Fountain Valley Regional Hospital And Medical Center

Fountain Valley Councilwoman Laurann Cook was appointed Wednesday night to serve on the board of directors at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. Along with the rest of the board, Cook will examine ways to enhance patient services at the hospital. "It's an eye-opener, looking at the inner workings of the hospital," she said.

Fountain Valley Councilwoman Laurann Cook was appointed Wednesday night to serve on the board of directors at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. Along with the rest of the board, Cook will examine ways to enhance patient services at the hospital. "It's an eye-opener, looking at the inner workings of the hospital," she said.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center has something for all those health plans demanding proof that providers offer good, reasonably priced care. The 413-bed hospital ranked among the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" in a study published in the well-regarded trade journal, Modern Healthcare.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center has something for all those health plans demanding proof that providers offer good, reasonably priced care. The 413-bed hospital ranked among the nation's "100 Top Hospitals" in a study published in the well-regarded trade journal, Modern Healthcare.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 top hospitals for service to patients in an annual study by industry consultant William M. Mercer Inc.'s Health Care Provider Consulting Practice and HCIA Inc., a health-care information services company. The hospital was one of nine in California and the only one in Orange County to make the 1996 list. Last year, Mercer and HCIA included only four California hospitals in the ranking.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center last week received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin testing a laser manufactured by Tustin-based Trimedyne Inc. for opening clogged blood vessels in the heart. Fountain Valley is the 11th medical center approved for the coronary laser trials. The hospital long has used the Trimedyne laser in legs and has had a high success rate, a hospital spokeswoman said. Dr.

OrNda Healthcorp, a provider of health-care management services based in New York, sold $125 million worth of 10-year senior subordinated notes. The notes, non-redeemable for five years, were priced at $995.67 per $1,000 of bonds, providing a yield of 11.45%, according to MCM CorporateWatch. The notes are rated "B2" by Moody's Investors Service Inc. and "B-" by Standard & Poor's Corp. Merrill Lynch & Co., Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., Salomon Brothers Inc.

Adding Beds: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center is changing its image. By year's end, the 293-bed hospital at the corner of Euclid Street and Warner Avenue will add an additional 120 beds, making it the fourth largest hospital in Orange County and Fountain Valley's largest employer. The addition is in keeping with a growing practice by hospital administrators: Increase capacity not simply by adding beds, but by developing new programs to attract more patients.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the country by Modern Healthcare magazine. The 413-bed medical center is the only health-care facility in Orange County to earn the distinction. The facility was selected for its low mortality rate, quality of care, fiscal performance and management, said Al Arizmendez, a hospital spokesman. Modern Healthcare did not rank the 100 facilities in order.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center has been named one of the nation's 100 top hospitals for service to patients in an annual study by industry consultant William M. Mercer Inc.'s Health Care Provider Consulting Practice and HCIA Inc., a health-care information services company. The hospital was one of nine in California and the only one in Orange County to make the 1996 list. Last year, Mercer and HCIA included only four California hospitals in the ranking.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center has been named one of the top 100 hospitals in the country by Modern Healthcare magazine. The 413-bed medical center is the only health-care facility in Orange County to earn the distinction. The facility was selected for its low mortality rate, quality of care, fiscal performance and management, said Al Arizmendez, a hospital spokesman. Modern Healthcare did not rank the 100 facilities in order.

Hansel and Gretel, Jack (of beanstalk fame) and other fairy-tale characters have been admitted to the pediatric ward at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. Mural artist Roger Dolin is painting their likenesses on walls, doors and walkways stretching the length of the 24-bed unit. The goal is to amuse and distract small patients visiting for injections, tests and other treatments, hospital officials said.

Officials at Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center said Wednesday that they have halted negotiations to open a fertility clinic after learning about investigations into the research practices of the doctors with whom they had planned to affiliate. "We are not in any further discussions" with the doctors who operate UC Irvine's Center for Reproductive Health, said Dr. Richard E. Butler, chief executive officer at the Fountain Valley hospital.

OrNda Healthcorp, a provider of health-care management services based in New York, sold $125 million worth of 10-year senior subordinated notes. The notes, non-redeemable for five years, were priced at $995.67 per $1,000 of bonds, providing a yield of 11.45%, according to MCM CorporateWatch. The notes are rated "B2" by Moody's Investors Service Inc. and "B-" by Standard & Poor's Corp. Merrill Lynch & Co., Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp., Salomon Brothers Inc.

In an attempt to enlarge a regional hospital chain in Orange County, a Tennessee-based hospital operator has agreed to buy the 413-bed Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center. OrNda HealthCorp in Nashville agreed to buy the hospital Monday night from the Fountain Valley Medical Development Co., a 102-member partnership that owns it, said Thomas Ways, chief executive of the partnership.

Carol Goldmark has no memory of the early morning rush-hour traffic accident five years ago that almost ended her life. Goldmark, 46, a Buena Park painter, had been southbound on the Santa Ana Freeway near the Magnolia off-ramp when she slammed into the car in front of her. She was airlifted to UCI Medical Center, where a team of trauma specialists waited. She suffered eight broken ribs, a ruptured spleen and a collapsed lung, and required nearly 50 pints of blood.

Suzanne Harbin knows the difference a few seconds can make. Those ticks of a clock became critically important on Jan. 8, 1981, the day her then-17-year-old son was struck by a car while walking his bike through a Huntington Beach intersection. Phillip Harbin suffered a massive brain hemorrhage and was rushed by ambulance to Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center, only a short drive away. "The car slammed into him at 45 m.p.

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center completed an expansion that includes a psychiatric facility for the elderly and a transitional care unit for patients needing less acute hospital services. An existing four-story building was refurbished to accommodate the two new facilities. The expansion adds 120 beds, and once all the beds are licensed, the hospital will have 413 beds, which will make it the fourth largest hospital in the county.