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Running Head: COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE PROJECT 1
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Running Head: COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE PROJECT 2
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The organization is Sherman Oaks Hospital located in 4911 Van Nuys Boulevard, Suite
307, Sherman Oaks California, 91403. The purpose of the organization is to offer services to
patients in general pain and management services. It offers nutrition services, clinical lab
services, pharmacy, reconstruction, and wound healing center, radiology, respiratory therapy
services, surgical procedures, comprehensive care for joint replacement, imaging services, senior
behavioral health service, maternity services, outpatient and inpatient care.
Moreover, the hospital serves several patients of the San Fernando Valley with a bed
capacity of 153, and over 700 employees and multiple doctors including specialists in GI and
urologists. For instance, on that particular day, the volunteer encountered a patient who suffered
from stress after delivery, another patient was getting treatment for a kidney infection and was 6
months pregnant. The multi-specialist clinic handles each situation carefully with a team of
specialists and doctor. Therefore, it shows that the hospital is well staffed and handles a big
population with specializing medical, hyperbaric, diagnostic and surgical medical services
(Wasserman and Riopelle) .
Sherman Hospital is situated in a geographical area with a zip code of 25 cities and thus it
serves communities of west hills, Porter Ranch, North Hills, Simi Valley, Burbank, Encino,
Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Panorama City, Los Angeles, Pacoima, Calabasas, Woodlands,
Chatsworth, San Fernando, Valley Village, North Hollywood, Sylmar, Studio City, Tarzana, Sun
Valley, Reseda, Granada Hills, Canoga Park and Northridge. The hospital serves up to 1.5
million people within San Fernando Valley, Ventura County, and LA county. Based on the
report by Thomson Reuters and Nielsen company of 2012, the population is equally distributed
between males and females served by the hospital (Pennel, McLeroy and Burdine) . Also, the
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