DCHS Observes Tenth Anniversary

LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA - Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS), headquartered in Los Altos Hills, plans to usher in its 10th anniversary year in January with a celebratory Mass in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Seton Provincialate. With six hospitals along the coast of California, DCHS embraces its Mission of caring for the sick and those living in poverty.

“As we acknowledge our tenth year as a health system, we know this past decade attaches to our long and valued history spanning more than 375 years of caring for those less fortunate,” offers Robert Issai, President & CEO of Daughters of Charity Health System. “We have been blessed with a rich legacy of adapting to and fulfilling the needs of those we serve.” Continue reading

St. Vincent Expands Upon Tradition of Caring

Four years after inaugurating the Joint Replacement Institute, St. Vincent Medical Center has expanded orthopaedic services by opening the St. Vincent Orthopaedic Institute.

Five experienced Los Angeles orthopaedists have come together to practice at the new hospital institute, which opened for patients on Oct. 17, in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Building, 2200 W. 3rd St., Suite 120 A. The St. Vincent Orthopaedic Institute, downstairs from the Joint Replacement Institute, occupies 4,000 square feet of new clinic space, including eight exam rooms, an imaging suite, and doctors’ offices. Continue reading

Equity of Care

Leaders from national health care organizations have come together to address the topic of equity of care. The Catholic Health Association of the United States has joined the Association of American Medical Colleges, American College of Healthcare Executives, American Hospital Association and National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems to work toward a shared goal of making the most progress possible in improving the quality of care for each and every patient. Continue reading