Correction of location of Flotilla’s children’s life jacket giveaway
The complimentary Children’s Life Jacket Give Away by the Flotilla of Lake County on Saturday, July 15 will be at the Konocti Bait Shack, 6199 E. State Highway 20 in Lucerne. The event is scheduled to begin at 10 am and ending at 2 pm or until the life jacket supply is exhausted.
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New Care Center cements Sutter Health’s Silicon Valley ambulatory expansion
The newly completed Sutter Health Ambulatory Care Center and Surgery Center marks the latest milestone in Sutter Health’s long-term plans to create greater patient access to more convenient and connected care across the Silicon Valley. And it is part of Sutter’s broader plan to build more than two dozen ambulatory care centers across Northern California over the next four years.
Located near the city border of San Jose and Los Gatos, in Santa Clara County, the 69,000-square-foot building brings together 34 physicians from 12 different medical specialties across Sutter’s Palo Alto Medical Foundation, along with lab, imaging and an ambulatory surgery center all under one roof.
“This new care center is part of executing on our plan to innovate and expand access to coordinated, high-quality care across Northern California and make it more convenient for patients while providing a great environment for our care teams. We expect to open or expand nine more care centers in the greater Silicon Valley over the next few years, and this new ambulatory care center is another step in our ability to care for more patients,” said Warner L. Thomas, Sutter Health president and CEO.
The new ambulatory care center will officially open on July 24 and the surgery center will open Aug. 1.
Location, location, location.
The new care center and surgery center are located in the heart of a vibrant, transportation-friendly, healthcare neighborhood. Doctors from the Palo Alto Foundation Medical Group (PAFMG) will provide physician services to patients at the center. “The new ambulatory care and surgery center will enhance the ability of our medical group physicians to deliver the highest quality of care and the latest medical innovations to the surrounding community,” says PAFMG CEO Dr. Kurt VandeVort.
Sutter Health and Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) operate more than 25 care centers in Santa Clara County and have helped make the community healthier and more livable since 1930.
A shared vision.
Among the 34 physicians who will have offices in the new building, more than half joined the PAFMG in the past decade.
The new care center, completed in part through the generosity of community donors, fulfills the promise of a contemporary, centralized space where physicians from different medical disciplines can come under one banner and collaborate. Less noticeable, but equally important, the Sutter system connects providers and patients through a shared electronic medical record, online portal, scheduling system and more – each intentionally seamless so the patient stays front and center.
Centered on patient and physician satisfaction.
The Sutter Health Ambulatory Care Center was designed from the ground up to support physicians and care teams so they are in the best position to provide an outstanding patient experience.
Infused with innovation.
High-tech healthcare takes on new meaning in the new building, where virtual reality headsets will be used to relieve anxiety in children prior to surgery. “This goes so far beyond distraction,” said Dr. Paul Elcavage, pediatric anesthesiologist and medical director of the new surgery center. “The computer-generated environment is designed to engage all of your senses in an immersive, calming experience.”
Part of a pilot project, the idea to bring the headsets to this surgery center, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, was intentional. As an integrated system, Sutter Health looks for opportunities to implement and study leading-edge care options that have the potential to benefit patients, providers and the community. This is one to watch.
Committed to the community.
The new surgery center is also the latest Sutter location in the Bay Area to pledge its services – at no cost – to underresourced patients as part of the “Gift of Surgery” program, administered by local nonprofit Operation Access.
Co-located specialists and services include:
Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), located on the first floor and spread across 23,000 square feet, the ASC features three operating rooms and two procedure rooms. Fourteen spacious recovery areas offer patients privacy and tranquility after surgery. This center will accommodate surgical and endoscopy services, including orthopedic, general and gynecologic surgery, pediatric surgery, and ear, nose and throat surgery. A new central sterile processing area, which cleans, sterilizes and prepares medical instruments, supports the surgery center.
Full-service laboratory and additional imaging equipment is located on the second floor. Here patients can have blood work and other diagnostic tests performed and receive imaging scans using different techniques including computerized tomography (CT), ultrasound and radiology. Having these services in the care center eliminates the need for patients to travel elsewhere for tests. This floor also includes offices and exam space for eight medical specialties: neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics, podiatry, urology, gynecologic oncology, urologic oncology, and physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Additional information about the services offered can be found at https://www.sutterhealth.org/.
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