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LAKEPORT, Calif. – Beginning June 1, qualified Sutter Lakeside Hospital patients will have a new transportation option for nonemergency medical transportation.
Sutter is partnering with the Lake County bus agency, Lake Transit, to provide supplemental transportation services for patients otherwise unable to get to Sutter Lakeside clinics.
Curb-to-curb transportation will be offered during regular clinic hours, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Residents of Kelseyville, Upper Lake, Lucerne, Lakeport, Nice and Finley are eligible to apply for the transportation service.
The program’s purpose is to provide transportation to nonemergency medical appointments for certified individuals who have no other means of transportation.
The service will only be available after a patient application form is returned, processed and approved.
“This is part of our commitment to deliver care to our patients with transportation challenges,” said Leeann Hadgis, director of ambulatory clinics for Sutter Lakeside. “We want to help patients get to our clinics for a full range of care.”
Lake Transit currently provides more than 600 nonemergency medical transports each month, so patients will receive an experienced, professional service.
“We’re excited to partner with Sutter Lakeside to provide this important service to our community,” said Mark Wall, general manager, Lake Transit Authority. “We’ve been meeting Lake County’s transportation needs for more than 18 years, and are pleased to be part of a program that will have a positive influence on the health and well-being of people in our community.”
As Lake County’s insured population grows, this new transportation option is one of several ways Sutter Lakeside is working to provide more primary care services to more patients than ever before.
“Our partnership with Lake Transit will help us better meet patients’ needs,” said Sutter Lakeside Chief Administrative Officer Siri Nelson. “This is a great example of how we’re constantly evolving to meet the changing needs of our community,”
Patients should call Sutter Lakeside’s Family Medicine Clinic at 707-262-5088 or Sutter Lakeside Community Clinic at 707-263-6885 to arrange transportation.
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LAKEPORT, Calif. – There’s no better time than now, during National Nurses Week from May 6 to12, to recognize a group of individuals who help put the heart in our community’s health care.
“At Sutter Lakeside Hospital, our nursing staff plays a crucial role in patient outcomes and experience,” said Sutter Lakeside Chief Administrative Officer Siri Nelson. “Our thanks go out to our nurses this week and every week for their dedication and hard work to provide outstanding care to patients.”
Every day, Sutter Lakeside Hospital nurses perform a wide variety of duties that directly benefit patients and promote and advocate for their rights, health and safety.
The hospital recently hospital recently introduced new royal blue scrubs to make it easy for patients to recognize registered nurses.
“Our nurses deliver high-quality care with compassion and professionalism,” says Sutter Lakeside Chief Nursing Executive Teresa Campbell. “I’m very proud to lead this team of wonderful people and outstanding health care providers.”
National Nurses Day ends on May 12 because that’s the birthday of Florence Nightingale, known as the founder of professional nursing for her pioneering work during the Crimean War from 1853 to 1856.
Because of her habit of making night rounds, she became known as “The Lady with the Lamp.”
To learn more about Sutter Lakeside, visit www.sutterlakeside.org/ .
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