distinction Site for Knee and Hip Replacement Surgery
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies have designated El Camino Hospital's Mountain View campus as a Blue Distinction site for knee and hip replacement. The designation means the hospital has demonstrated expertise in delivering quality health care. The criteria used to select a hospital for this quality designation is determined with input from leading medical organizations and expert physicians and is based on medical evidence. The outcomes from each center are made available to the public to help consumers find quality specialty care on a consistent basis and to encourage providers to improve the overall quality and delivery of health care, resulting in better overall outcomes for patients. El Camino Hospital Mountain View is also a Blue Distinction Center for Specialty Care in bariatric surgery and spine surgery. To find out more about the program, go to www.bcbs.com.

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