El Camino Hospital

Name :

El Camino Hospital

Address  :

2500 Grant Road

Town  :

Mountain View

State  :

California

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

94040

Phone  :

650 940 7000

Web URL  :

Available

Email  :

questions@elcaminohospital.org

Description

El Camino Hospital Mountain View is a 395bed hospital located in the heart of Silicon Valley Consistently ranked as one of the leading hospitals in the area we are distinguished by our highcaliber staff and affiliated physicians our comprehensive and innovative services and a long history of community service And as we claim the title of quotThe Hospital of Silicon Valleyquot we strive to take advantage of the latest proven healthcare technologies to better care for the people we serve

As an independent nonprofit organization we answer to our community not corporate stakeholders This leaves us free to keep investingand reinvesting in the care of our patients Our innovations include the first electronic medical records system the first Womens Hospital in Northern California the Genomic Medicine Institute and the Center for Technology Integration which serves as a liaison between the hospital and the makers of new medical devices and technologies

In Fall 2009 we will open a new stateoftheart hospital building whose innovative design will allow us to pioneer new approaches to patient care comfort safety and convenience Constructed over a fouryear period the new building will be completed on time and on budget and it will be the first new hospital in California to meet stringent requirements for seismic safety

History

In the mid1950s when orchards and fields in the Los Altos and Mountain View area were quickly turning into suburbs and commercial enclaves a group of physicians and concerned citizens banded together to establish a much needed community hospital The few existing local hospitals were at capacity hospitals to the north and south were badly overcrowded The best and fairest way they decided was to form a hospital district and levy a tax so the cost would be shared over the population of the entire area Voters approved the formation of the district in 1956 by a 12 to 1 margin The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors appointed a fivemember board Its first decision was the selection of a 20acre orchard on Grant Road in Mountain View as the site for the new hospital The name quotEl Camino Hospitalquot was also chosen In 1957 voters approved a 73 million bond issue again by a large margin to finance the building and operation of the 300bed hospital

Construction of the fourstory hospital began in 1958 Overseeing the building was the hospitals first administrator R Edwin Hawkins who went on to lead the hospital for 25 years quotThe building of El Camino Hospital was the biggest thing in townquot the late Mr Hawkins said in a 1999 interview quotPeople were willing to do anything to support the hospital There was real electricity in the airquot

Proof of this was the formation in 1958 of the El Camino Hospital Auxiliary with 1000 members This was three years before the hospital opened

The first medical staff 21 members strong was established in 1960 By 1961 all necessary preparations had been made and the hospital admitted its first patients on September 1 1961

In the years following El Camino Hospital became part of the fabric of the community serving people of all ages in times of sickness and in health at lifes beginnings and endings Some of the milestones of those years include

1965
Fifth and sixth floors are added to the main building

1968
Artificial Kidney Center is established

1971

In partnership with Lockheed the worlds first computeraided medical information system known as MIS is installed at El Camino

1972 1980

Psychiatric unit is expanded
Emergency radiology and intensive care facilities are constructed
Family birthing center is constructed
Surgery and recovery rooms are added
Ambulatory surgery center is established

1980

El Camino Hospital Foundation is established to raise charitable contributions in support of the hospital

1985

CAT Scanner is installed
Breast screening center is established
The Better Breathers Club started

1986

Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI Center is opened MidPeninsula HomeCare and Hospice is created with Sequoia Hospital
Older Adult Resource Center is opened This center is now known as the Health Library and Resource Center

1988
El Caminos Park Pavilion and the YMCA is opened

1992

Succumbing to market pressures the El Camino Hospital District Board votes to dedistrict and to restructure the El Camino system as a private nonprofit integrated delivery system which includes the hospital and affiliated clinics

1993
Maternal and Child Health Center opens in new Orchard Pavilion building

1994

El Camino Hospital Sunnyvale Medical Clinic and Shoreline Medical Group merge to form an integrated delivery system called Camino Healthcare
Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center is opened

1995

The district board grows increasingly concerned with Camino Healthcare finances and operations Conflict of interest issues arise physicians and the public grow critical of patient care The district board files a complaint against Camino Healthcare in Superior Court alleging El Caminos dedistricting contracts are void under California government code The state Attorney General initiates an investigation

1996

After a year of turmoil and negative press the board of Camino Healthcare agrees to resign A settlement is reached with the district Camino Healthcare and Camino Medical Group The district board regains control and in December appoints three new members to the hospital board

1997 1999

Thanks to the dedication of the district board the hospital is returned to district control and public oversight Under the leadership of the district board and Richard M Warren a 40year veteran of health care administration the hospital begins its long road to recovery Employees are proud to be working at El Camino Hospital Long delayed improvements are made inside and outside the hospital Policies are enacted which reinstate employee benefits rolled back during the integrated delivery system years Letters from patients express gratitude that the quotoldquot El Camino Hospital is back
El Camino Hospital named one of Top 100 Cardiac Hospitals in country by HCIA Inc Award reflects hospitals performance in cardiac catheterization procedures
In 1999 El Camino Hospital is named one of Top 100 Orthopedic Hospitals in country by HCIA Inc

2000

After 18 months of preparation hospital is Y2K ready and greets the New Year with no glitches First baby of 2000 given a few shares of stock in two Silicon Valley companies
El Camino passes a rigorous JCAHO accreditation process with flying colors
Out of more than 120 of its client hospitals nationwide Professional Resource Consultants the hospitals patient satisfaction market research firm named El Camino Hospital as its number one hospital in 2000 for the quality of inpatient nursing care

