Dear Friends,

Thank you! The overwhelming success of past Annual Appeals by the North Valley Hospital Foundation made it possible for enhanced services to better meet the community’s needs. In recent years, the generosity of many community leaders, donors and friends, has helped to fund the purchase of a new glucose monitoring system, pediatric transducers for our ultrasound procedures, an anesthesia machine, and a surgical laser, totaling over $191,000! Building upon the generous donations from past Annual Appeals, North Valley Hospital continues to identify new areas for growth of services and opportunities for enhancement of patient care.

“The new glucometers, for hospital bedside glucose testing, measure results at a higher level of analytical performance. They are able to eliminate various interferences found in the blood, which the older versions of glucometers were unable to do, thus improving accuracy. The test requires a smaller specimen of blood with these meters, and results are available in six seconds. The staff gives a great big thank you to the Foundation!” says Martha Stadler, RN, NVH Nursing Administration.

The Growth Opportunity

To continually meet the expanded needs of those we serve, North Valley Hospital has an urgent need to purchase special vital sign and cardiac monitoring equipment for our current MRI in the Imaging Department. The vital sign and cardiac monitoring equipment, has a cost of $29,000.

How You Can Help

Your contribution will make a real difference and touch the lives of you and your family, neighbors, and the entire community. Making a charitable gift is easy. It can be an outright cash gift, pledged over time, or a planned gift such as a gift by will. As a 501(c)(3) qualified charity, your contribution to the Foundation is also tax deductible.

As 2010 winds down, we hope that you will keep the North Valley Hospital Foundation in mind as you finalize your end of year charitable giving. For your convenience, we have enclosed an envelope for your use.

We wish you a happy, healthy and blessed holiday season with a New Year filled with peace, love and hope.

With warm regards,

Dale Bax
Chairman of the Board