El Camino Hospital is Consistantly Awarded and Recognized as a Health Care Leader

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.

	American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation The Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View has been consistently recognized since 2003, by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), for their commitment to enhancing standards of care in the delivery of their cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs. The AACVPR Program Certification is the only peer-reviewed accreditation process designed to review individual programs for adherence to standards and guidelines developed and published by the AACVPR and other professional societies. Each program is reviewed by the AACVPR National Certification Committee and certification is awarded by the AACVPR Board of Directors. Certified AACVPR programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation because they offer the most advanced practices available. AACVPR Program Certification is valid for three years. To find out more about the program visit www.aacvpr.org. About AACVPR Founded in 1985, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the mission of reducing morbidity, mortality and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research and disease management. Central to the core mission is improvement in quality of life for patients and their families.

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
The Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View has been consistently recognized since 2003, by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), for their commitment to enhancing standards of care in the delivery of their cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

The AACVPR Program Certification is the only peer-reviewed accreditation process designed to review individual programs for adherence to standards and guidelines developed and published by the AACVPR and other professional societies. Each program is reviewed by the AACVPR National Certification Committee and certification is awarded by the AACVPR Board of Directors.

Certified AACVPR programs are recognized as leaders in the field of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation because they offer the most advanced practices available. AACVPR Program Certification is valid for three years.

To find out more about the program visit www.aacvpr.org.

About AACVPR
Founded in 1985, the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the mission of reducing morbidity, mortality and disability from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease through education, prevention, rehabilitation, research and disease management. Central to the core mission is improvement in quality of life for patients and their families.

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 the primary stroke centers in the United States with 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 the primary stroke centers in the United States with the designation.

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

	Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association/ American Stroke Association The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize hospitals for their success in using its Get With The Guidelines program to improve the quality of care for heart disease and stroke patients. Gold Plus hospitals follow treatment guidelines in certain key measures at least 85 percent of the time and have maintained this performance level for consecutive twelve-month intervals. The Plus award also indicates an additional 75 percent compliance with module-specific quality measures for at least twelve consecutive months.

Get With the Guidelines from American Stroke Association

Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association/
American Stroke Association
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognize hospitals for their success in using its Get With The Guidelines program to improve the quality of care for heart disease and stroke patients.

Gold Plus hospitals follow treatment guidelines in certain key measures at least 85 percent of the time and have maintained this performance level for consecutive twelve-month intervals. The Plus award also indicates an additional 75 percent compliance with module-specific quality measures for at least twelve consecutive months.

	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.

	Bay Area Parent Magazine 2011 Silver Award for Best Hospital or Medical Center El Camino Hospital has been awarded the Silver Award for Best Hospital or Clinic by Bay Area Parent Magazine. In past years, readers of the magazine have voted 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.

	Best Regional Hospital – San Jose Metro Area Orthopedics El Camino Hospital received U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-2012 “Best Regional Hospital – San Jose Metro Region” recognition for its orthopedics program . Annually, U.S. News & World Report reviews data across thousands of hospitals to name and rank the “Best Hospitals” nationwide. Additionally, sixteen specialty areas are evaluated from cardiology to neurology to orthopedics and more. To learn more about the report’s methodology, visit the U.S News & World Report Web site.

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Best Regional Hospital – San Jose Metro Area Orthopedics

El Camino Hospital received U.S. News & World Report’s 2011-2012 “Best Regional Hospital – San Jose Metro Region” recognition for its orthopedics program . Annually, U.S. News & World Report reviews data across thousands of hospitals to name and rank the “Best Hospitals” nationwide. Additionally, sixteen specialty areas are evaluated from cardiology to neurology to orthopedics and more. To learn more about the report’s methodology, visit the U.S News & World Report Web site.

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