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This is our community and St. Helena Hospital is our hospital. The realities of healthcare are such that we must all do what we can to economically support a hospital of this caliber and make our community a better place for all to live.
More about Elaine and Rick JonesLongtime Napa County residents Valerie and Bob Peebles have been supporting the Foundation for 20+ years. They have also graciously chosen to include the Foundation in their estate plans, and wanted to share how good that decision feels: “We feel so fortunate to be spending the rest of our lives…
More about Valerie and Bob PeeblesYou could say I learned to tolerate pain from a young age. By 14, I could tell you how bone-on-bone pain felt between the top of my right legbone and my hip socket. (Answer? Not good.) Then came what I call ‘the body cast era.’ That was when the pain…
More about Andy SchweigerDeborah and Kenneth Novack
As residents of St. Helena, we have realized how fortunate the community is to have first class health care available to it. Those facilities are available only because of past, present and future philanthropy and we are pleased and proud to have had an opportunity to be part of those…
More about Deborah and Kenneth NovackLeslie was in disbelief when she was diagnosed with Stage IV inflammatory breast cancer in June 2013. Guided by her trusted medical team, Leslie underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment, a double mastectomy, and an ovariectomy. After overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds, you can imagine Leslie’s shock upon hearing devastating news just…
More about Leslie MansfieldComplaining of severe chest pain, Jim called for his wife, who raced to his side. As a nurse, “I immediately went into survival mode,” recalls Lorinda, who started CPR as Alura called 9-1-1. First responders arrived, attempting – unsuccessfully – to revive Jim. After more than an hour, the paramedics…
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