Natividad Medical Center's trauma center celebrates three years of saving lives
By Cristian Ponce, The Californian | Feb. 8, 2018 Chances for Salinas residents to survive a car crash, shooting, puncture wound or fall have increased since a trauma center opened in their backyard three years ago. The trauma center at Natividad Medical
Natividad Medical Center increases organ donation by 40 percent
By Cristian Ponce, The Californian | Nov. 16, 2017 Natividad Medical Center has seen an increase of 40 percent in organ recipients since 2015 with the help of Donor Network West. Dr. Andrew McCague, a trauma surgeon and co-director of the intensive
Meet PCOS, the condition that's messing up so many women's lives
By Silas Lyons, The Salinas Californian | September 20, 2017 Some women describe the experience as being at war with their own body. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is very common, affecting at least 5 million American women of child-bearing age,
Dr. Galicia named NMC Physician of the Year
By Rachel Zentz, The Salinas Californian | June 28, 2017 Dr. Anthony ‘Tony’ Galicia has been named the Natividad Medical Center 2017 Physician of the Year. The award is presented to the physician who, through his/her career at NMC, has exemplified
Dr. Harrison named Physician of the Year
By Rachel Zentx, The Salinas Californian | June 09, 2017 Dr. Steven Harrison, program director of the Natividad Medical Center’s Family Medicine Residency Program, was named Physician of the Year 2017 by the Monterey County Medical Society. Dr. Harrison
Natividad Medical Center celebrates its volunteer auxiliary
By Joe Truskot, The Salinas Californian | April 25, 2017 Their faces are familiar and friendly, their advice timely and helpful, their support of patients and family members is irreplaceable. For 57 years, the volunteer auxiliary at Natividad
The Dangers of Falling: Part 1
By Matt Sizemore, KION | Feb 21, 2018 SALINAS, Calif. – When it comes to our health, we already have enough to worry about. So it’s probably safe to say that most of us don’t worry about falling down on a regular basis.
The Dangers of Falling: Part 2
By Matt Sizemore, KION | March 2, 2017 Salinas, CA – “Every little kind of menial task that we take for granted is a potential insult or mechanism for people who get older,” said Natividad Medical Center trauma surgeon, Dr. Hugh Chung. It
The Dangers of Falling: Part 3
By Matt Sizemore, KION | March 2, 2017 Salinas, CA – Just a few short weeks ago, Princetta Blackmon fell in her bathtub at home in Salinas. She was taken to Natividad Medical Center where doctors diagnosed her with several injuries, and since then,
A bundle of boy: First Monterey County baby of new year arrives
By Tom Leyde, The Monterey Herald | January 1, 2017 Mariano Ruiz, left, leans in for a peek at his newborn son, Jonathan, being held by his mother, Maria Perez Gutierrez, on Sunday at Natividad Medical Center in Salinas. Jonathan was born at 2:26