Kaiser San Jose Medical Center

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Kaiser San Jose Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente
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Kaiser San Jose Medical Center in
the Santa Teresa district of South San Jose
Geography
Location San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States
Coordinates 37°14′22″N121°48′03″W / 37.239392°N 121.800795°W / 37.239392; -121.800795 (Kaiser San Jose)
Services
Beds242 [1]
History
Opened1970
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Lists Hospitals in California

Kaiser San Jose Medical Center, also known as Kaiser Santa Teresa, is a Kaiser Permanente hospital in San Jose, California, located in the Santa Teresa district of South San Jose. Kaiser San Jose has been ranked within the top 50 best hospitals in the United States by Healthgrades in 2019, 2020, and 2021. [2]

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History

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Surgery Center.
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Urgent Care Building.

Kaiser opened its facilities in Santa Teresa in 1970, originally as a medical offices site.

In 1982, it opened its Gilroy Medical Offices site, serving the South Valley region of the Santa Clara Valley. [1]

In 2010, Kaiser San Jose was included in the Leapfrog Group's ranking of top hospitals. [3]

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View of the main campus.

Owing to its location within the high-tech influence of Silicon Valley, Kaiser San Jose's medical training program has often included innovative practices and equipment, such as robotic patients for medical training purposes. [4]

Since 2016, Kaiser San Jose has hosted a farmers market on its campus, as part of its initiative to promote healthier eating habits. [5]

COVID-19 pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser San Jose was the center of a large coronavirus breakout on Christmas Day 2020, which resulted in more than 100 positive cases and 1 staff death, [6] [7] one of the largest outbreaks in the Bay Area. [8]

The Santa Clara County Health Department fined the hospital $85,000 for delays in reporting the outbreak. [9] [10]

Facilities

Kaiser San Jose is located in the Santa Teresa district of South San Jose. It is nearby to the West Valley Freeway (CA-85) and the Cottle station of the VTA light rail.

Kaiser San Jose Medical Center also operates a medical offices site in Gilroy, California, in the South Valley region of Silicon Valley. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kaiser Permanente - About KP San Jose Medical Center
  2. ↑ Healthgrades - Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center
  3. ↑ Sibley, Lisa (June 3, 2011). "Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center exec Terry Austen keeps patients at the center of all decisions". Silicon Valley Business Journal. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kuchment, Olga (April 21, 2010). "Lifelike robotic 'patients' help improve medical training at Kaiser San Jose". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
  5. ↑ Best Farmers Markets - Kaiser Permanente San Jose
  6. ↑ Fernandez, Lisa (April 12, 2021). "Inflatable costume not the only source of deadly Christmas COVID outbreak at Kaiser San Jose". KTVU FOX 2. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  7. ↑ Logan, Erin B. (January 13, 2021). "15 Kaiser San Jose patients test positive for coronavirus after Christmas Day outbreak". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ Wadsworth, Jennifer (January 20, 2021). "Even Before Recent Outbreak, San Jose Kaiser Faced Steep Fines for Covid Safety Violations". San Jose Inside. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  9. ↑ Lu, Jennifer (January 8, 2021). "Kaiser San Jose hospital fined as COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ Sulek, Julia Prodis (January 11, 2021). "Coronavirus: Weeks before Christmas outbreak, Kaiser San Jose fined $85,000 for violations". The Mercury News. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
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