Washington Health Care System

Description

Washington Hospital Healthcare System offers special services such as 24hour emergency care childbirth and family services cardiac surgery catheterization and rehabilitation nutritional counseling outpatient surgery pulmonary function crisis intervention respiratory care rehabilitation services cardiac physical therapy occupational therapy speech stress social services laboratory medical imaging level II nursery and hospice care

For more than 50 years weve been serving Alameda County with some of the areas finest medical care

Mission Statement

As the local Health Care District our mission is to meet the healthcare needs of the District residents through medical services education and research

Within this scope Washington Township Health Care District is committed to assuming the leadership role in improving and maintaining the health status of the residents by

Identifying and assessing community healthcare needs

Developing mechanisms to respond to the identified need within the financial capabilities of the District

Committing to a culture of patient safety and accountability

Adopting identified best practices

Providing access to high quality costeffective health services through an integrated delivery system

Providing appropriate employee professional and community educational resources to enhance patient care and health promotion throughout the District
To support the fulfillment of the mission the Districts strategic vision is to be the regional medical center of Southern Alameda County offering services that span the full range of care within the available financial resources

Values Statement

Our organizational values stem directly from the origins of the Hospital District in 1948 The District was formed to provide access to patient care services for the residents of the Township at a time when people had to leave their community and travel significant distances to find hospital care The District serves its community by providing high quality affordable and convenient care We are committed not only in law but in spirit to local accountability

Healthcare is an intensely personal service Underlying all that we offer is the recognition that healthcare is not a commodity Our essential purpose is to improve the human condition Our reason for being begins and ends with our patients and our community To our patients we owe comfort compassion and whenever possible a cure Our efforts are focused not just on the individual but also on the overall health of the community

It is our obligation to provide responsible stewardship of our resources acting in all areas of our healthcare system with integrity professionalism and with respect for a patients right to choice

To our fellow employees volunteers and members of our medical staff we owe a commitment to perform all of our responsibilities with loyalty perseverance selfdiscipline and dependability We achieve these goals through our organizational commitment to process improvements and pursuit of excellence

Facilities at a glance include

The 359bed acutecare general Washington Hospital

Washington Urgent Care located in Fremont

Taylor McAdam Bell Neuroscience Institute

Washington Outpatient Imaging Center

Center for Joint Replacement

Outpatient Surgery Center

Outpatient Rehabilitation Center

Washington Radiation Oncology Center

Washington Womens Center

The Institute for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery

Washington Outpatient Catheterization Laboratory

The Washington Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Special Care Nursery

Washington West a 189000squarefoot complex housing our Gamma Knife Center Washington Womens Center Outpatient Imaging Center Lymphedema Clinic Richard M Warren Nursing Skills Lab Washington Urgent Care Little Washington Township Child Care Center and the free Community Health Resource Library and Health Insurance Information Service and various hospital departments including expanded cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation centers

History

years later on November 24 1958 as a district hospital licensed for 150 beds

In January 1995 the Districts name was changed to Washington Township Health Care District to reflect our mission to provide broad healthcare services in addition to hospitalbased services The District is governed by an elected Board of Directors made up of five members who each serve two or fouryear terms

Today we are known as Washington Hospital Healthcare System and we serve the residents of Fremont Newark Union City and part of South Hayward and unincorporated Sunol and we encompass approximately 124 square miles of Southern Alameda County The Districts population is approximately 320000

Our comprehensive healthcare services include 24hour emergency care childbirth and family services cardiac surgery catheterization and rehabilitation nutritional counseling outpatient surgery pulmonary function crisis intervention respiratory care rehabilitation services cardiac physical therapy occupational therapy speech stress social services laboratory medical imaging level II nursery and hospice care

Historical Highlights of Washington Township Health Care District

2009

In May Washington Hospital was honored with a quotPartner Recognition Awardquot by Practice Greenhealth a national membership organization for health care facilities committed to environmentally responsible operations The award is one of the organizations Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor outstanding environmental achievements in the health care sector


