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Stanford Hospital sued $20M over data breach, faults billing contractor

Twenty million dollars for 20,000 patients: That's how much Stanford Hospital & Clinics stands to owe if the patients win the class-action lawsuit against the leading hospital. Stanford is vowing Read more...

New Stanford hospital draws inspiration from Apple innovator

Will the new Stanford Hospital resemble an Apple retail store? That's what the blog Cult of Mac speculates. As evidence, it notes that Ron Johnson, senior vice president of retail for Apple (NASDAQ: Read more...

Stanford sweetens hospital expansion plan with $173M for Palo Alto

Stanford wants to ensure its proposed $3.5 billion hospital expansion gets a go-ahead. To make the plan harder to turn down, Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital said Read more...

Nurses agree on contract terms with Stanford

Nurses at Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital reached a tentative contract for new collective bargaining agreements with hospital officials, the California hospital Read more...

Quality of care low at notable university hospitals

Despite the common assumption that university-affiliated hospitals offer better care than their non-university counterparts, a new study published this week by medical rankings service CareChex found Read more...

List of top hospitals includes some surprises

The Leapfrog Group has announced its 2009 list of top hospitals, a group that includes 34 urban facilities, eight children's hospitals and, in a new category this year, three rural hospitals. The Read more...

Stanford Hospital tests drive-through ED to control pandemic diseases

Though it might sound a bit comical at first--"Hey, doctor, can I have a hamburger, some fries and a throat culture?"--Stanford Hospital hospital's new drive-through ED has a deadly serious purpose. Read more...

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Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Implement Free Caltrain GO Pass for Employees

Move will help facilitate access to Hospitals and ease commute STANFORD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Beginning in January 2012, employees of Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Read more >>

To Tame Acid Reflux, Stanford Hospital Surgeons Try New, Scarless Procedure

Incision-free surgery helps to counteract patient’s chronic acid reflux.Minimally invasive procedure performed at Stanford Hospital for the first time.Given patient’s earlier heart transplant, this Read more >>

Personalized Medicine World Conference 2012 Maps “The Journey to Commercialization”

PMWC 2012 will gather top leaders from academia, business, government and healthcare sectors to chart the path forward based on lessons learned in the early development of Personalized Medicine Read more >>

Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Complete New Health Plan Agreement with Anthem Blue Cro

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital today announced the completion of a new health insurance provider agreement with Anthem Read more >>

New Brain Aneurysm Treatment at Stanford Hospital Supplies Hope

An estimated 6 million people in the United States (about one in 50) have a brain aneurysm.New Pipeline stent recognized as a treatment for certain aneurysm patients without good treatment Read more >>