Welcome to Lifelines, the new blog of the VMC Foundation.

As the public hospital of Silicon Valley, we thought it appropriate to abandon the paper version of our newsletter for the blog format. We'll save some trees, money � and allow for more frequent updates.

This forum will be used to highlight trends in heath care, philanthropy and how "The Great Recession" is impacting people of all walks of life in Santa Clara County. It will also provide you a venue to meet the doctors, nurses, administrators, therapists, technicians and others who make Santa Clara Valley Medical Center once of the finest county hospitals of the country.

Please check back often for new entries, and join the conversation. We want to hear from you.