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08:39 PM, January 20, 2008

SMG Winter Holiday Schedule 2008

SMG will be closed in observance of the following holidays:


On these days, please utilize our usual after hours assistance program.

If you need to see a physician on an emergency or urgent basis, you can obtain that care at the Stanford Hospital Emergency Room and Prompt Care Center.


Medical information is available through the SMG web site.


A physician is on-call as needed and can be reached at our main number - 650-723-6028

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11:56 AM, September 25, 2007

SMG 2007 INFLUENZA VACCINE SCHEDULE

Mark your calendar! SMG has set the date for the 2007 influenza vaccine clinic.


  • Saturday, November 3, 2007
  • 8:00 am - noon
  • Blake Wilbur Buidling (follow signs as you enter the main entrance)




Further information is available at the following sites:

09:14 PM, May 23, 2007

SMG Spring-Fall 2007 Holiday Schedule

SMG will close on the following holidays during spring-fall, 2007.




As always, Stanford Hospital Emergency Services and Prompt Care 24 hour clinic is available for urgent/emergent needs during these holiday periods.

Self-help information is available through Stanford Medical Group by accessing the SMG web site.

In addition, our email service - RelayHealth, has a large amount of self-help materials. To access this material, click on 'email' on the left navigation menu of the SMG web site or on hyperlink above.

Please call us if you need anything and thank you for partnering with SMG for your health care!

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10:01 AM, January 08, 2007

SMG Winter Holiday Schedule

SMG will be closed in celebration of the 2007 Winter Holidays as follows:




As always, the Stanford Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center will be open 24/7. Self help and patient educational materials are available through RelayHealth. If you are in need of a physician for emergency advice, please phone us at our main number - 650/723-6028.

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06:58 AM, November 06, 2006

Influenza Vaccine

SMG will provide influenza vaccine for any patient requesting the vaccine starting Monday, November 6, 2006.


Please call the clinic to schedule the vaccine and before you arrive in clinic, we recommend you take this survey to determine whether you need any other vaccine updates:


  • http://smg.stanford.edu/resources/vaccinelist.pdf



Information about this year's influenza vaccine is availabe here:

  • http://www.cdc.gov/flu/



Thank you for partnering with Stanford Medical Group for your health care.

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03:59 PM, August 31, 2006

SMG 2006 INFLUENZA VACCINE SCHEDULE

Mark your calendar! SMG has set the date for the 2006 influenza vaccine clinic.


  • Saturday, November 4, 2006
  • 8:00am-noon
  • Blake Wilbur Buidling (follow signs as you enter the main entrance)

Please check this site one month prior to check on vaccine availability, additional dates, and for information regarding the vaccination for 2006-7.

Further information is available at the following sites:

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10:18 AM, May 09, 2006

SMG Announces New Physician and Schedule Update

SMG announces our newest physician, Dr. Maja Artandi, who starts May 1, 2006 at our Blake Wilbur Clinic Location. Dr. Artandi completed her residency at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in 2004 and has worked with SMG previously to help cover physician vacations and leaves. We are very pleased that Dr. Artandi has become part of our group. She will also be covering Dr. Sharp's practice as he decreases his time to assume an important physician leadership position within the Information Technology group at Stanford Hospital and Clinics. Dr. Artandi's practice is open to new patients.

Several other SMG physicians have also recently adjusted their schedules:


  • Dr. Paul Ford - added Thursday mornings
  • Dr. Kathleen Kenny - added Wednesday afternoons
  • Dr. Christopher Sharp - reduced his clinic time and adjusted his schedule in order to assume a newly created physician leadership position within Stanford Hospital and Clinics Information Technology group. He will be sharing his practice with Dr. Maja Artanda.

Physician schedules are available on-line for your convenience. Please be sure to check this useful information prior to calling us for your same-day appointment.

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SMG Announces Spring-Summer-Fall 2006 Holiday Schedule

SMG will close on the following holidays during spring-fall, 2006.




As always, Stanford Hospital Emergency Services and Prompt Care 24 hour clinic is available for urgent/emergent needs during these holiday periods.

Self-help information is available through Stanford Medical Group by accessing the SMG web site.

In addition, our encrypted email service - RelayHealth, has a large amount of self-help materials. To access this material, click on 'email' on the left navigation menu of the SMG web site.

Please call us if you need anything and thank you for partnering with SMG for your health care!

05:52 PM, December 11, 2005

Service Workers 24 Hour Strike Set Monday, 12/12/05

Stanford University and Stanford Hospital have been notified that the union representing service workers has planned a 24 hour strike starting at 5 am 12/12/05, Monday.

For patients of Stanford Medical Group, the only inconvenience will that the blood drawing stations on the first floor of the Blake Wilbur Clinic building and the station on the third floor of the Hoover Pavilion will be closed on Monday, December 12, 2005. Both blood drawing stations will resume normal operations on Tuesday, December 13, 2005.

If you require a blood draw on Monday, December 12, 2005 please proceed to the main hospital lab which wil be open 24/7. The lab is located on the first floor, number 12, on the map.

We do not anticipate any other effects of this strike on the care which we deliver at Stanford Medical Group. Please email your physician if you have any further questions.

Further information and updates are available from Stanford University Office of University Communications.

11:07 AM, November 20, 2005

Holiday Schedule for Nov 2005 - Feb 2006

Stanford Medical Group announces the Holiday Schedule for November, 2005 - February, 2006.

November, 2005


  • Thursday, November 24, 2005 Thanksgiving - Closed
  • Friday, November 25, 2005 Closed


December, 2005

  • Friday, December 23, 2005 - Closed early at 3pm
  • Monday, December 26, 2005 - Christmas - Closed


January, 2006

  • Monday, January 2, 2006 - New Year's Day - Closed
  • Monday, January 16, 2006 - Martin Luther King Day - Closed


February, 2006



As always, Stanford Hospital Emergency Services and Prompt Care 24 hour clinic is available for urgent/emergent needs during these holiday periods.

Self-help information is available through Stanford Medical Group by accessing the SMG web site.

In addition, our encrypted email service has a large amount of self-help materials by accessing this by clicking on 'email' on the left navigation menu.

Please call us if you need anything and thank you for partnering with SMG for your health care.

Happy Holidays!