In May Washington Hospitals Stroke Program received the Silver Performance Achievement Award as part of the American Stroke Associations ASA Get With The GuidelinesStroke GWTGStroke program a national evidencebased initiative to improve stroke patientsamp65533 outcomes The ASA program recognizes hospitals across the country whose stroke treatment programs have shown consistent compliance with measures proven to maximize outcomes
2008

In November Washington Hospital Healthcare System began the first phase of several renovation projects that will take place at Washington Hospital over the next several years The Consolidated Central Plant Project is the first building that will be funded in part by Measure FF a 190 million bond measure approved by voters in November 2004


In October Washington Hospital celebrated its 50th Anniversary by staging an Emergency Preparedness Health Fair The fair was a great way for children and adults to learn important safety information from fire public safety and emergency professionals Highlighting the event was a special birthday dedication to those that were born at the Hospital in the first year that it was open


In October Washington Hospital hosted its first ever Mens Health Fair More than 225 people took part in the days activities that included health screenings interactive health information booths and a panel discussion


In August InHealth Washington Hospitals cable channel marked its third anniversary by receiving TV honors for two original productions from the 29th Annual Telly Awards The winning programs Inside Washington Hospital Pediatric Care hosted by Dr John Thomas Mehigan earned a silver Telly award and Your Concerns InHealth Pediatric Care The Preschool Years hosted by Dr Barbara Kostick received a bronze Telly award The programs were selected as standouts from more than 14000 entries from around the country


In May Washington Hospital Healthcare System celebrated the grand opening and dedication of the Taylor McAdam Bell Neuroscience Institute The Institute is named in honor of former Washington Hospital general counsel Taylor McAdam Bell who lost his courageous battle with brain cancer in 2006


In May More than 2000 people attended Washington Hospitals first annual quotHealth Care Grand Slamquot sponsored by the Hospital and Cisco Field the future home of the Oakland As Participants had the chance to see the future of medical technology meet current As players and receive free health screenings

In March Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundationamp65533s Community Cultural Event featuring multiaward winning performer Rita Moreno raised more than 10000 for Washington Hospitalamp65533s Stroke Response Program


In February the Washington Hospital Service League presented a 60000 check as a second installment of a 300000 pledge over the next five years for the Hospitalamp65533s Critical Care and Emergency Room Building Fund This pledge marked a significant milestone helping the Service League push its total donations to the Hospital to more than 2 million dollars


In January Washington Hospital hosted a Community Forum on Health Care Reform The forums featured some of the leading voices in health care reform Panelists discussed and debated ideas and proposals for health care reform at the state and national level Spectators were able to ask questions and participate in all three forum discussions
2007

In April Washington Hospital Healthcare System celebrated the grand opening of the new Washington Womens Center and Outpatient Imaging Center Located across the street from the main hospital inside Washington West both centers offer a wide range of high quality diagnostic services and wellness programs all in one convenient location providing community residents centralized access to topnotch medical care in a comfortable environment
In May To mark the official opening of Washington Hospitals new Taylor McAdam Bell Neuroscience Institute and the Gamma Knife Program the hospital hosted the first annual Advances in Neurosciences Symposium The program was cosponsored by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and featured leading physician specialists from around the world who discussed the Gamma Knifeamp65533 Perfexionamp65533 and advances in brain tumor therapy spine surgery and neurodegenerative disorders and controversies in cerebrovascular disease
In June Washington Hospital becomes the first hospital outside of Europe to treat patients using the new Leksell Gamma Knifeamp65533 Perfexionamp65533 the most advanced noninvasive device for the treatment of brain disorders Leksell Gamma Knifeamp65533 Perfexionamp65533 is a treatment device that delivers doses of focused radiation without making a single cut to reach even the deepest brain tumors while sparing surrounding tissue The device can also treat additional disorders such as brain metastases vascular malformations trigeminal neuralgia epilepsy and Parkinsons disease
The Diabetes Education Program at Washington Hospital received the prestigious American Diabetes Association ADA Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes selfmanagement education program The associations Education Recognition Certificate assures that educational programs meet the national standards for quality diabetes selfmanagement education programs


