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

Written by Katharine Ball, The Californian February 2, 2012 — Harry Weis is hoping Salinas-area medical leaders and voters are ready to seize what he calls a "once in a lifetime" opportunity. With its rare — perhaps unique —

Hospital has own version of health care reform January 16, 2012 — Half a dozen years after posting a $20 million loss in a single fiscal year, Natividad Medical Center in Salinas is looking to the future with big plans, and 2012 is expected to be an

Written by GRISELDA D. RAMIREZ, The Californian January 16, 2012 — Five members of the D’Arrigo family donned hard hats and wielded sledgehammers to smash holes in a wall on the second floor of Natividad Medical Center in Salinas last week as they

THE HERALD’S VIEW Monterey County Herald January 15, 2012 — If anyone had told us a decade ago that Natividad Medical Center would be financially stronger than Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital at the start of 2012, we might have suggested bed

from The Californian March 28, 2011 — The Walmart Foundation, through its California State Giving Program, awarded $50,000 to the Natividad Medical Foundation to purchase three hand-held hearing screeners Monday. The devices will help the medical staff

March 3, 2011 — SALINAS, CA – On Friday, February 25th, Natividad Medical Foundation received a $201,000 donation from The Agricultural Leadership Council (TALC). TALC is a collective of 77 agricultural leaders, including the D’Arrigo,