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HOSPITALS & MEDICAL SERVICES
Los Altos and Los Altos Hills receive great benefit
from first-class hospital and medical facilities. Excellent providers
and a full range of related services help to keep the entire community
healthy and active.
EL CAMINO HOSPITAL
2500 Grant Road, Mountain View
(650) 940-7000
www.elcaminohospital.org
El Camino Hospital is a 395-bed not-for-profit community hospital located in Mountain View, California in the heart of Silicon Valley. The hospital serves residents in the El Camino Hospital District -- Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and portions of Sunnyvale, Cupertino, and Palo Alto – as well as those in surrounding communities. Established in 1961, the hospital has been distinguished by its high caliber staff and affiliated physicians, comprehensive and innovative services and a long history of responding to the needs of the community it serves.
El Camino Hospital is the only hospital in the Bay Area and one of only six in California that has been designated as a nursing Magnet Hospital by the American Nursing Credentialing Center. Other local and national recognition includes: a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award from HealthGrades; American Hospital Association Quest for Quality award finalist; one of nation’s100 Most Wired hospitals; one of 50 Best Places to Work in Bay Area; a Bay Area Parent magazine Family Favorite birthing center; top customer service rankings in the California Patient Experience Survey; and one of four top performing hospitals in the country as identified by a Commonwealth Fund study on quality in American hospitals.
Medical specialties include cardiac care, dialysis, cancer care, maternal child health services, orthopedics, neurosurgery and behavioral health. The hospital is also recognized as a national leader in the use of health information technology to promote patient safety, including bar coding, computerized order entry, electronic medical records and wireless communications.
The hospital has more than 2,000 full and part time employees, making it one of the largest employers in the area. More than 800 physicians, representing nearly every specialty, are members of the medical staff.
To learn more about El Camino Hospital and its services, visit the web site at www.elcaminohospital.org.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation: Palo Alto Medical Clinic and Camino Medical Group
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Camino Medical Group |
The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) is a not-for-profit organization that includes the top-ranked Palo Alto Medical Clinic and Camino Medical Group.
PAMF offers patients the latest state-of-the-art technology, such as electronic health records, and the most advanced diagnostic medical equipment and treatment options.
PAMF accepts most major health plans and is an affiliate of Sutter Health, one of the largest health care organizations in Northern California.
Camino Medical Group
Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Cupertino/San Jose, Santa Clara
(650) 934-7000
(408) 739-6000
www.caminomedical.org
Camino Medical Group (CMG) has more than 250 primary and specialty care physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants. They offer 35 medical sub-specialties and a full range of services to meet the health care needs of the community.
CMG’s sites are conveniently located throughout the South Bay in Cupertino/San Jose, Mountain View, Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. CMG’s newest location in Mountain View at East El Camino Real and Highway 85 provides a comprehensive range of primary and specialty physician services, an outpatient SurgiCenter, an urgent care center, diagnostic radiology and laboratory departments, a pharmacy, and conference rooms for health education and community workshops.
CMG is known for developing some of the Bay Area’s first patient education and innovative preventive health care programs, ranging from courses in weight management and prenatal and infant care to diabetes and other lifestyle management programs. For information about CMG or to find a physician, call (650) 934-7084.
Palo Alto Medical Clinic
Los Altos, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, Redwood City, Redwood Shores and San Carlos.
(650) 321-4121
www.pamf.org
Since its founding in 1930 as one of the first multispecialty physician groups in the country, the Palo Alto Medical Clinic (PAMC) has been meeting the health needs of its patients and the communities it serves. Today, PAMC continues to be a pioneer in both multispecialty group medical practice and outpatient medicine.
With more than 350 physicians, PAMC’s physicians offer a wide range of primary, specialty and sub-specialty services, including internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, allergy, orthopedics, medical and radiation oncology, nuclear medicine, cosmetic and plastic surgery, and more. PAMC offers these services at clinic locations close to where are patients live and work. For more information, visit our Web site at www.pamf.org or call (650) 321-4121.
Kaiser Permanente
710 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara
408/851-1000
www.kaisersantaclara.org
The new Santa Clara hospital building opened in August 2007. The 327-bed hospital is the final phase of the new Santa Clara Medical Center 52-acre Homestead Campus, located at 700 Lawrence Expressway at the intersection of Homestead Road in Santa Clara. Medical Offices opened in June of 2005.
The integration of inpatient and outpatient services on one campus means that members can come to one location for all their health care needs. The building has been designed to create a facility where physicians and staff have the tools they need to provide the highest quality care and outstanding service in a safe, efficient and healing environment.
Stanford University Medical
Center
300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford
(650) 723-4000
www.stanfordhospital.com
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is known worldwide for advanced patient care provided by its physicians and staff, particularly for the treatment of rare, complex disorders in areas such as cardiac care, cancer treatment, neurosciences, surgery and organ transplants.
Every year, U.S. News & World Report identifies the top hospitals in 16 specialties in the United States. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is recognized as one of "America's Best Hospitals" and currently ranked #15 in the U.S.
As part of the Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford Hospital & Clinics has a close relationship with both the Stanford University School of Medicine, the oldest medical school in the Western United States, and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, an adjacent pediatric teaching hospital providing general acute and tertiary care.
Stanford's ability to provide state-of-the-art care is enhanced by the close collaboration among these entities and their mutual commitment to patient care.
Community Health Awareness
Council (CHAC)
711 Church Street, Mountain View
(650) 965-2020
www.chacmv.org
The Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC) is a non-profit joint-powers agency in partnership with the school districts and cities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain View. CHAC works closely with the school districts and the community providing counseling and related services on all of the school campuses in our three districts. CHAC also provides counseling services at its agency site. CHAC’s work includes alcohol and drug prevention and intervention, including an after-school treatment program for adolescents; Individual, couples, group and family counseling, including play therapy and art therapy; crisis counseling; bilingual/bicultural counseling; parenting classes and several other services.
Updated 12.15.2007 |
