Overlake Medical Center is a 349-bed

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located in

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. The hospital opened in 1960, and operates a level III emergency department. In the last year with available data, the hospital had about 53,572 emergency department visits, 20,562 in-patient visits, 7,073 in-patient surgeries, and 7,512 outpatient surgeries. The hospital is accredited by the

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. The hospital has a da Vinci surgical robot that is used for surgical procedures.

History

Overlake Medical Center originally opened in 1960 at a cost of $1.2 million. The hospital opened a helicopter landing pad in 2009 to receive cardiac and stroke patients.

References

External links

Overlake Medical Center & Clinics homepage
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