Mountain View, CA, August 31, 2010--Bucking a trend that has seen California emergency room (ED) wait times rocket to an average of over four and a half hours--El Camino Hospital's Los Gatos and Mountain View EDs keep the average patient waiting less than a half hour.
Mountain View, CA, August 27, 2010--El Camino Hospital has been selected as one of the first hospitals in Northern California to offer bronchial thermoplasty, a new medical treatment for the most severe cases of asthma. Approved by the FDA in April and now becoming available at leading pulmonary institutions across the country, the treatment promises significant relief for the 10 to 15 percent of asthma sufferers whose out-of-control symptoms cannot be contained by current medications.
Mountain View, Calif., July 26, 2010--El Camino Hospital has become the first hospital in Santa Clara County to utilize Medtronic's Lifenet System, shaving precious minutes off the time it takes for heart attack victims to receive lifesaving treatment.
LOS GATOS, CA, July 12, 2010--Just one year ago, hundreds of local citizens, board members, civic leaders and executives gathered for the official ribbon cutting for El Camino Hospital Los Gatos. In an effort to bring its community model of health care delivery to Los Gatos and surrounding communities, El Camino Hospital had purchased the Los Gatos facility, previously operated by Tenet Healthcare Corp., and briefly closed it to make more than 100 key technology upgrades and train hundreds of staff and physicians.
Los Gatos, Calif., June 30, 2010--El Camino Hospital Los Gatos today announced the launch of its 30-bed inpatient Rehabilitation Center, providing comprehensive intervention for patients affected by neurological disorders such as stroke, brain injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and spinal cord injuries, as well as those with complex orthopedic disorders.