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-Report Indicates a Stable Outlook - MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital today announced that Moody's Investor Service has upgraded the hospital's revenue bond rating to A1 from A2, following a review of the hospital's progress since Moody's issued its last rating in 2010. "Hospital leadership has worked with the Hospital Board to expand the governance structure to include community leaders with significant subject matter expertise, hired...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital today formally announced that its Heart and Vascular Institute will be renamed the Norma Melchor Heart &Vascular Institute of El Camino Hospital in memory of Norma Melchor, a long-time philanthropist and hospital volunteer. The new name of the institute was unveiled during a special ceremony at El Camino Hospital, which included Norma's husband Jack, her children and grandchildren, and friends from the El...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Following a successful inaugural year, the Fogarty Institute for Innovation announced today that it is accepting applications for its Advanced Endovascular Training Fellowship. This unique clinical training program, which will begin on July 8, 2013, provides Fellows with broad exposure to all aspects of endovascular patient care, with an emphasis on interventional training. Fellows will also have the opportunity to engage with...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fogarty Institute for Innovation proudly announced today that PQ Bypass, a resident of the Institute and participant in its Innovator Support Program, has received its Series A financing and will be establishing independent operations in Sunnyvale, Calif., as of January 1, 2013, effectively 'graduating' from the program. "The goal of the Innovator Support Program is to provide companies like PQ Bypass with access to the...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital continues its groundbreaking service to the community with the opening of its center aimed exclusively at providing a "patient-centered medical home" to patients 65 and older. The Senior Health Center is designed to ensure access to fully integrated, comprehensive care so that seniors can remain healthy and independent as long as possible. The center represents a new approach to senior care and is one of the...
The Santa Clara Sporting youth soccer club raised and donated $100,000 in their Goals for a Cure campaign to raise awarness and funds to fight breast cancer. Santa Clara Sporting donates the funds to El Camino Hospital to provided women with financial need a free mammogram. Santa Clara Sporting started Goals for a Cure in 2008, after two soccer moms got breast cancer and one died from the disease. It became clear to the soccer players that early detection of breast cancer is crucial to...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital today announced the launch of its comprehensive high risk breast program, the only one in Northern California. The program, a collaboration between the Women's Hospital, Genomic Medicine Institute, Cancer Center and Imaging Services, aims to identify women who are at high risk for developing breast cancer at some point in their lifetime and help them manage their risk or the resulting diagnosis....
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital and the Service Employees International Union-United Health Workers, West (SEIU-UHW) today announced that a tentative agreement has been reached for a three-year contract for El Camino Hospital employees. A vote to ratify the contract is scheduled for September 19 and 20. El Camino Hospital, SEIU-UHW and the nurses union will also collaborate in the development of a robust employee wellness initiative and...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- El Camino Hospital and the Professional Resource for Nurses (PRN) today announced that they have reached an agreement on changes to the contract for the hospital's registered nurses. "This agreement underscores El Camino's commitment to its registered nurses and highlights the effectiveness of the relationship between PRN and the hospital administration and Board of Directors," said Patricia Aleshire Briggs, MS, RN, president...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The El Camino Hospital District today announced that the Service Review and Audit conducted on behalf of the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCo) is complete. The Commission approved the LAFCo staff recommendations, which did not include the recommendations put forth in the third party consultant's report. Those had been a concern to the District. The District appreciates the ongoing collaboration with LAFCo to discuss...
