Two SLO County hospitals honored with “A” grade for patient safety
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Two Tenet Health Central Coast hospitals have received an A rating from a national hospital safety organization for patient safety.
Sierra Vista Regional Medial Center in San Luis Obispo and Twin Cities Community Hospital in empleton both got an A for spring of 2021 from the Leapfrog Group. Sierra Vista achieving consecutive A grades every reporting period since the rating started in 2012. Only three hospitals in California and 27 nationally can claim that. Although nothing important is ever easy, earning the Leapfrog A while responding to the Pandemic certainly was possible precisely because our hospitals are agile, expert and prepared, said Mark Lisa, CEO of Tenet Health Central Coast. A good example of this agility is how we developed and launched the only Tele-ER services for all of our Central Coast residents during the pandemic. This innovation at both hospitals is a r
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Residents from local senior living facilities received COVID-19 vaccine doses this week.
Tenet Health Central Coast says it vaccinated three bus-loads of eligible seniors Wednesday at Sierra Vista Regional Medial Center.
The seniors were from The Villages and Las Brisas.
Because seniors ages 65 and older are eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccinations in San Luis Obispo County, Tenet Health says it worked with both facilities to find eligible recipients.
Tenet Health says it was an emotionally uplifting day for seniors, caregivers and staff, adding that one senior cried with happiness over receiving the vaccine.
The Villages provided transportation for residents at both facilities.