Every day, teams of dedicated men and women run great programs at Valley Medical Center…but it’s not every day that the news makes the Wall Street Journal. This week, it did! The article (read it here) features photos from a VMC Healthier Living Class, and talks about this growing nationwide movement . Our Healthier Living [...]
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 [...]
Bryan Stow at VMC Rehab Center
After seven months in the intensive care unit, much of what he spent in a medically induced coma, Bryan Stow is slowly recovering at the VMC Rehabilitation Center. NBC News Chief Medical Editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman visited Stow at VMC for a segment on Rock Center with Brian Williams. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/rock-center/45731557 Stow, a San Francisco [...]
“I have hope. I have drive.” – Katie Sharify’s story…
Last month, Katie suffered a spinal cord injury in a terrible car crash – the kind that could happen to any of us. When she came to Valley Medical Center’s world-class Rehabiliation Department, she became part of history. Katie Sharify is one of just five people in the United States to receive embryonic stem cells. This emerging treatment, [...]
VMC Foundation Holiday Fundraiser to Help Homeless Patients
As you celebrate this holiday season with your friends and family, remember those who have less to be thankful for. The VMC Foundation is raising funds for New Directions, an innovative program that helps break the cycle of homelessness by providing access to a doctor, treatment, transportation, food and even housing to homeless patients. Since 2002, New [...]
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