SMG Web Log http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/ 2008-01-20T20:39:09-08:00 SMG Winter Holiday Schedule 2008 http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2008/01/smg_martin_luth.html SMG will be closed in observance of the following holidays:

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

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2008-01-20T20:39:09-08:00 2007-8 SMG HOLIDAY SCHEDULE http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2007/12/20078_smg_holid.html Stanford Medical Group will be closed on the following days in observance of the holidays:

  • MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2007 - Christmas Eve
  • TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 2007 - Christmas Day
  • TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 2008 - New Year's Day



As always, the Stanford Emergency Department and Prompt Care Center will be open 24/7 for your urgent needs during the holiday. You can reach a physician on-call for emergency issues at our main number - 650/723-6028.

Wishing you a peaceful holiday!

Stanford Medical Group

]]> pford 2007-12-21T12:44:10-08:00 SMG 2007 INFLUENZA VACCINE SCHEDULE http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2007/09/smg_2007_influe.html 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:

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2007-09-25T11:56:07-08:00 SMG Spring-Fall 2007 Holiday Schedule http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2007/05/smg_springfall.html 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!

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2007-05-23T21:14:53-08:00 SMG Winter Holiday Schedule http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2007/01/smg_winter_holi.html 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.

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2007-01-08T10:01:23-08:00 Influenza Vaccine http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2006/11/influenza_vacci_2.html 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.

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2006-11-06T06:58:00-08:00 SMG 2006 INFLUENZA VACCINE SCHEDULE http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2006/08/smg_2006_influe.html 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:

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2006-08-31T15:59:57-08:00 SMG Announces New Physician and Schedule Update http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2006/05/smg_announces_n.html 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.

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2006-05-09T10:18:24-08:00 SMG Announces Spring-Summer-Fall 2006 Holiday Schedule http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2006/05/smg_announces_s.html 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!

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2006-05-09T09:50:18-08:00 Women Heart Health Event @ Stanford - Go RED http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2006/01/women_heart_hea.html Heart disease is the number one killer of women, taking the lives of over half a million women every year. The Stanford Go Red campaign's mission is to educate and create awareness around women and heart disease.

Join us on February 2, at the Clark Center Auditorium.


  • 5:30 PM Health information tables will be exhibiting in the lobby
  • 6:00 PM Lectures begin

Lecture topics will include the latest in nutrition, advanced cardiac imaging and prevention.

Speakers:

  • Christopher Gardner, PhD
  • Michael McConnell, MD, MSEE
  • Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS.



The Clark Auditorium is located in the Clark Center, at the southeast corner of the Stanford University School of Medicine complex. Please download this map to guide you to this event.

]]> Stanford Community pford 2006-01-31T09:01:43-08:00 Service Workers 24 Hour Strike Set Monday, 12/12/05 http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2005/12/service_workers.html 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.

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2005-12-11T17:52:59-08:00 Holiday Schedule for Nov 2005 - Feb 2006 http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2005/11/holiday_schedul.html 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!

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2005-11-20T11:07:38-08:00 SMG 2005-6 INFLUENZA VACCINE INFORMATION http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2005/10/smg_20056_influ_1.html Stanford Medical Group will offer the 2005-6 influenza vaccine on:

The influenza vaccine will be offered to all patients of SMG. Following the completion of the annual influenza vaccine clinic, if we have sufficient supplies, we will offer the vaccine in clinic after 11/7/05 until our supply is exhausted or we complete the prime vaccination period for 2005-6.

Helpful Links:

]]> Clinic Operations pford 2005-10-04T10:08:37-08:00 Hurricane Katrina Information http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2005/09/hurricane_katri_1.html Volunteers planning to travel to the affected Gulf Coast states of Louisianna, Mississippi, and Alabama should review the worker safety recommendations issued by the CDC.

The only vaccinations recommended are tetanus and diphtheria toxoid (receipt of primary series, and Td booster within 10 years) and hepatitis B series if you are planning to provide patient care.

Overview of general recommendations regarding hurricane associated health conditions are available from the CDC.


Donations
Organizations accepting donations and/or volunteer work are summarized on the FEMA web site.

Local community organizations active in the efforts include the Palo Alto Chapter of the American Red Cross and Stanford University.

]]> Stanford Community pford 2005-09-04T14:32:11-08:00 July 4th Holiday http://smg.stanford.edu/smg-blog/archive/2005/07/july_4th_holida.html SMG will be closed in observance of the July 4th holiday on Monday, July 4th. The Stanford Medical Center Emergency Department and Urgent Care Center will be open as always, 24/7, if any urgent medical needs should arise over the holiday weekend. The usual schedule will resume on Tuesday, July 4th.

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