Specialized Services

Following are just a few of the surgical services offered at Mills-Peninsula:

Special Programs

First to invest in patient safety

As part of the not-for-profit 27-hospital Sutter Health network, Mills-Peninsula is among the first in the Bay Area to introduce technologies that improve patient safety:

Medication safety technology

Mills-Peninsula was first in the San Francisco Bay Area to implement the Electronic Medication Administration Program (eMAP), new bar-coding technology designed to reduce medication errors.

The eMAP software matches bar-coding on the medication with the patient's identification bracelet, then compares it electronically to the physician's order. The patient's medical record is automatically updated. The program also gives nurses access to information about hundreds of medications, helping prevent potential allergic reactions or adverse drug interactions.

Electronic Intensive Care Unit (eICU)
The first of its kind on the West Coast, Mills-Peninsula's eICU system provides an extra layer of safety for the most critically ill patients in the hospital.

eICU uses high-resolution video cameras to enable physicians called "intensivists" to visually monitor critical care patients from miles away 24 hours a day, every day. The advanced technology does not replace on-site specialists, but provides even more intensive monitoring.
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Everyone is welcome
Mills-Peninsula patient services are available to everyone. We are contracted providers with the majority of HMO's (Health Maintenance Organizations), PPO's (Preferred Provider Organizations), as well as many others including Medicare, Medi-Cal and Health Plan of San Mateo.

For a complete list of contracted health plans.

Recognized for quality
Mills-Peninsula is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO).

Guided imagery helps prepare for surgery
People scheduled for surgery at Mills-Peninsula have access to free relaxation/guided imagery training to help prepare.

Specially-trained nurses provide individualized instruction and a customized audio tape. The technique is most effective if the session takes place three to five days before surgery.

Electronic health records coming soon
Sutter Health has made a commitment to implement an electronic health record system (EHR) throughout our 27 hospitals, six medical foundations and 11 independent physician associations.

Taking the fear out of the 'nursing home' question
Because Mills-Peninsula's skilled nursing care centers are under the auspices of a major hospital, they are held to higher quality standards, including staffing levels.

Treatment objectives and plans are created for each patient. Registered nurses are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Physical therapy is available every day and a nutritionist visits regularly. Physician medical directors oversee quality.

Help is available for people who have no health insurance
Mills-Peninsula provides financial assistance to low-income people who do not have health insurance.

Applicants whose income is below 300 percent of federal poverty income guidelines may qualify for 100 percent charity care for their hospital bill. Applicants whose income is between 301 percent and 500 percent of the federal poverty income guidelines may qualify for partial charity care.

Catastrophic medical coverage is available for low-income people who do not have health insurance if their medical bills exceed 30 percent of the family's annual income.
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