Volunteer
 Healdsburg District Hospital Volunteers is a
dedicated group
that cares deeply about the state of the hospital and is
doing something to improve healthcare in our north county.
They give water and nourishment to patients, take them to
their rooms, discharge them, and do general go-for work like
running errands to help out the hospital staff. Additionally,
they run the gift shop where any money earned goes toward
scholarships for students in the medical field. If you'd like
to
make a difference, they'd love to help you do it. Volunteers
are assigned four-hour shifts, after completing a four-day
training. Find out more by calling the hospital's main number,
431-6500.
Help Raise Funds
The Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County
is a
501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization bringing
together our community to engage donors in the support
of healthcare in northern Sonoma County - essentially all who live or
work in the
communities of Windsor, Healdsburg, Geyserville, Cloverdale, and north
to the Mendocino
County line. Healthcare Foundation Northern Sonoma County awards grants
to organizations,
which support its goal to advance health care and promote fundamental
improvements in the
health status of all residents of northern Sonoma County. Currently,
they are leading a $14.5
million Capital Campaign to benefit Healdsburg District Hospital. A few
of their 2008
achievements include:
• Funding of the new 6500
square foot Wetzel Family Emergency Department at
Healdsburg District Hospital
• Funding the Kozel Stroke Institute
using robotic tele-presence, the first rural
community to incorporate this technology! This
innovative approach to medicine
uses a robot which allows medical staff to work
directly with specialists in remote
locations.
• Funding the reopening of the
Healdsburg District Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit giving
patients local state of the art ICU technology and
excellent medical care. Previously,
patients routinely transferred to other hospitals
for ICU-level care.
And their work isn't done! For 2009, the Foundation
aspires to:
• Fund new Information Technology for
hospital, clinics and providers.
• Fund efforts to retain &
recruit physicians.
• Invest in new radiology and diagnostic
equipment at Healdsburg District Hospital.
The Foundation is volunteer-led and governed by a
17-member Board of Directors comprised
of leading members of our community with experience in medicine,
health, finance,
government, business, and community leadership.
Give Blood
You will rarely do something as satisfying, as easy, and
as helpful as giving blood. It
takes less than an hour, yet that hour could give someone else another
chance at life.
The Blood Bank of the
Redwoods accepts donors at their facility on 2324 Bethards
Drive
in Santa Rosa. Their mobile donor coach makes scheduled stops
in Healdsburg and
surrounding communities.
Call their Santa Rosa office at (707) 545-1222 or visit their
website
at www.bbr.org.
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