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Overlake Debuts Organic Menu at Stanza’s CafeOverlake is reopening its onsite Stanza’s Café with an all-new menu focused on organic, freshly prepared foods and beverages. Along with the new menu, Overlake is offering a host of sampling opportunities and entertainment for its campus-based clientele.

Overlake Adds New Chief Medical Officer, Cardiac Surgeon and Primary Care Physician to its Medical StaffOverlake recently hired three new physicians including Alan R. Ertle, MD, MPH, MBA, as chief medical officer and vice president of network development, cardiothoracic surgeon Jeffrey D. Lee, MD, FACS and Mandana Shamsa, MD.

Overlake Invites the Community to Share Stories and ArtworkOverlake invites former patients and community members to share their experiences at Overlake by visiting the hospital’s website and submitting stories and photos. Each person who shares a story will receive a free Overlake 50th anniversary T-shirt.

Puget Sound Blood Center and Overlake Hospital Medical Center Partner to Launch New Blood Distribution SystemDebut of Remote Allocation for blood and components increases patient safety.

Overlake Hospitality Director Receives Food Service Leadership AwardThe award recognizes an association member who best reflects operational excellence, exhibits strong leadership skills and contributes results to AHF, their employer and community.

Overlake Hospital Medical Center Earns Distinguished Patient Safety Excellence Award Three Years in a RowThe study, conducted by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, named Overlake as one of 238 hospitals nationwide to receive the 2010 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award.™

Featured Classes & EventsOverlake offers a wide variety of educational classes and programs throughout the year. The following is a sampling of upcoming spring classes.