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El Camino Health has served the communities of Santa Clara County for more than 60 years, with nationally recognized physicians and nurses at two not-for-profit acute care hospitals in Los Gatos and Mountain View, and primary care, multi-specialty care, and urgent care locations across the region. El Camino Health is dedicated to giving patients high-quality care utilizing the most advanced technology and research, delivering results first and respect always. Aside from achieving outstanding patient outcomes, the hospitals have earned numerous awards for clinical excellence, including being named one of the World's Best Hospitals 2023 by Newsweek and becoming the San Francisco Bay Area's first Magnet hospital, earning four consecutive designations from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence. Key service lines include cancer care, cardiovascular care, maternity care, mental health and addiction services, orthopedics, pulmonology, urology and women's health. If you have feedback about your experience with El Camino Health, please contact our patient experience team. They can be reached via email at patient_experience@elcaminohealth.org or call 650-962-5836.

12/05/2025

El Camino Health, Donor Network West and the San Jose Earthquakes honored the life of organ donor Andrew Bedard yesterday at PayPal Park with a floragraph unveiling and finishing event. The portrait will be displayed on the 2026 Donate Life float at the 137th Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.

Veronica Bargas, director of Critical Care & Cardiovascular Services, spoke at the event.

12/04/2025

Congratulations to Nili, our Food is Health Community Recipe Challenge winner for November.

Here’s her dish of Butternut Squash Soup. Looks amazing! Perfect for the Holidays.

Nili won a COMFEE' Rice Cooker. Be sure to join the challenge for December!

12/03/2025

Congratulations to Ruby Garma who was recognized as a "Healthcare Hero" at the San Jose State Spartans regular season finale on November 29. 🏈 She was joined on the field by her husband Erwin.

Ruby is the Clinical Manager of the Telemetry Cardiac-Surgical unit at El Camino Health in Mountain View.

A proud San José State graduate, Ruby oversees an award-winning staff and ensures that quality patient care is given through the understanding of standard work and expectations within the unit.

12/02/2025

One in five of all cancer deaths are from lung cancer, making it the leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. But, there is hope. Experts like Dr. Shane Dormady, the medical director of the El Camino Health Cancer Centers in Mountain View and Los Gatos, are finding treatment options that combine newer techniques with the older chemotherapy drugs to achieve unsurpassed outcomes. The combined treatment approach means people are surviving cancer longer.

Our experts are passionate about spotlighting the evolving landscape of lung cancer: Encouraging prevention, screening, and when treatment is needed, highlighting major advances in therapies. These advances include:

▪️Oral pills to target multiple DNA mutations in place of intravenous medications.
▪️Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) to target cancer cells, avoid healthy cells.
▪️Immunotherapies to supercharge the immune system.

Learn more about lung cancer care at El Camino Health here: https://www.elcaminohealth.org/services/cancer-care/cancers-we-treat/lung-cancer

12/01/2025

Dr. Mark Adams, chief medical officer at El Camino Health, took part in the State of Diabetes event at De Anza College in Cupertino on November 14th (World Diabetes Day).

The annual event organized by the American Diabetes Association (ADA), serves as a pivotal gathering uniting influential figures across various sectors. This event brings together employers, industry leaders, health care professionals and community members.

This year’s expert panel focused on addressing the contemporary landscape of diabetes and obesity, as well as their financial impact on individuals and employers.

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at El Camino Health! 🍂 🦃 🥧 🍁

11/26/2025

Marc Poirier, a husband, father of five and grandfather of 10, hadn’t smoked in decades but knew something was wrong when he couldn’t get rid of what he thought was a cough from a cold. When his family was sick at Thanksgiving last year and he still had the hacking cough two months later, he explained to his physician that he hadn't smoked in 30 years, but when he did smoke, he was committed. He knew that lung cancer was a possibility. A PET scan found a tumor and a biopsy revealed that this possibility became reality: Marc had cancer.

Marc started receiving lung cancer treatment at El Camino Health, led by Dr. Shane Dormady, the medical director of the El Camino Health Cancer Centers in Mountain View and Los Gatos. Dr. Dormady called Marc’s response to treatment “a miracle.” Through various therapy regimens combining newer techniques with older chemotherapy drugs, El Camino Health was able to nearly eliminate the tumor in his lung and the cancerous lymph nodes in his chest prior to surgery.

