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| Kaiser Vacaville Medical Center | |
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| Location | 1 Quality Drive, Vacaville, California, United States |
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Kaiser Vacaville Medical Center is a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Vacaville, California, serving Solano County. [1]
In 2012 the hospital expanded its neurosurgery department a service previously offered only in the core of the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. [2] A new helipad was also installed in 2012 serving the emergency department. [3] In 2013 a birthing center was added. [4] Also in 2013 the medical center earned a level II trauma center designation. [5]
In 2014 the hospital launched a farmer's market. [6] In 2015 the center won the, "Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award" [7] In 2017 it was named a "top 25" hospital in environmental excellence. [8]
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