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  • Patient would recommend AHMO-Kingsburg dental care team "to God himself"

    Like most people, Kingsburg’s Leona Matthews has never really looked forward to visiting the dentist. But Matthews, the first dental patient at ...

    Jan 28, 2022 More
  • New Heart Valve, New Lease on Life

    Thomas Amabisca was no stranger to heart problems when his doctor noticed a little murmur five or six years go. Back in the 1980s, he was diagnosed ...

    Jan 19, 2022 More
  • Finding His Own Way

    How one heart patient’s research led him to a better solution When Jeff Rawlins’ heartbeat became so irregular he had to visit the emergency room in ...

    Dec 1, 2021 More
  • Hear what our rehab patients are saying

    "My most important thing was getting back to gardening, that and sitting to play bass guitar and doing my katas. Physical therapy showed me the right ...

    Jul 4, 2021 More
  • The Miracle Man: Retired HFD captain battles COVID, and wins

    KAILUA, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - An emotional send off was held on Friday for an Oahu man who was hospitalized for almost 88 days battling COVID-19. ...

    Jul 1, 2020 More
  • Cardiac patient gets relief from atrial fibrillation

    The healing hope and wholeness Adventist Health strives to inspire often touches the hearts of the communities it serves. Sometimes, that touch is ...

    Feb 12, 2020 More
  • From Scary to Stable: Patient Finds Afib Relief... and More

    Retired church administrator Ron Smith has many things that make his heart quiver: photography, woodworking, his wife of 55 years, and his four kids, ...

    Feb 26, 2019 More
  • From Terror to Triumph

    When Dr. Raymond Tricker says heart valve surgery was the most frightening thing he’d faced in his life, he means a level of anxiety most of us can’t ...

    Feb 6, 2019 More
  • From Farmer to Heart Patient

    Terry Charvet’s path from his life as a farmer in Washington’s Yakima Valley to Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular took many years, but today he’s ...

    Jan 10, 2019 More
  • Fixing a Broken Heart: From Acoma Pueblo to Portland

    Miriam Salvador has always had a big heart for her heritage and culture. A resident of the Acoma Reservation in northwestern New Mexico, Miriam spends ...

    Nov 7, 2018 More
  • Race Car Driver Receives Atrial Fibrillation Care at Northwest Regional Heart and Vascular

    A malfunctioning electrical system can spell disaster in a car, and in your heart. When Johnny Unser, from the Unser auto racing family, needed ...

    Oct 20, 2018 More
  • You Were There When I Needed You.

    After a bout of shingles and neuropathy Virginia began experiencing pain and numbness in her legs. Her right leg and foot was also cold all the time. ...

    Feb 19, 2018 More
  • Patient Travels from Guatemala for Minimally Invasive Sutureless Valve Surgery

    After 33 years as a police officer Jim Hupe has retired and now enjoys sailing around the Caribbean and building a house in Guatemala. Thanks to a ...

    Oct 3, 2017 More
  • When a doctor has a heart attack

    Adventist Health has been a lifelong commitment for Dr. Wes Rippey. When he experienced a heart attack it was our turn to take care of him.

    Feb 18, 2017 More
  • New Family Medicine Specialist Shines on Stage and in Patient Care

    New Family Medicine Specialist Shines on Stage and in Patient Care WILLITS, CA – When Andrea McCullough, MD came to the Bay Area for her residency ...

    Jun 20, 2016 More
  • A heart for Terri

    Terri is a team member at Adventist Medical Center with an amazing story. She has faced heart health challenges since her 20s, resulting in a heart ...

    Feb 15, 2016 More
  • Thankfulness with Adventist Health Chaplains

    The chaplains at Adventist Medical Center in Portland offer spiritual, mental and emotional support to our patients and their visitors. This week we ...

    Nov 23, 2015 More
  • Linda, Robotic Heart Surgery Patient

    Linda first noticed symptoms but thought that it was just acid reflux. Eventually after a stress test, prescribed by her doctor, Linda discovered that ...

