Why a Hospital is taking farm workers out of the field and training them a medical interpreters
By Nina Porzucki, PRI | November 9, 2016 An overwhelming majority of Californians voted "yes"on Tuesday for bilingualism — that is, bilingual education. As we publish this post, 73 percent of Californians voted in favor of Proposition
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Concussion Program Launces in Salinas
By Sophia Miraggio, KION | October 19, 2016 Salinas, Calif. – One in five high school athletes will sustain a concussion. "I think that there’s a lot more kids, athletes, competing in sports," said Natividad Medical Center Dr. Debi
Fresh Produce Prescription Programs Impact Diet-Related Disease
By Lynn Graebner, California Health Report | August 12, 2016 As health care providers struggle to reduce the tsunami of diet-related disease washing over communities, a national movement is pairing hospitals and community clinics with local farmers markets
Walls new NMC chief medical officer
From The Californian SALINAS, CA (August 5, 2016) – Natividad Medical Center announced that Dr. Craig Walls M.D., Ph.D., is its new chief medical officer. The appointment was effective July 25 and announced on Thursday. In this role, Walls
Healthy diet program offers $25 food vouchers
From The Californian SALINAS, CA (July 5, 2016) – The program is called Fresh Produce Prescription and offers families with diet-related illnesses incentives for healthy eating. The vouchers can be used toward the purchase of fruits and vegetables.
Natividad Medical Center Manages Overtime and Boosts Productivity with Kronos
June 29, 2016 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time CHELMSFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–An acute-care teaching hospital, Natividad Medical Center uses the Kronos Workforce Central suite of workforce management solutions to gain visibility into labor data
Super Natural Chef to Open Market
From Edible Monterey Bay e-Newsletter May 18 – 24 Event Details: Wed, May 18 | 1441 Constitution Blvd. Salinas |11am-3:30pm. Demo at noon. Free. The Farmers’ Market at Natividad Medical Center opens for the season tomorrow with a fun
Natividad gets ‘A’ in national hospital rankings, capping rebound
By Jim Johnson, Monterey Herald SALINAS, CA (April 26, 2016) – A year and a half after receiving the last of three straight failing safety grades from a national hospital industry watchdog, Natividad Medical Center is touting an “A” from The
NMC receives designation for its maternity care
By Rachel Zentz, The Salinas Californian SALINAS, CA (April 9, 2016) – Natividad Medical Center has been designated as one of the first hospitals to receive the Blue Distinction® Center for Maternity Care designation, a new designation under the