Washington Hospital Healthcare System joins a select number of hospitals in the United States by earning the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission for Primary Stroke Centers Washington Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Alameda County with this distinction and among 33 in the state to achieve this status

2006

Nakamura Clinic Union City Opened

Lymphedema Clinic Opened


Washington Hospital receives the 2006 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence from HealthGrades a leading nationwide health care ratings organization The distinction places Washington Hospital among the top five percent in the nation for clinical excellence
In November 2006 Washington Hospital Healthcare System holds an event for the new Central Plant marking the beginning of renovation and expansion projects that will take place at Washington Hospital over the next several years It is the first building that will be funded in part by Measure FF a 190 million general obligation bond measure approved by voters in 2004
2005

Nakamura Clinic Union City open house held in December The clinic is scheduled to open in January 2006
InHealth A Washington Hospital Channel begins airing original health programming on Comcast Cable channel 78 for those who live in Fremont Newark and Union City
Washington Hospital joins the efforts of hospitals nationwide by participating in the Institute for Healthcare Improvements IHI 100000 Lives Campaign
2004

OB hospitalist program was established


Richard M Warren Nursing Skills Lab opened


Bras for Body amp Soul opened at Washington West 2500 Mowry Ave Fremont


Lymphedema Services program began


Washington Township Health Care District residents approved Measure FF to fund the hospitals expansion

2003

Washington Hospital awarded a 15 million grant to Ohlone Colleges nursing program to help expand the program
WOW Mobile Health Clinic was licensed and began making regular stops around the District providing care
Emergency department expanded adding eight new bays
Little Washington Township Child Care Center opened The center is managed in partnership with Kidango
Pediatric hospitalist program was established
2002

Sixth floor opened expanding the number of patient rooms at Washington Hospital to 337
The Institute for Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery was established
2001

Sports medicine program was established
Infant develepment program began at Washington ClinicNewark in partnership with Lucille Packard Childrens Hospital
WashingtonStanford Sleep Disorder Center opened in Washington West
New WashingtonStanford Radiation Oncology Center opened which included a new linear accelerator and simulator
Washington Senior Care quotmedigapquot insurance product was established
Care Card program was established
Digital Mammography began in Mammography Center in Washington West
Conrad E Anderson MD Auditoriums opened
2000

Community Mammogram Program was established providing free mammograms to the uninsured residents in our District
Washington Township A Pictorial History was published by the Washington Hospital Healthcare Foundation
1999

Center for Joint Replacement opened The Center offered a range of stateoftheart services and was a Bay area pioneer in minimally invasive hip surgery
Washington Hospital was named to the quotTop 100 Hospitals Cardiovascular Hospitalsquot by HCIA
Tattoo Removal Program was implemented The program was designed to help teenagers and young adults make positive changes in their lives by removing symbols of past negative behaviors and actions associated with gang and drug activities This program coordinated tattoo removal with mentoring and other social support services
1998

The Health Care Districts new Washington West building opened It featured Washington Hospitals new Community Health Resource Library a greatly expanded cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation center the Washington Hospital Health Insurance Information Service an expanded Washington Clinic and Fremonts only elevated pedestrian bridge which served as a safe means of travel for patients visitors and employees crossing Civic Center Drive

Washington Hospital and Ohlone College collaborated to offer a physical therapy assistant program to the community In the fall it accepted its first class of students
1997

Washingtons new MRI center operated through a joint venture with Alliance Imaging scanned its first patient
1996

Washington Hospitals Ohlone Student Health Center opened its doors to offer health education and wellness programs to the campus 8000 students
The first of its kind in the Bay area Washington Hospitals Health Insurance Information Service opened The free service offered help in understanding complicated insurance language and guided consumers through the process of selecting a health plan
More than 900 children and parents attended the Washington Hospital Employees Associations first annual Childrens Health amp Safety Fair
1995

The Washington Hospital Service League celebrated its 40th anniversary Over the years volunteers had contributed more than 1 million hours of service and more than 1 million in donations