    Apr 30, 2015 More
  • Patient Shares Experience After Ground-breaking EVAR Procedure

    HANFORD - A 66-year-old retired Navy chief, who became the first patient at Adventist Medical Center – Hanford to undergo an endovascular abdominal ...

    Mar 31, 2014 More
  • First Baby Born at Ukiah Valley Medical Center in 2014!

    Ukiah welcomes its first baby of 2014! Baby girl Carson (last name) was born at 1:27 a.m. on January 3, at the Family Birth Center at Ukiah Valley ...

    Jan 3, 2014 More
  • Expectant Mom Has Unexpected Delivery

    For expectant mother Lindsey Powis of Potter Valley, her fourth delivery was anything but expected. “While at home with Erin [my husband], I began to ...

    Sep 25, 2013 More
  • Willits Couple Celebrates One Year in The Gym Program

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 28, 2013 Contact: Nick Bejarano Regional Communications Manager (707)-463-7524 nick.bejarano@ah.org Willits, CA — ...

    Aug 28, 2013 More
  • New Year's Baby 2013!

    Ukiah welcomes its first baby of 2013! Jose Castaneda, a healthy baby boy, was born at 2:22 a.m. on New Year’s Day in the Family Birth Center at Ukiah ...

    Jan 4, 2013 More
  • Mission to Serve

    Service comes in different shapes and forms. Just ask Julie Kranich. In 2001, she and her husband Aaron and their three children moved to Lucerne from ...

    Nov 6, 2012 More
  • 'I Felt Very Safe and Well Cared For'

    Virginia Lowe was content. The Lemoore patient felt happy, well-rested and safe as she recovered from surgery at Adventist Medical Center - Hanford. ...

    Jul 22, 2012 More
  • Singing Hairdresser Shares Healing Touch with Hospital Patients

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 15, 2012 Contact: Kristen Meadows Marketing Specialist (707)-456-3127 WILLITS, CA - "Amazing Grace, how sweet the ...

    Jun 15, 2012 More
  • Howard Memorial Hospital Helps a Soldier “Out of the Dust”

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 18, 2011 Contact: Kristen Meadows Marketing Specialist Howard Memorial Hospital (707)-456-3127 Willits - During ...

    Dec 18, 2011 More
  • Orthopedic Joint Center Gives Patient a Pain-Free Perspective

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 11, 2011 Contact: Kristen Meadows, Marketing Specialist Frank R. Howard Memorial Hospital (707)-456-3127 Just ...

    Jan 11, 2011 More
  • Hanford Medical Pavilion open, Kings County's first 64-slice CT patient shares personal story

    With three of his four older brothers having cancer, 27-year-old John Harrington worries he could be next. Constant headaches, a proactive attitude ...

    Nov 9, 2010 More
  • Agustin Rubio, M.D., Family Physician

    Doctors' Day Comments, 2009 The experience I will never forget happened during the summer of 2007 at Selma Community Hospital. My dad … was an alcohol ...

    Apr 14, 2009 More
  • Howard Hospital Medical Professionals Move Fast to Save Girl with Meningitis

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 22, 2008 Contact: Anthony Stahl Director HR/Marketing Howard Memorial Hospital (707)-456-3101 Willits - "Its ...

    Jan 22, 2008 More
  • Orthopedic Joint Center Receives an International Visitor

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: June 13, 2007 Contact: Anthony Stahl Director HR/Marketing Howard Memorial Hospital (707)-456-3101 Willits - As the ...

    Jun 13, 2007 More
  • Orthopedic Joint Center Changes Lives

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: May 24, 2007 Contact: Anthony Stahl Director HR/Marketing Howard Memorial Hospital (707)-456-3101 Willits - "I can't bear ...

    May 24, 2007 More
  • Christmas Train Saves Starving Man

    Train Saves Starving Man FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 20, 2006 Contact: Anthony Stahl Director HR/Marketing Howard Memorial Hospital ...

    Dec 20, 2006 More
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