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El Camino Hospital is a 300-bed, state-of-the-art, nonprofit, multi-specialty acute care facility in Mountain View, California with a smaller branch in Los Gatos, California. Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, approximately 15 miles north of San Jose, and 45 miles south of San Francisco, the hospital is considered one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in the nation. Since the hospital is located in a relatively affluent community, it typically only serves a small number of indigent, and Medi-Cal (California's insurance program for low-income residents) patients. This is because most indigent, and Medi-Cal patients in the area are served by Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, which is a county hospital. Meanwhile, nearly 50 percent of El Camino Hospital's patients are covered by private insurance such as Blue Shield Blue Cross, United Healthcare, Aetna, and Cigna while roughly 45 percent are covered by either MediCare or a Medicare HMO. Since the opening of its doors in 1961, El Camino Hospital has valued, and embraced the important role of technological advancements in healthcare. In 1971, the hospital partnered with Lockheed to launch the original computerized medical information system. More importantly, due to its geographical advantage, the hospital is not only able to obtain the technology but to obtain the newest version of it because the company is down the street. When El Camino Hospital decided to construct its new, $470 million technologically, and seismically advanced healthcare facility, the hospital calculated that the staffing cost to make continuous deliveries would exceed $1 million annually. After all, the spacious design (450,000 square feet) combined with the horizontal layout in the new hospi... ... middle of paper ... ...ome price is $4.6 million: Silicon Valley claims 3 of nation's 10 most expensive housing markets. Retrieved from http://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2014/07/07/when-the-median-home-price-is-4- 6-million-silicon.html?page=all Herman, B. (2014, January). The great pay debate: 5 hospital executive compensation trends for 2014. Retrieved from http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/compensation-issues/the- great-pay-debate-5-hospital-executive-compensation-trends-for-2014.html Martin Health System. (2012). EPIC – Electronic medical records questions and answers. Retrieved from http://www.martinhealth.org/upload/docs/EPIC_QA_Electronic_Flier5.pdf Versel, N. (2013, November). Taking a close look at electronic health records. Retrieved from http://health.usnews.com/health-news/hospital-of-tomorrow/articles/2013/11/05/taking-a-close-look-at-electronic-health-records