Women of Wellness Donate $116,000 to Dominican Hospital

On June 28, Dignity Health Dominican Hospital announced it had received a $116,000 donation from the Women of Wellness Council, a local women’s organization.

The WoW Council has awarded $87,000 in funding, with an additional $29,000 in anonymous support.

A program of the Dominican Hospital Foundation established in 2018, the WoW Council aims to provide funding to support and expand women’s health care at Dominican Hospital. This year marks the sixth round of funding, with more than $440,000 raised.

The WoW Council selected these initiatives:

• Noninvasive Ventilation, Respiratory Therapy — $27,971. Noninvasive ventilation is a technique used with a mask interface to deliver positive pressure and precise amounts of oxygen to treat breathing difficulties associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and pulmonary edema.
• Bioness Integrated Therapy System, Occupational Therapy — $45,390. This new technology is designed for advanced rehabilitation of patients with visual impairment due to a neurological condition.
• Fetal Monitor Carts, Birth Center — $8,700. These will help improve nursing workflow and make charting easier while providing 1:1 care to laboring patients.
• Outpatient NICU Feeding Program, Nutrition — $4,939. An anonymous WoW member donated $4,000 for extended follow-up care for former preemies or infants with feeding-related issues, possibly due to growth retardation or drug exposure.
• DHMG Oncology Women’s Resources — $5,000. Funded by an anonymous WoW member, DHMG Oncology will establish a program to help low-income patients by providing supplies to support their cancer treatment. The goal is to stock items that are typically recommended to patients to help alleviate side effects but are expensive or not covered by insurance.
• Wig Boutique, Katz Cancer Resource Center — $20,000. This gift, funded entirely by an anonymous WoW member, will create a beautiful wig room in Dominican’s Katz Cancer Resource Center at the Mary & Richard Solari Cancer Center.

“For more than eight decades, Dominican Hospital’s mission and values ​​have been shaped by visionary female founders and senior leaders,” said Nanette Mickiewicz, MD, president of Dominican Hospital. “It is fitting, then, that the highly influential women of the WoW Council today continue the hospital’s legacy of advancing patient care now and into the future.”

Council members pledge to donate at least $1,000 annually to support critical technologies, programs and services for women at Dominican Hospital. The council meets three times a year to stay informed about women’s health services at the hospital and to hear about new developments from key physicians and health care providers.

Council members strive to recognize and understand the need for new or improved programs, equipment, or facilities, and to build new connections. They then have the opportunity to evaluate project proposals presented by the hospital and vote to decide which proposals will receive funding.

“The WoW Council is a unique opportunity to see your impact locally,” said WoW President Anissa Novak.

“With your membership, you choose which departments and services you want to support, which also allows for broader access to the hospital. I love learning more about the great work we do in Santa Cruz and it feels like I’m part of something bigger. I love this sisterhood.”

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For more information, call the Dominican Hospital Foundation at (831)462-7712 or visit www.supportdominican.org/women-of-wellness-council

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