2001

Hospital celebrates 40th anniversary
El Camino Hospital and Service Employees international Union SEIU Local 715 have successfully negotiated their first contract

2002

El Camino Hospital notified the state of its intention to rebuild its main patient tower by 2008 as specified in the new state earthquake building standards
Members of El Camino Hospitals nurses union Professional Resource for Nurses PRN voted May 16 to accept terms of a new two year contract The vote was 92 yes 8 no
Brachytherapy a treatment for prostate cancer in which radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate gland is made available at El Camino Hospital
Acquisition and installation of a Varian Clinac linear accelerator begins El Camino Hospital joins Stanford and UCSF both academic teaching facilities in offering the latest in radiation oncology technology including intensity modulated radiation therapy IMRT electron beam treatments and stereotactic radiosurgery
El Camino Hospitals inpatient services are given a five star rating from Professional Research Consultants PRC the company that conducts the hospitals ongoing customer satisfaction surveys

2003

After months of work by five standing committees and six special task forces the five elected members of El Camino Hospital board voted unanimously to proceed with the development of the new hospital building
Hospital receives the highest ranking for overall performance the PEPC II survey the only hospital in Santa Clara County to get the top score PEPC Patients Evaluation of Performance in California is the largest publicly reported and most comprehensive hospital patient survey of its kind in the nation
El Camino Hospital has named one of the nations Most Wired according to the 2003 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study by Hospitals amp Health Networks magazine
El Camino Hospital launches a new Weight Loss Surgery Program
Measure D passes raising funds for the rebuilding of the hospital patient tower 7082 percent of the voters approved the El Camino Hospital District reconstruction measure in the November 4th election

2004

El Camino named one of the nations top performance improvement leader hospitals by Solucient a leading provider of strategic business and clinical information for the health care industry
El Camino is one of four hospitals across the country named as a top performer in a report from the Commonwealth Fund
El Camino Hospital Board approves new OnCampus Dialysis Center
El Camino named as one of the nations Most Wired again according to the 2004 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study by Hospitals amp Health Networks magazine
El Camino once again passes again the rigorous The Joint Commission accreditation process
The Cardiovascular Pulmonary Wellness Center celebrates its 10th anniversary

2005

Construction begins on new Oak Pavilion
Construction begins on Parking Structure
La Casa Apartments demolished Construction begins on Mechlor Pavilion medical office building in their place
El Camino Hospital receives 1 million gift for South Asian Heart Center
El Camino Hospital acquires El Camino Surgery Center
Radiology department installs new 16slice CT scanner
El Camino Hospital CEO Lee Domanico resigns
El Camino Hospital designated as Nursing quotMagnetquot Hospital by American Nursing Associations Credentialing Group
El Camino Hospital finalist for the The American Hospital Association McKesson Quest for Quality Prizereg awarded to hospitals in the country that have been recognized for their leadership and innovation in quality safety and commitment to patient care
The Better Breathers Club started in 1985 celebrates its 20th anniversary

2006

El Camino Hospital is certified by The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center
Parking structure opens with 850 new parking spaces
ECHO patient system launched
PRN members ratified twoyear contract
RotaCare clinic celebrates its 10th anniversary
Maternal Connections lactation center and motherbaby store also celebrated its 10th anniversary
Groundbreaking ceremony for new hospital site
Melchor Pavilion opens honoring Jack and Norma Melchor long time El
Camino Hospital friends and donors
South Asian Heart Center opens
Concern EAP celebrates its 25th anniversary
El Camino Hospital named a 2006 Solucient 100 Top Cardiovascular Hospital one of only two California hospitals and 30 UScommunity hospitals named in the study
El Camino Hospital District receives the proceeds from the sale of 148 million in general obligation bonds

2007

El Camino Hospital for the third year in a row receives HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence putting the hospital among the top 5 of all hospitals in the country for overall clinical excellence
El Camino Hospital receives fivestar ranking from HealthGrades for womens health services including cardiovascular and maternity care The hospitals bariatric surgery program given fivestar ranking by HealthGrades
El Camino Hospital is ranked number one hospital in California for overall cardiac services by HealthGrades
El Camino Hospital named top hospital in California for rate of breastfeeding among new mothers
El Camino Hospital named one of quotMost Wiredquot hospitals in country for fifth year in a row
Bariatric surgery program earns Center of Excellence status from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Crews place last and highest piece of steel on the new hospital building
The hospital board approves an expansion in the NICU from 16 to 20 beds
John Zoglin elected to El Camino Hospital Board to fill vacancy left with Dr Curatolas resignation
Eric Pifer MD named Chief Medical Information Officer a newly created position at El Camino Hospital
Dr Dominick Curatola named medical director of the Heart amp Vascular Institute Dr Jim Joye named director of research and education and Dr Frank Galli named chair of the quality and outcomes committee
Greg Walton nationally known leader in health information technology named as new chief information officer
El Camino Hospital surgeons conduct first procedures using da Vincireg S Robot
El Camino Hospital Cancer Center opens
El Camino Hospital and SEIUUHW reach four year agreement
Many challenges lie ahead rebuilding the hospital to meet strict California earthquake standards recruiting and retaining excellent employees in Silicon Valley and coping with continuing decreases in payments from MedicareMediCal as well as an increased federal and state government regulation