From the Salinas Californian   SALINAS,CA – January 29, 2014 Natividad Medical Center on Tuesday received the final go-ahead from elected officials to begin building Monterey County’s first official trauma center during a meeting that grew

Financial questions remain By JIM JOHNSON  Monterey County Herald   January 28, 2014 – After impassioned pleas from Natividad Medical Center supporters, the Monterey County Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Tuesday to support the

Sara Rubin Monterey County Weekly   January 28, 2014 – Disregard the blood and guts and shock that come with traumatic injuries, and for a moment, Natividad Medical Center CEO Harry Weis makes it sound like running a trauma center is kind of like a

Sam Karas Acute Rehabilitation Center at NMC restores function after trauma Written by D.L. Taylor | The Salians Californian Dr. Anthony Galicia demonstrates an upper body ergometer on Thursday in the exercise room at Sam Karas Acute Rehabilitation Center,

From the Salinas Californian SALINAS, CA – November 15, 2013 – A number of questions were left unanswered at the Affordable Care Act Forum hosted by The Salinas Californian on Nov. 7 at the National Steinbeck Center. We worked with panelists and

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From The Californian SALINAS, CA  – July 24, 2013 – America’s Essential Hospitals (formerly the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems) has announced its 2013 Larry Gage Awards for quality-of-care improvements.

By JIM JOHNSON Staff Writer, Monterey County Herald SALINAS, CA – June 18th, 2012 – Three months after the first low-income residents signed up for temporary county health coverage, the program is being expanded. On Tuesday, the Monterey County

By Ricardo Navarro Central Coast News KION SALINAS, Calif. — December 25, 2012 – As you make your way down the quiet halls on the delivery floor at the Natividad Medical Center, pictures of healthy babies and happy parents warm up your heart.

“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