Northern California

St. Joseph Hospital – Eureka, CA
Redwood Memorial Hospital – Fortuna, CA

• Redwood Memorial Hospital in Fortuna is one of only12 hospitals in the nation to be recognized as an "Exemplary Service Overall Best Performer 2007" by Avatar International Inc. for it’s combined score for Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency Department, and Ambulatory Surgery patient satisfaction.

• The Fortuna Chamber of Commerce has honored Redwood Memorial Hospital as its Business of the Year for 2007. The award commends the hospital for providing 50 years of patient-centered care in Fortuna.

• Avatar International Inc has named St. Joseph Health System – Humboldt County, which includes both St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial, a national award winner in healthcare service for Exceeding Patient Expectations.

Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital – Santa Rosa, CA
Petaluma Valley Hospital – Petaluma, CA

• Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as one of 93 hospitals leading the nation in increasing organ donation for four straight years.

• The Norma and Evert Person Heart & Vascular Institute and 80-bed Center Wing renovation at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital have been recognized by North Bay Business Journal among the health care industry’s “Top Real Estate Projects” for 2008.

• Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital received the Medal of Honor & Meritorious Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for achieving a 75% organ donation rate for 36 months.

• Santa Rosa Memorial has received a Consumer Choice award from the National Research Corporation for the 12th straight year.

• Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and Petaluma Valley Hospital comprise one of only three local hospital systems to win three patient satisfaction awards from national patient satisfaction monitoring organization Avatar, Inc. Units recognized were Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Pediatrics and Lynch Creek Imaging.

• Petaluma Valley Hospital achieved one of the state’s highest rates of in-hospital breastfeeding in among new mothers, according to study by the California WIC Association and UC Davis Human Lactation Center.

Queen of the Valley Medical Center  – Napa, CA

• U.S. News and World Report rated Queen of the Valley Medical Center as one of America's Best Hospitals.

• The Queen’s Synergy Medical Fitness Center was honored by the Medical Fitness Association as “Best Medical Fitness Center Open Less Than Three Years.”

• The hospital was awarded highest UnitedHealth Premium® Total Joint Replacement Specialty Center designation for 2007 to 2009 in recognition of quality of care.

• The American Cancer Society presented the Queen its “Collaboration Award” for efforts to increase awareness about colorectal cancer.