By James Herrera, Monterey Herald Salinas >> The Natividad Foundation was given $500,000 by the Matsui family to bring an Infusion Center to Natividad. It’s the single largest donation from an individual or family in its 30-year history, “The Matsui

By Joe Szydlowski, Salinas Californian Owners of a Salinas orchid business have given the Natividad Foundation its largest donation ever from an individual. Teresa Matsui, president and CEO of Matsui Nursery, gifted $500,000 to the foundation for new

By Jim Johnson Salinas >> In the style of the world’s best soccer players, Monterey County’s safety net hospital will now officially go by a single name — Natividad. As part of a re-branding effort, county-owned hospital officials announced

It’s what most people call it – and now it is officially the new name. Natividad Medical Center has changed its name to simply Natividad. The name change was announced this week during a special event which coincided with the opening of the

By, Dr. Gary Gray As our hospital’s chief executive officer – and as a family physician – I am proud of the vital service we provide. I’m also proud and happy to announce that we’re enhancing our relationship to the community in a rebranding

By, Joe Szydlowski Michael Vollstedt remembers the night he told his wife he thought he was going to die. His heart had stopped beating, and his eyes stopped seeing. Vollstedt, who lives in Salinas, could still hear as firefighters and paramedics were

The next time you are at Natividad, perhaps for the Farmer’s Market, make a detour to the front lobby to see a special exhibit, the Wall of Hope. The Wall of Hope is a 24-panel traveling display featuring moving stories and photos of people whose lives have

By, Joe Szydlowski Mass shootings, wildfires, earthquakes, floods – these and other disasters could abruptly turn a peaceful moment into chaos in seconds. But those disasters, man-made or natural, are always on the minds of emergency responders and

Natividad Hospital showed it is ready if a disaster strikes and wants you to be ready too. Natividad hosted its first disaster preparedness fair last week. “When Disasters Happen…Having It All Together,” was held in the parking lot outside the

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