Clinical Excellence
- 2008 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award recipient, rating Sequoia in the top 5% nationwide by HealthGrades, the nation’s leading 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 Service
HealthGrades, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company, rated Sequoia in 2008:
- Best in California for Coronary Interventional Procedures
- HealthGrades 2008 Cardiac Care Excellence Award recipient
- HealthGrades 2008 Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award recipient
- 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 2006 Avatar Surveys, the Catholic Healthcare West (CHW) patient satisfaction survey
Stroke Care
- 2007 Joint Commission disease certification for Stroke Care
- HealthGrades 2007 Stroke Care Excellence AwardsTM 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.
Enviornmental Awards
- Sequoia Hospital was 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 Award
- Glenna Vaskelis, President and Administrator, has been 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.