“When he actually went for surgery, it was unbelievable. He had something that I've never seen before in lung cancer called a pathologic complete remission, in which there were no viable cancer cells remaining after all of the lymph nodes and the lobe of the lung were removed,” said Dr. Dormady, “They were gone.”

Dr. Dormady is currently researching these outcomes compared to patients who have minimal or no response to therapies before surgery. He and Marc both urge others to strongly advocate for their health and quickly seek professional help. If we can catch lung cancer early, that’s a win.

Read more about Marc's story here: https://www.elcaminohealth.org/newsroom/lung-cancer-life-spans-leap-from-months-to-decades

Learn more about lung cancer care at El Camino Health here: https://www.elcaminohealth.org/services/cancer-care/cancers-we-treat/lung-cancer

11/26/2025

El Camino Health was a proud sponsor of the 22nd Annual Cancer Conference held at Oracle in Redwood City last Friday. The event, hosted by Bay Area Cancer Connections, was a powerful day of connection and inspiration.

The conference featured medical professionals, therapists, community health advocates and health educators, sharing knowledge and sparking hope.

Oncologists at our Breast Cancer Program, Dr. Priya Jayachandran and Dr. Kaye Lu, presented one of the breakout sessions which provided Updates in the Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer.

11/25/2025

Turkey day is a few days away and it's a perfect time to cook up Butternut Squash Soup for your Thanksgiving feast.

Share your dish with us for the FOOD IS HEALTH Community Recipe Challenge and you could win a great prize!

Submit your recipe photo or video via email to FoodisHealth@elcaminohealth.org or post your recipe on social media tagging us with the hashtag .

Good Luck! https://www.elcaminohealth.org/foodishealth

11/25/2025

El Camino Health has been recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal as #8 among the Top Ten Largest Corporate Philanthropists, and the only hospital on the list.

Each year, the SVBJ recognizes organizations, including nonprofit healthcare organizations like El Camino Health, for their efforts to improve the lives of others in the region. We’re thankful for the incredible community we’ve been able to serve for more than 60 years.🧡 Giving supports a key part of our mission: Heal, relieve suffering and advance wellness right here in our backyard.

A few El Camino Health charitable giving initiatives we are passionate about:

✨Community benefit investment: More than $3.36 million supporting programs that improve access to care and promote health equity in Silicon Valley and the South Bay.

🧠Behavioral health leadership: Ongoing initiatives addressing mental health through partnerships with schools, nonprofits, and local agencies.

💓Local nonprofit support: Grants awarded each year to community organizations focused on food security, housing, and preventive health.

📚Health education and outreach: Free classes, screenings, and workshops reaching thousands of community members annually.

🤝Volunteer engagement: Employees contribute hundreds of hours in service to local causes and events.

We’re committed to our community. Thanks, SVBJ, for honoring us at the 2025 Corporate Philanthropy Awards! Read more about this honor here: https://www.elcaminohealth.org/newsroom/el-camino-health-named-among-top-ten-corporate-philanthropists

*Jon Cowan, executive director, government relations & community partnerships, accepts El Camino Health’s Top Ten Largest Corporate Philanthropists honor at the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s 2025 Corporate Philanthropy Awards (Photo courtesy of Silicon Valley Business Journal)

11/24/2025

Call for Applications – Governance Committee Member

The El Camino Health Board of Directors is seeking individual(s) interested in serving as a member of its El Camino Hospital Governance Committee.
The purpose of the Governance Committee (“Committee”) is to advise the El Camino Hospital (ECH) Hospital Board of Directors (“Board”) in matters related to governance, board development, board effectiveness, and board composition, e.g., the nomination and appointment/reappointment process and succession planning for the Board.

Interested candidates, please fill out candidate questionnaire and submit your resume. To inquire about the open position, or to nominate someone you know, please email echboardrecruitment@elcaminohealth.org.

Submissions due by November 28, 2025

For more information: https://www.elcaminohealth.org/resources/call-applications-governance-committee-member

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