Clinical Excellence
• 2008 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award recipient, rating Sequoia in the top 5% nationwide by HealthGrades, the independent healthcare ratings company. Sequoia received this award for five out of the last six years and for the past three years in a row.
Cardiovascular Services
• 2009 HealthGrades ratings:
• Best in California for Cardiology and Coronary Interventional Procedures
• Best in Northern California for Overall Cardiac Care
• 2009 Cardiac Care Excellence Award recipient, awarded five years in a row
• 2009 Coronary Intervention Excellence Award recipient, two years in a row
• Top 5% in the Nation for Overall Cardiac Services, Cardiology Services, and Coronary Interventional Procedures
Birth Center
• Voted a “Family Favorite 2008 Best Hospital” by readers of Bay Area Parent Magazine.
Emergency Room
• ER ranks in the top 10% nationwide for patient satisfaction according to 2008 Avatar Surveys, the Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) patient satisfaction survey vendor.
Stroke Care
• HealthGrades 2009 Stroke Care Excellence Awards recipient.
Quality and Safety Initiatives
• Sequoia Hospital’s inpatient Fall Prevention Program, developed by staff nurses on the Cardiac Surveillance Unit, was published as a “best practice” in the 2008 Joint Commission resource Reducing the Risk of Patient Harm Resulting from Falls: Toolkit for Implementing National Patient Safety Goal 9.
• Sequoia Hospital is a participant in the 2008 Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) 5 Million Lives Campaign. Sequoia has successfully implemented all 12 changes to care that save lives and reduce patient injuries. Sequoia is designated as a mentor hospital in this campaign and advises other hospitals nationwide.
Environmental Awards
• Sequoia Hospital awarded the 2008 Environmental Leadership Award from Practice Greenhealth, recognizing health care organizations which set new benchmarks for environmental standards and use innovative ideas to meet green goals.
Leadership Awards
• Glenna Vaskelis, President and Administrator, named one of the 2008 Most Influential Business Women in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times and has received this distinction for the past four years.
