with healthcare reform, El Camino Hospital, the hospital of Silicon
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Valley, is in a solid position to respond to changes that come
through reform measures as well as to contribute to the national
dialogue through lessons learned in their own patient care model.
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CEO Ken Graham can contribute to the national dialogue based on
his more than 35 years of healthcare leadership experience. Here's
more:
-- ECH has been recognized for many years as a leader in using
practical applications of innovation and technology to
improve patient care and manage costs in a clinical setting.
-- ECH is financially solid at a time when many community
hospitals are struggling thanks to ECH's focus on quality
care and driving efficiencies in its system, while at the
same time maintaining a reputation as a compassionate
community hospital with top medical talent.
WHO: Ken Graham
(http://www.elcaminohospital.org/About_El_Camino_Hospital/Executive_Team/Kenneth_D._Graham/), CEO, El Camino Hospital 'The hospital of Silicon
Valley'
WHEN: Week of July 7, as well as later in the month as the healthcare
reform details develop
WHERE: By phone or in person at El Camino Hospital, Mountain View,
Calif.
About El Camino Hospital
El Camino Hospital, ranked among the top five percent of hospitals nationwide for clinical excellence by HealthGrades, is an acute care, 542-bed, not-for-profit and locally-governed organization with campuses in Mountain View and Los Gatos, Calif. Key medical specialty focuses include cancer care, heart & vascular, neuroscience, genomic medicine, orthopedic & spine and women's health.
El Camino Hospital has delivered the highest level of medical services to the communities of Silicon Valley for more than four decades. The hospital is also recognized as a national leader in the use of health information technology to promote patient safety, including computerized order entry, electronic medical records and wireless communications. El Camino Hospital was the pioneer hospital for computerized physician order entry (CPOE), having started its program in 1971.
To learn more about El Camino Hospital and its services in Mountain View and Los Gatos, visit our Web site at www.elcaminohospital.org. For a physician referral, visit our Web site or call the El Camino Health Line at 800-216-5556.
Media Contacts:
Brigette Beaudoin, Edelman
[email protected]
415.486.3234 office
415.525.9464 mobile
/PRNewswire -- July 8/
SOURCE El Camino Hospital
