Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center
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Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center is a 165-bed tertiary acute-care hospital in San Luis Obispo
, California
, United States. Its chief executive officer is Candace "Candy" Markwith, who was appointed interim CEO in 2005. It is owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation .
The hospital offers a range of services, including neurosurgery, a high risk pregnancy program, a dedicated pediatric unit and a neonatal intensive care unit
.
The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
It is involved in a dispute with its unionized nurses over terms of its extended sick leave plan.
Parents of a newborn who died at the hospital filed a wrongful death lawsuit in February 2009.
A parking garage at the hospital recently opened.
San Luis Obispo, California
San Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, United States. Its chief executive officer is Candace "Candy" Markwith, who was appointed interim CEO in 2005. It is owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation .
The hospital offers a range of services, including neurosurgery, a high risk pregnancy program, a dedicated pediatric unit and a neonatal intensive care unit
Intensive Care Unit
thumb|220px|ICU roomAn intensive-care unit , critical-care unit , intensive-therapy unit/intensive-treatment unit is a specialized department in a hospital that provides intensive-care medicine...
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The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
It is involved in a dispute with its unionized nurses over terms of its extended sick leave plan.
Parents of a newborn who died at the hospital filed a wrongful death lawsuit in February 2009.
A parking garage at the hospital recently opened.