The Amanda Fund established for Amanda May Uhler a local infant who died of a rare heart condition generously contributed 47500 to benefit Childbirth and Family Services at Washington In honor of the gift a newly refurbished waiting area near the Birthing Center was officially named the Amanda Room

Newborn Amrit Kaur was the first patient of Washingtons new special care nursery The sixbassinet unit operated by Lucile Salter Packard Childrens Hospital and Washington Hospital served newborns that need specialized care
1993

The freestanding Washington Birthing Center was incorporated into the hospitals newly upgraded Birthing Center on the hospitals second floor

1992

Washington celebrated the opening of its Outpatient Catheterization Laboratory
The Washington Township Health Care District Board of Directors approved a 472 million sixyear expansion project that would increase the Healthcare Systems main campus to 25 acres The project included the purchase of the former Emporium Capwell department store at 2500 Mowry Avenue The new building would be called Washington West
Washington Outpatient Rehabilitation Center opened It featured occupational and physical therapy a whirlpool and indoor swimming pool

1988

A new Medical Imaging Laboratory opened in memory of longtime board member Thomas E Lowden

Mitchell John Thompson of Fremont was the first baby born at the new Washington Birthing Center the nations largest freestanding facility One hundred ninety babies were born there in the centers first year

1987

A newborn infant just hours old was found abandoned in a Fremont gas station just before Christmas and is brought to Washington Hospital Nurses named her quotHolly Noelle Washingtonquot The tiny patient attracts widespread attention and was soon adopted

The Washington Hospital Foundation held its first Top Hat DinnerDance fundraiser More than 300 guests helped raise 26000

1986

The first openheart surgery was performed at Washington Hospital expanding its comprehensive cardiac care program
The Washington Hospital Foundation held its first annual Gene Angelo Pessagno Golf Tournament to benefit local hospice care More than 100 golfers participated
1985

Children from Elk Grove School District were treated at Washington Hospital following a tragic bus accident on I680
Washington physicians joined with the hospital to open the Washington Outpatient Surgery Center
1984

Washington Hospital and Stanford Universitys School of Medicine collaborated to provide local cancer treatment services to TriCity patients through the new WashingtonStanford Radiation Oncology Center
1983

The Washington Hospital Foundation was organized to raise funds in support of hospital programs Don Amsbaugh was elected its first president The Washington Hospital Service League provided 35000 to help establish the organization

Washington Hospital opened its first communitybased clinic in Fremont In the next two years three more opened in Newark Warm Springs and Union City

1974

Washingtons sixfloor expansion project was completed
1971

The Washington Hospital Employees Association was founded to foster good community relations and support hospital programs and services

1969

Washington Township residents approved a bond issue to support a major hospital expansion that would add six floors and increased the number of beds from 150 to 265
1963

On June 7 Washington Hospitals new Intensive Care Unit accepted its first patient The unit made possible through a 10000 donation from the Service League was the first such unit west of the Mississippi River that was not associated with a teaching facility
1961

Joseph and Rebecca Reyna were the proud parents of Washingtons first set of triplets born April 15
1959

Tommy and Timmy Rogers were Washingtons first twins born to Clifford and Esther Rogers on February 6
1958

Washington Hospital hired its first employee chief engineer Bob Solon
The community celebrated the hospitals completion at a November 2 ceremony
Washington Hospital opened on November 24 Michaela Parrish is the first baby born in the new facility
1955

Residents dedicated to the community and health care established the Washington Hospital Service League to volunteer support and provide funds to the communitys new hospital On May 11 75 women attended the organizations first meeting held in the courtroom of the Alameda County Building in Centerville
On a 10acre site purchased from the Stivers family on Santos Road now Mowry Avenue Washington Township Board members broke ground for Washington Hospital The location was chosen because it was situated in the center of the District

1953

Washington Hospital Medical Staff was organized There were nine physicians on the staff to care for 18000 residents Merle Buehler MD was elected the first Chief of Staff

1948

An overwhelming majority of voters approved the creation of the Washington Township Health Care District known then as a Hospital District Its first board of directors included AE Alameda Fred Melhase Manuel F Silva Allan Walton and Lester Whitaker who was elected the boards first president by his fellow directors