Safety

Safe Demolition of Old Hospital is Under Way; Majority of Debris to be Recycled

January 11, 2012

Following the opening of the new Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in May 2011, demolition of the old Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame has been under way since October 2011 — a methodical process that will require approximately five more months to complete. Some staff likened it to saying “goodbye” to an old friend when they left the old [...]

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Mills-Peninsula Ranked as a Top Hospital in Nation by The Leap Frog Group

December 6, 2011

 Annual ‘Top Hospitals’ List Measures Hospitals for Commitment to Transparency, High Quality Care The Leapfrog Group’s annual class of top hospitals – 65 from a field of nearly 1,200 – was announced December 6, 2011, in Washington, D.C., and included Mills-Peninsula Health Services in Burlingame, California, for the second time in two years. The announcement [...]

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Old Hospital Serves as Valuable Safety Training Site for Bay Area Fire Companies

November 2, 2011

20 Fire Departments from Seven Cities Practice High-rise Rescues Burlingame, CA — Since the new Mills-Peninsula Health Services Medical Center opened in May 2011, the old hospital has remained largely quiet while preparations for demolition have been underway.  On Friday, October 28, the old eight-story medical center, located on Trousdale Avenue beside the new Burlingame hospital, [...]

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Mills-Peninsula Opens New Hospital on Sunday, May 15

May 12, 2011

Patients to be Transferred  from Existing Adjacent Hospital Beginning at 7 a.m. After a decade of planning, the new 241-bed Mills-Peninsula Medical Center in Burlingame, California, will open on Sunday, May 15, 2011. Beginning at 7 a.m., patients receiving care at the existing, adjacent hospital will be moved, one by one, to the new hospital until all are comfortably [...]

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Mills-Peninsula named one of nation’s top hospitals

December 1, 2010

The Leapfrog Group today named Mills-Peninsula to its annual class of top hospitals in the nation – 65 from a field of nearly 1,200. The selection is based on the results of the Leapfrog Group’s national survey that measures hospitals’ performance in crucial areas of patient safety and quality. The results are posted on Leapfrog’s website, which is open [...]

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