2:03pm, February 9, 2010. From Lifelines.
Yesterday, the staff of the VMC Foundation had the opportunity to take 40 high school students from the San Jose Leadership Academy on a tour through VMC. The group, composed of Juniors from seven San Jose Unified high schools, spend nine months expanding their awareness of the San Jose community, networking with their peers, and inspiring change. We conduct tours each month but rarely with young adults from the community, so this was an exciting day for the staff of the VMC Foundation.
Continue reading this post.
7:44pm, February 4, 2010. From Lifelines.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIF.-Approximately 1.5 million people suffer from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) each year, and TBIs are the leading cause of disability for individuals under age 44. Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is joining Stanford University Medical Center in the Progesterone for the Treatment for Traumatic Brain Injury (ProTECT) collaborative study to research if the administration of progesterone improves patient recovery.
Continue reading this post.
8:24pm, February 2, 2010. From The Wilder Side of Health.
As I'm sure you know - or can easily understand - hospitals work really hard to prevent infections in patients...but the truth is, infections of all kinds happen, and in hospitals it's a major concern.
Continue reading this post.
7:58pm, February 2, 2010. From Lifelines.
The VMC Foundation just submitted a $20 million federal grant application to establish a Patient Care Collaboration Platform through the Beacon Communities program. This exciting health information exchange will create seamless transitions of care for the "shared" patients seen at both the Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System and the Community Health Partnership clinics by creating an online portal where providers can access information about common patients. A huge thanks to the grant team from SCVHHS and CHP for their contributions to the submission. This is the VMC Foundation's largest grant application ever! Stay tuned to find out if we are awarded the funds in March.
Continue reading this post.
2:24pm, February 2, 2010. From Lifelines.
As the public hospital of Silicon Valley, we thought it appropriate to abandon the paper version of our newsletter for the blog format. We'll save some trees, money � and allow for more frequent updates.
Continue reading this post.
