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Volunteer

girl holding babyHealdsburg 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.