Stanford Hospital & Clinics Begins Construction of First-Ever Comprehensive Offsite Outpatient Center.REDWOOD CITY Redwood City, city (1990 pop. 66,072), seat of San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1868. Manufactures include commmunications, electrical, electronic, and medical equipment. , Calif. -- Stanford Hospital Stanford Hospital is located at 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, California, 94305.[1] It is world-renowned for its work in cardiovascular medicine and surgery, organ transplantation, neurology, neurosurgery, and cancer diagnosis and treatment. & Clinics today began construction of an outpatient center in Redwood City. This is the first time that Stanford Hospital & Clinics has opened a comprehensive outpatient center away from the Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. campus. Doors are scheduled to open in late 2008 and services will include, but are not limited to, Centers such as Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine sports medicine, branch of medicine concerned with physical fitness and with the treatment and prevention of injuries and other disorders related to sports. Knee, leg, back, and shoulder injuries; stiffness and pain in joints; tendinitis; "tennis elbow"; and , Orthopaedic Spine, Neurosurgery neurosurgery /neu·ro·sur·gery/ (noor´o-sur?jer-e) surgery of the nervous system. neu·ro·sur·ger·y n. Surgery on any part of the nervous system. Spine, Dermatology, Aesthetic Dermatology, Pain Management, Ambulatory Surgery ambulatory surgery n. Surgery performed on a person who is admitted to and discharged from a hospital on the same day. ambulatory surgery, n , one of the largest free-standing Imaging Centers in Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern , and the largest Sleep Study Center on the West Coast. The new Stanford University Medicine Outpatient Center is conveniently located on Broadway near U.S. Hwy 101 (Woodside Road exit). "This new site will give patients additional access to the unique and excellent state-of-the-art care that we provide," said Martha Marsh, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Stanford Hospital & Clinics. "The population of our area continues to grow and as time passes our communities will have more residents, particularly seniors, who are in need of locally accessible leading-edge medical services. Stanford University Medicine Outpatient Center will help to meet that growing need while allowing us to maintain the expertise and quality of care on which our patients rely." As medical technology advances, patient care can be provided outside the hospital and in the doctor's office or in advanced technology outpatient settings like this new center. This shift to outpatient care provides relief to the overcrowding overcrowding overcrowding of animal accommodation. Many countries now publish codes of practice which define what the appropriate volumetric allowances should be for each species of animal when they are housed indoors. Breaches of these codes is overcrowding. currently being experienced in the emergency rooms and hospitals throughout the Peninsula. Stanford University Medicine Outpatient Center at Redwood City will make use of the facilities originally occupied by Excite@Home during the dot com boom. The project does not require additional development and is an interior-walls tenant improvement remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. . "Stanford University Medicine Outpatient Center will provide the most technologically advanced and up-to-date outpatient care and will help allow us to continue to deliver the highest quality patient care," said Marsh. "We are very excited to provide Stanford's state-of-the-art medical care on the Peninsula." Media Advisory What? Stanford Hospital & Clinics Announces Stanford University Medicine Outpatient Center Construction Where? 420 Broadway, Redwood City, California When? Friday, January 26, 2007 Refreshments, media welcome: 3:00 p.m. Media Arrival and Set-up: 3:15 p.m. Formal Program: 3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Who? Martha Marsh, President and CEO, Stanford Hospital & Clinics Barbara Pierce, Mayor, City of Redwood City Rosanne Foust, Vice Mayor, City of Redwood City Dr. Jerry Shefren, Vice President, Ambulatory Care, Stanford Hospital & Clinics Helen Wilmot, Vice President, Clinic Operations, Stanford Hospital & Clinics Mark Tortorich, Vice President, Planning Design and Construction, Stanford Hospital & Clinics Dr. Norman Rizk, Stanford University School of Medicine, among others Why? -- First-ever Stanford Hospital & Clinics offsite outpatient center away from the Palo Alto campus -- Start of construction project to ready facility for December 2008 occupancy -- Population of the area continues to grow and as time passes our communities will have more residents, particularly seniors, who are in need of locally accessible medical services -- Stanford University Medicine Outpatient Center will help meet growing need -- As medical technology advances, patient care can be provided outside the hospital and in the doctor's office or in outpatient settings like this new center -- Shift to outpatient care provides relief to the overcrowding currently being experienced in the emergency rooms and hospitals throughout the Peninsula. Photo Opportunity/Visuals: Mayor Barbara Pierce of Redwood City shaking hands with Martha Marsh, president and CEO of Stanford Hospital & Clinics 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. Stanford Hospital & Clinics is recognized by U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report Weekly newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C. U.S. News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973) to cover important domestic events; he founded World Report in 1945 to treat world news. The two magazines were merged in 1948. as one of "America's Best Hospitals America's Best Hospitals Media & health An annual 'report card' on the quality of care received in US hospitals published by US News & World Report, that is either proudly quoted by those who are rated or dismissed by those who are not " and currently ranks 13th in the nation. |
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