Sequoia Hospital Quality and Awards

Heart and Vascular Institute

• 2010 Sequoia Hospital announced receiving the highest ranking in the nation for Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR) Operative Survival from 2005-2009 according to the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) National Database Report. Out of 955 participating sites, Sequoia Hospital’s Heart and Vascular Institute ranks number one. This is the fourth semi-annual report in a row Sequoia has achieved the 100th percentile in the US.
• 2010 Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross of California and Blue Shield of California. Blue Distinction Centers for Cardiac Care provide a full range of cardiac care services, including inpatient cardiac care, cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac catheterization and cardiac surgery, meeting criteria that demonstrate reliability in delivering cardiac care and better overall outcomes for patients.

Birth Center

• Voted a Family Favorite 2011 “Best Birth Center” and “Best Hospital” by readers of Bay Area Parent magazine. Voted “Best Hospital” four years in a row, “Best Birth Center” two years in a row.
• Emergency Department (ER) o Sequoia’s emergency department is ranked number two for patient satisfaction out of 63 sites in California, Nevada, Arizona and Oregon by the 2010 California Emergency Physicians MedAmerica survey.
• The ER ranks in the top 10% nationwide for patient satisfaction according to 2010 Avatar Surveys, the Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) patient satisfaction survey vendor.

Stroke Care

• 2011 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.
• 2010 California Stroke Registry and California Department of Public Health recognize Sequoia Hospital for setting best practice benchmarks for collection of stroke patient data and commitment to quality stroke care.

Quality and Safety Initiatives

• 2010 California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce (CHART) Certificate of Excellence for achieving “Superior” or “Above Average” results for quality measures publicly reported by CHART.

Environmental Awards

• 2011 Environmental Leadership Circle Award from Practice Greenhealth, recognizing health care organizations for outstanding programs to reduce the facility’s environmental footprint.

Leadership Awards

• Glenna Vaskelis, President and CEO, named to the San Francisco Business Times 2010 Forever Influential Honor Roll, following receiving the Most Influential Business Women in the Bay Area for the past five years. The SF Business Times created this new category to honor woman who are truly influential and have a long standing impact; this is her sixth year of recognition.