2011
ED earns Excellence in Pediatric Care designation The Woodland Healthcare Emergency Department received the designation of Excellence in Pediatric Care from Valley Emergency Physicians. (10/27/11)
Woodland Healthcare receives CHART Certificate of Excellence Award Woodland Healthcare has announced that based on the most recent California Hospital Assessment and Reporting Taskforce (CHART) data, Woodland Healthcare was the only hospital in Yolo County to be awarded a ‘Certificate of Excellence’. (9/23/11)
WCMG recognized as a Top Performing Physician Group by the Integrated Healthcare Association The Woodland Clinic Medical Group was honored as a top performing physician group in California by the Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA). Out of more than 200 physician organizations, 44 top performers achieved the highest overall quality in 2010 based on the IHA statewide Pay for Performance (P4P) program measures. (9/23/11)
New General Surgeon Joins Woodland Healthcare Dr. Natasha Bir joins Woodland Healthcare’s general surgery department after recently completing her surgical residency training at the University of California, San Francisco, East Bay. (9/6/11)
New Nurse Midwife Joins Woodland Healthcare Rebekah Wheeler joins Woodland Healthcare as a nurse midwife in the obstetrician/gynecology department. (8/12/11)
WHC Receives Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Award Woodland Healthcare has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for providing excellent stroke care for the second consecutive year. (5/9/11)
Woodland Healthcare Achieves New Status as Accredited Chest Pain Center Woodland Healthcare announced it has received Chest Pain Center Accreditation from the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC), an international organization dedicated to eliminating heart disease as the number one cause of death worldwide. (5/5/11)
Geriatric Nurse Practitioner Joins Woodland Healthcare Jaime Green has joined Woodland Healthcare’s internal medicine department as a geriatric nurse practitioner.(4/13/11)
New Oncologist joins Woodland Healthcare Dr. Lisa Law has joined the Hemoatology-Oncology Department at Woodland Healthcare’s Cancer and Neurosciences Center, at the Lorie Haarberg Bulding, as hematologist-oncologist. (3/7/11)
New Pediatrician joins Woodland Healthcare Dr. Priya Chib joins Woodland Healthcare as a pediatrician. Her medical interests include preventative health care, child advocacy, obesity and healthy lifestyle choices. (2/7/11)
CHW Gives $1.1 Million in Grants Catholic Healthcare West (CHW), which operates the Mercy hospitals in Sacramento, and locally Woodland Healthcare; and Mercy Foundation have awarded $1,183,907 in grant funding to 35 nonprofit organizations in Nevada, Sacramento, Placer and Yolo counties. (1/10/11)
Woodland Healthcare – Tobacco Free Campus As of January 1, 2011, Woodland Healthcare has become a totally tobacco-free campus. The new policy affects all patients, visitors, medical staff members, employees, volunteers and vendors. (1/1/11)
2010
Woodland Healthcare’s New Cancer and Neurosciences Center Opens to Patients Woodland Healthcare recently opened the Cancer and Neurosciences Center at 515 Fairchild Court in Woodland. Medical services relocating to the Cancer and Neurosciences Center include Hematology, Oncology, Neurology, Infusion Services and the Sleep Disorders Center. (November 8, 2010)
New Gastroenterologist Joins Woodland Healthcare Dr. James Kao has joined Woodland Healthcare’s Gastroenterology department (October 20, 2010)
Woodland Healthcare Welcomes Four New Providers Woodland Healthcare welcomes primary and specialty care providers at both our Woodland and Davis medical offices. (August 11, 2010)
Woodland Healthcare Announces New Chief Medical Officer Michael Patmas, MD, joins Woodland Healthcare as chief medical officer. He brings 14 years of administrative experience with medical groups to his new position. (July 15, 2010)
Woodland Healthcare Receives American Stroke Association’s Gold Plus Award Woodland Healthcare was awarded the 2010 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award for providing excellent stroke care for patients. (July 15, 2010)
Components of Extraneous Virus Detected in Rotarix Vaccine; No Known Safety Risk The FDA is recommending that healthcare practitioners temporarily suspend use of the Rotarix vaccine for rotavirus immunization in the United States while the agency learns more about components of an extraneous virus detected in the vaccine. There is no evidence at this time that this finding poses a safety risk. (March 22, 2010)
Tips for Winter Itch Woodland Healthcare Dermatologist Dr. Christie Carroll Offers Tips for “Winter Itch” (March 2010)
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Colorectal cancer strikes 140,000 annually but is potentially curable if detected in its early stages. Woodland Healthcare Colorectal Surgeon Dr. Thomas Magrino urges people to get screened for colorectal cancer as part of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. (March 2010)
Shocks on the spot: Defibrillators in public places The Sacramento Bee's Sam McManis talks with Woodland Healthcare Cardiologist Kathy Glatter, MD, about the lifesaving benefits of having access to AEDs in public places. Read the full story... (February 7, 2010)
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