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Articles in 2014

What You Need To Know About Ebola Virus Infection

20-Oct-2014

Washington Hospital Enhances Training, Safety Measures To Prepare The recent issues regarding Ebola in the United States have prompted healthcare facilities to examine their own plans for Ebola preparedness. Washington Hospital is working diligently to prepare for all possible scenarios related to ...
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Does Sinus Trouble Make Your Life Miserable?

10-Sep-2014

Does this sound familiar? You have a stuffy nose with thick, yellowy mucus. You’re tired, achy and coughing, maybe even feverish. Breathing through your nose is difficult, if not impossible, and you may even have trouble smelling things. Perhaps it’s a cold, but the medicines you try ...
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Forgot To Ask The Doctor? Send In Your Question and Get an Answer

26-Aug-2014

Have you gone to the doctor’s office recently for an appointment and realized, once you’ve left, that you forgot to ask the doctor an important question that you wanted to have him/her discuss with you? That happens to nearly everyone at one time or another. Even though you’ve ...
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Washington Hospital's Network of Free, Convenient Medication Drop-Off Sites Helps Keep the Environment Healthy

26-Aug-2014

For more than a decade, it’s been known that flushing unused medications down the drain or toilet is bad for the environment. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to remove pharmaceuticals, so drugs that are flushed away can end up in the water system, including San Francisco Bay. ...
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Washington Hospital Honors ICU Essay Contest Winners Part 2 of a 3-Part Series

26-Aug-2014

Every year since 2008, Washington Hospital has observed National Critical Care Awareness and Recognition Month in May. This year’s observation included an essay contest for the intensive care unit (ICU) staff. There were 18 entries in the essay contest from a wide range of medical ...
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Aetna and Washington Hospital Healthcare System Reach New Agreement

21-Aug-2014

Walnut Creek, Calif. and Fremont, Calif., August 21, 2014 -- Aetna (NYSE: AET) and Washington Hospital Healthcare System announced today that the two organizations have signed a new three-and-a-half year contract. The new contract, which takes effect on September 1, 2014, will give Aetna HMO, PPO ...
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Washington Township Health Care District Director elected as Vice President of Alameda County Special Districts

9-Jul-2014

Washington Township Health Care District Board of Directors member Patricia Danielson, RHIT, was elected as vice president of the Alameda County Special Districts Association (ACSDA) at its meeting held on Wednesday, July 9. She will serve a two-year term. “I’m looking forward to ...
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Washington Township Health Care District Board of Directors Approves Hospital Fiscal Year2014-2015 Budget

26-Jun-2014

(Fremont, Calif.) - Last night, the Washington Township Health Care District Board of Directors approved the Washington Hospital Budget Estimate for FY2014-2015, which begins July 1, of $482,664,000 in expenditures. This represents a total net income for Washington Hospital (before general ...
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Washington Hospital Physician Among the First in Bay Area to Implant Lifesaving Device for Patients at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

1-Apr-2014

Fremont, CA., April 1, 2014 - Christine Ortiz, 59 of Union City, is one of the first patients in the Bay Area to receive a new unique cardiac device known as a Subcutaneous ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator). Her life nearly came to an end after she suffered what is known as sudden cardiac ...
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Washington Hospital Earns Distinction as One of Few U.S. Hospitals Recognized for Exceptional Support of Breastfeeding Moms and Babies

5-Mar-2014

FREMONT, Calif. , –Washington Hospital has earned the distinction as a “Baby-Friendly Hospital” from the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), a global program launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The designation ...
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