Coming 2013: The John A. and Susan Sobrato Pavilion

John A. and Susan Sobrato make a historic commitment to the VMC Foundation with a $5 million challenge grant.

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Coming 2013: The John A. and Susan Sobrato Pavilion

Coming 2012: San Jose Sharks Pediatric Center

The Sharks may raise the Stanley Cup this June and celebrate San Jose’s first-ever major sports championship, but months earlier, the Sharks Foundation are prepared to raise something else: Hope.

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Coming 2012: San Jose Sharks Pediatric Center

Why we need VMC

Regardless of where you usually get your healthcare, our entire community depends on Santa Clara Valley Medical Center.

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Amazing device improves patient/doctor communication!

Dr. Gary Lee is Valley Medical Center’s director of palliative care, and he’s using a new high-tech wonder in his daily communication with his patients. Yes, I know it may not look that amazing. But consider: This portable, light-weight camping stool allows Gary to carry it wherever he goes, and when he’s ready to speak with a [...]

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Let’s make cigarettes OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive!

On the June ballot in California, Proposition 29 deserves your vote…and the campaign deserves our support. The idea is simple, and we’ve done it before: Another tax on tobacco –  a dollar a pack this time – to support cancer research and other fine things. Frankly, I don’t care as much about what the tax [...]

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Stem Cell Research – a promise we must keep

Stem Cell Research – a promise we must keep

The Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) Rehabilitation Center, in partnership with Stanford Hospital, launched a groundbreaking study in 2011 to establish the promise of embryonic stem cells in treating spinal cord injuries. However, the momentum of this historic collaboration is threatened and your help is needed to continue this valuable research. In November 2011, Geron announced that it [...]

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Join us for a “Taste of California” at the Computer History Museum – February 24th

Please join us for a special event to benefit the Valley Medical Center Foundation and the Brain Injury Association of California: A Taste of California Friday February 24, 2012, 7:00 – 10:00 PM Computer History Museum (www.computerhistory.org) Mountain View, CA   On Friday February 24th at 7:00 PM, we will be taking part in a “Taste [...]

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Comedy Night Fundraiser for AIDS Care at the San Jose Improv- March 6th

Come join us for the Second Annual PACE Clinic Comedy Night, Laugh*Sing*Dance*Care featuring Natasha Leggero, March 6, 2012. Proceeds from this event go to the Valley Medical Center PACE (Partners in AIDS Care and Education) Clinic, Santa Clara County’s only resource for HIV/AIDS patients without insurance. The PACE Clinic will use this money to carry out a [...]

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