David Carroll is the new Chief Financial Officer for O’Connor Hospital effective Monday, February 1, 2010.

Updated Information on H1N1 Flu.

Due to the growing numbers of local H1N1 flu cases, effective Wednesday, October 28 at 8 am, O’Connor Hospital in San Jose will be restricting the age and number of visitors, and the number of access points into the hospital.

Learn more about HBOT and see new chambers at an Open House on Tuesday, November 24, 3-6 pm

O’Connor Hospital will hold a 120th birthday celebration on October 11, 2009 from 1:30 to 3:30pm. Anyone born at O’Connor Hospital is invited to attend.

The 2009 Spirit of O’Connor Gala will be held on October 24 from 6:30 to midnight at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose. Cocktails are from 6:30 to 8 p.m. with dinner, dancing and a live auction to follow. Imaging Services at O’Connor Hospital is the beneficiary of this year’s fundraising event.

More than 200 leaders, physicians, and nurses from the Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS) gathered at the Santa Clara Marriott Hotel July 9-10 to kick off the Clinical Advancement in Research and Education (CARE) program, an 18-month plan to create nursing leadership at the bedside while reducing sepsis in the three Northern California DCHS hospitals.

O’Connor Hospital is one of only a few hospitals in the area that provide Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), a minimally invasive state-of-the-art alternative to exploratory surgery that is revolutionizing the way cancer is detected.

More than a century ago, a community-minded couple shared their time, talents and wealth to create a hospital and home for the poor, sick and elderly in the blossom-ladened Santa Clara Valley in California, also known as the “Valley of the Heart’s Delight.” Now, 120 years later, O’Connor Hospital still flourishes due to the cherished legacy of compassionate service rendered by its early pioneers.

James “Jim” Dover has been named the new President and CEO of O’Connor Hospital in San Jose, California. Dover will begin his tenure on April 14, 2009. O’Connor Hospital, a 358-bed Catholic community hospital, is a member of the Daughters of Charity Health System (DCHS), a system of six hospitals spanning the California coast from San Francisco to Los Angeles.

George Kent, MD, associate program director for the O’Connor Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program, was recently honored by the Santa Clara County Medical Association (SCCMA) for going above what is expected in medical education activities.

Swine flu is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenza virus. Swine flu virus regularly causes outbreaks in pigs but rarely affects humans. Occasionally there have been human infections of swine flu and in this current situation there is evidence of person-to-person transmission.

O’Connor Hospital’s Primary Stroke Center has received the “Silver” Get With The GuidelinesSM Performance Achievement Award for performing in compliance and continuously exceeding American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA) quality benchmarks.

O’Connor Hospital Board Member Debbie Robinson and community member Maribel Andonian took newly-elected President Barack Obama’s call to service seriously.

By demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission‘s national standards for health care quality and safety, O’Connor Hospital has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™.