League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Peter C. Fung Answers Questions Candidate for Director; El Camino Healthcare District

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Questions & Answers

1. What experience or training do you have which would help the District meet its goals?

As a medical doctor for more than 35 years, I understand the difficult challenges facing the healthcare industry and the impact on El Camino Hospital. I understand that in order to achieve the hospital's mission of improving the health and well being of the community, we have to address the health of the whole person. Traditionally, through specialization in the medical field, professionals have focused on specific aspects of an individual's health, not necessarily how the specialization's interconnectivity gives us insight into whole wellness and preventative healthcare. This is one reason I was a founding member of El Camino Hospital's Chinese Health Initiative, an initiative dedicated to improving health literacy and wellness of Chinese members of the Bay area. My experience as a doctor, a vascular neurologist, and my involvement improving the health literacy of our communities makes me uniquely qualified to serve as a District Board Member.

2. What is your evaluation of the financial condition of the District?

As the Medical Director for El Camino Hospital's Stroke Center, I have a thorough understanding of the healthcare finance, having to balance optimal personnel, utilization of unique and new innovative medical equipments with budgetary restraints. By following the latest established guidelines and adhering strictly to the highest standard to avoid errors, duplications and variation of care, a lean and efficient program can be achieved to provide the highest quality of care. As a Board Member I will use that knowledge, combined with my unique experience, to ensure the hospital has a solid financial base in order to continue providing world-class health care to the community. This can be accomplished, and I am the candidate that has succeeded in doing so in a smaller scale with the Stroke Center.

3. In what ways would you collaborate with other governmental entities and community groups to achieve the District's goals?

El Camino Hospital's Stroke Center is considered in the top 5% in the nation, receiving Gold Plus Award from the American Heart Association 4 years in a row. These accolades come about by not only providing world-class medical programs and access, but also by working with local governmental and community based organizations to provide those services. I reach out to the community centers, nursing homes, Fire Departments, Paramedics to provide health education. I worked tirelessly with the nursing department, Hospital Board and Administrator in the planning and oversight as well as quality reporting. Only by working together to identify those who need medical services and health literacy can we then provide those services and increase the health and well being of the community. As a Board member I will continue to play an active role in forging those partnerships to ensure the hospital achieves its mission.

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