Medical school is NOT what it used to be. Seriously – art museums? Yes, art museums! But first, a little background… Valley Medical Center has been the teaching hospital for Stanford’s School of Medicine for more than 75 years. That’s a lot of doctors whose careers were launched here. How many? One in four who [...]
It was a historic (some might say Epic) weekend at VMC
The future arrived at VMC just after dawn on Saturday morning. In an instant, massive change had come to the largest and busiest health system in the Valley. HealthLink, the new electronic health record and core information technology system for the Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System was officially launched, culminating an unprecedented two-year effort to move VMC into the [...]
VMC Farmers’ Market Grand Opening May 15th
The VMC Foundation is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Farmers’ Market on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The market will open at 10 a.m. A special ribbon-cutting event will occur at 11:30 a.m. Normal hours will be 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. each Wednesday until November. The [...]
Downtown San Jose Clinic Groundbreaking, May 31
Join Supervisor Ken Yeager and the VMC Foundation on May 31st at 1 p.m. as we celebrate the groundbreaking of a new health clinic in downtown San Jose. The new facility will provide urgent care and primary care services in a state-of-the-art facility. The building will be operated by Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and [...]
VMC’s Sobrato Cancer Center: the best public facility in CA
The Sobrato Cancer Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) has been recognized by the Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification Program. The SCVMC is the only public/government hospital in California to receive certification, which demonstrates a commitment to excellence and ongoing quality improvement. “High standards for treatment must be achieved to receive certification,” stated [...]
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