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Stanford Hospital opened its second outpatient surgery facility May 30, a "Surgicenter" at 400 Forest Ave., near downtown Palo Alto. 

Susan Hoopes, nurse manager of Stanford ambulatory surgery and the Surgicenter, said the new facility was opened to increase capacity and relieve tight schedules at the busy outpatient surgery center at Stanford Hospital and Clinics.

"We also think we'll be offering a smaller, more intimate environment that many of our patients will find especially comfortable," Hoopes said. Parking is available on site.

"It's an interim step to meet the current needs of operating room volume until the new ambulatory care treatment center is completed at the hospital in the next few years," she added.