Natividad Medical Center is proud to be recognized by Blue Shield of California with a Blue Distinction® Centers (BDC) for Maternity Care designation, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Racial and ethnic disparities are persistent and

The Monterey County Board of Supervisors and Natividad Medical Center Board of Trustees announce the appointment of Dr. Charles “Chad” Harris as interim Chief Executive Officer. He will step into this temporary position as Dr. Gary R. Gray, the

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and the medical experts at Natividad encourage you to learn how to prevent strokes, spot the warning signs, and what to do when a stroke happens. According to the American Stroke Association, every 40 seconds, someone in the

Low-income undocumented immigrants in Monterey County have greater access to free healthcare thanks to a new program introduced Wednesday evening. Lanzamiento de Esperanza Care is a collaboration among Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action

When Consuelo Rosales broke her knee in 2015, she had no backup plan. She had no health insurance, and her job was as physically demanding as they come: working in ag fields. “I wasn’t able to continue working,” says Rosales, a mother of two. Because

An expanded Monterey County pilot health care program has launched for local residents ineligible for government-backed coverage because they are in the country illegally. On Wednesday, Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action (COPA), the Monterey

Natividad, the only teaching hospital on the Central Coast, graduated 10 physicians from its Family Medicine Residency program and welcomed its newest class on June 25. “Half of our 2021 graduates plan to stay in Monterey or Santa Cruz County. In addition,

As of February 2021, Natividad Medical Center, the 172-bed acute care hospital owned and operated by Monterey County, had cared for 426 people with the disease. A total of 22,225 people had tested positive for the virus in the county, 951 had been

The moment has arrived for millions of Americans who said they were waiting for full and final FDA approval before getting the COVD-19 vaccine. On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the Pfizer vaccine is the first COVID-19 vaccine to

Vaccines required for all hospital employees by September 30 Chad Harris, MD, Interim CEO, Natividad Medical Center Steven Packer, MD, President/CEO, Montage Health and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula Pete Delgado, President/CEO, Salinas Valley