“It’s a journey,” shares nurse Carole Swain as she talks about Natividad Medical Center’s efforts to become a Baby-Friendly hospital. Swain initiated the journey more than 20 years ago when the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF published a

Article & photos by LILY DAYTON Herald Correspondent Workers review a work in progress on their way to harvest artichokes. Autumn harvest is always a colorful time in Monterey County. But this year, the fields are ripening with more colors than usual.

Andy D’Arrigo, left, and John D’Arrigo look at the sign outside the Natividad Medical Center clinic for which their family donated $250,000. from Off 68 / The Californian SALINAS, CA – July 31, 2012 – Natividad Medical Center and the

SALINAS, CA – July 26, 2012  As Natividad Medical Center’s CEO, I wish to express my disappointment that a significant opportunity has been lost for our local community. The Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System (SVMHS) Board of Directors

By Roy Robbins and John O’Brien, Monterey County Herald July 24, 2012 – This week it is anticipated the Salinas Valley Memorial Health System’s board of directors will decide whether to move forward on a merger between Salinas Valley

By Mike Hornick, The Packer SALINAS, Calif. – July 24, 2012 – Natividad Medical Center has launched D’Arrigo Family Specialty Services to benefit a patient population that includes many farmworkers. John D’Arrigo, president of D’Arrigo Bros. Co. of

By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald Sell to the largest for-profit health care organization in the world, or merge two local hospitals to form a unified, independent public health care system in the county? Those vastly different visions appear to be the choice

Board narrows field for potential hospital affiliates By Jim Johnson, Monterey County Herald April 5, 2012 — Two potential affiliation partners remain for Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital — county-owned Natividad Medical Center and for-profit

Written by Andy Stiny, The Californian April 4, 2012 — Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital (SVMH) will move forward on a process that could end with a joining of forces with either Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or Hospital Corporation of America (HCA

By ROBERT MELTON and JOHN C. MORRISON, Guest Commentary, Monterey Herald April 2, 2012 — Directors of the Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Health System are engaged in making a historic decision—whether to transfer the hospital and its resources