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Stanford University Medical Center

Stanford University Medical Center
Hospital information
LocationUS
RegionStanford
StateCalifornia
CountryUSA
Care systemPrivate
Hospital typeAcademic
Affiliated universityStanford University School of Medicine
StandardsTertiary Care
Emergency departmentTrauma I
Beds613
SpecialityMultispecialty
Founded1959

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Stanford University Medical Center represents the Stanford Hospital and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and is located at 300 Pasteur Drive in Stanford, California. Stanford Hospital provides both general acute care services and tertiary medical care for patients locally, nationally and internationally. The hospital’s mission is to provide excellent care for its patients who live close by, as well as for those who come from afar for treatment of complex disorders. Organ transplantation, cancer diagnosis and treatment, cardiovascular medicine and surgery, and neurosciences are clinical specialties of worldwide renown.

Consistently ranking as one of best hospitals in the United States by US News and World Report and serving as the primary teaching hospital for the Stanford University School of Medicine, the hospital plays a key role in the training of physicians and other medical professionals. It provides a clinical environment for the medical school’s researchers as they study ways to translate new knowledge into effective patient care. Full-time faculty and community physicians make up the hospital medical staff.

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Stanford University Medical Center Public Forum on May 22, 2008 discussing the state of emergency medicine nationwide and how emergency preparedness and rapid response affect our community
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4.08 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Stanford University Medical Center Public Forum on May 22, 2008 discussing the state of emergency medicine nationwide and how emergency preparedness and rapid response affect our community.
6.78 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Stanford University Medical Center Public Forum on May 22, 2008 discussing the state of emergency medicine nationwide and how emergency preparedness and rapid response affect our community
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Stanford University Medical Center Public Forum on May 22, 2008 discussing the state of emergency medicine nationwide and how emergency preparedness and rapid response affect our community
10.17 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Stanford University Medical Center Public Forum on May 22, 2008 discussing the state of emergency medicine nationwide and how emergency preparedness and rapid response affect our community
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10.00 min. | 0 user rating		 My son has autism and a seizure disorder. My son was always high functioning. He was never violent or a danger to others. My son use to go to DAN (defeat autism now )Protocol Doctors. They really helped my son. In 2009, I filed for a divorce from an abusive husband. My son reacted to the stress and our changed life style. He cannot speak and he gets frustrated. On Thursday (March 31, 2010). My son came home from school and he was crying. He had a fever and a headache. He started to bite his finger and bang his forehead. Stanford Hospital told me previously that I should give Sam Benadryl if he gets agitated. I took Sam to Stanford on Thursday night. The doctors found out he was having side effects from Benadryl. Sam was screaming and crying. Stanford gave him Adevine and Respiradol to calm Sam down. Sam slept for 12 hours in the hospital. He woke up and he could not recognize his family. He then started to scream and cry. 10 people (nurses and the security guards) put restraints on Sam to hold him down. I felt like I was watching a horror movie. After that, they gave him Zyprex (another psych medication) with Benadryl and Tylenol. This caused him to have extreme side effects. When these medications made my son out of control, the doctors gave him another medication called Abilify. AND THEN, my son started to have side effects! He was drooling, he could not walk properly, and he was vomiting. After six days, Sam was out of the hospital. We went to see Dr. Antonio Harden <b>...</b>
0.23 min. | 0 user rating		 Stanford University Medical Center Public Forum on May 22, 2008 discussing the state of emergency medicine nationwide and how emergency preparedness and rapid response affect our community
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NBC Bay Area--The -Stanford University Medical Center- is undertaking an ambitious and technologically advanced study on the biomechanics of the vicious ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:16:40 GMT+00:00
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San Jose Mercury News---Stanford- says the $3.5 billion project, which will add 1.3 million square feet to the -medical center- complex and take 15 years to build, will modernize its ... - Date : Thu, 20 May 2010 06:14:18 GMT+00:00
Palo Alto city council adds more to Stanford's 'community benefits' list - San Jose Mercury News Tweet this news
San Jose Mercury News---...- benefits" the city should ask from -Stanford- in exchange for approving the -university's- proposed 1.3-million-square-foot -medical center- expansion. ... - Date : Tue, 25 May 2010 07:17:22 GMT+00:00

Specialty Ranking
heart 9
psychiatry 10
otolaryngology 12
rheumatology 12
cancer 13
urology 14
gynecology 16
kidney disease 18
digestive disorders 20
orthopedics 22
rehabilitation 23
neurology and neurosurgery 28
geriatrics 44

Specialty Ranking
neonatal pediatrics 5
pediatric cardiology and cardiovascular surgery 5
general pediatrics 10
pediatric cancer 10
pediatric digestive disorders 12
pediatric respiratory disorders 15
pediatric neurology and neurosurgery 18

Stanford University

AcademicsSchool of Humanities and Sciences * School of Engineering * School of Earth Sciences * School of Education * Graduate School of Business * Stanford Law School * School of Medicine
Centers,
Institutions,
and Programs		Academic Technology Specialist * Artificial Intelligence Laboratory * Center for Entrepreneurial Studies * Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics * Center for the Study of Language and Information * Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies * Hoover Institution * Hopkins Marine Station * Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve * Stanford Humanities Center * Stanford Linear Accelerator Center * Stanford University Medical Center * Stegner Fellowship
PlacesArboretum * Arizona Cactus Garden * Arrillaga Alumni Center * Black Community Services Center * Braun Music Center * Cantor Center for Visual Arts * Clock Tower * Dish * El Palo Alto * Fire Truck House * Florence Moore Hall * Frost Amphitheater * Gates Computer Science * Green Earth Sciences * Green Library * Haas Center for Public Service * Hanna-Honeycomb House * Hoover House * Hoover Tower * Lake Lagunita * Mausoleum * Memorial Auditorium * Memorial Church * Meyer Library * Roble Gym * Roble Hall * Sequoia Hall * Stanford Research Park * Stanford Shopping Center * Stanford Stadium * Sweet Hall * TCSEQ * Toyon Hall
PublicationsEncyclopedia of Philosophy * HighWire Press * Journal of East Asian Affairs * Stanford Law Review * Stanford University Press
Student LifeAssociated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) * Stanford Axe Committee * KZSU * Marguerite * Stanford Band * Stanford Chaparral * Stanford Daily * Stanford Review * Stanford Tree
AthleticsStanford Cardinal * The Stanford Axe * Big Game * The Play * Stanford Stadium * Maples Pavilion * Sunken Diamond * Taube Tennis Center * NACDA Director's Cup
PeopleLeland Stanford, Jr. * Leland Stanford * Jane Stanford * Stanford Alumni

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Adult Level IVPioneers Memorial Hospital * El Centro Regional Medical Center * Sutter Lakeside Hospital * Biggs-Gridley Memorial Hospital * Mayers Memorial Hospital District * Colusa Regional Medical Center * Glenn Medical Center * Seneca Hospital * Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital
Pediatric Level IChildren's Hospital Oakland * Loma Linda University Medical Center * Childrens Hospital Los Angeles * Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center * UC Davis Medical Center
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