Adventist Health St. Helena

04/02/2026

Arab American Heritage Month celebrates the creativity, innovation and cultural traditions that continue to shape our communities, highlighting stories of medical breakthroughs, public health leadership and powerful advocacy for immigrants and refugees.

03/30/2026

Today, and every day, our providers are delivering quality care to our patients and their families.

National Doctors’ Day is an important observance when we recognize the critical role that our providers have in contributing to the health and well-being of our communities.

We are grateful for the dedication and commitment of our doctors to inspire health, wholeness, and hope.

03/27/2026

Many patients worry about colonoscopy prep more than the procedure itself. But good news from James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, FACP, Interventional Gastroenterology: prep options have come a long way.

From more palatable solutions to tablet-based preps and helpful hacks, patients now have choices to make the process smoother.

A successful prep leads to the best detection. Learn more in this video.

03/26/2026

The gut and brain are interconnected, meaning an imbalance in one can affect the other. The good news? Treating functional GI disorders may be easier than you expect. Visit ahlink.org/4rgYM40 to learn more.

Advanced medicine and a holistic approach help people find answers to yearslong digestive problems.

03/26/2026

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Should we be thinking outside the box when it comes to spreading awareness?

03/26/2026

Staff Spotlight: Noemi Mauricio
We're starting a new Staff Spotlight series to highlight our team and share their inspiring stories. In this week's spotlight, meet Noemi Mauricio, MPH, RN, supervisor of our Mobile Health program.

Noemi’s journey to healthcare is both inspiring and heartwarming. While she originally went to school to pursue a career in the wine industry, she felt something was missing. She didn’t have to look far for inspiration to find her calling. “Growing up in Napa Valley, I watched my farmworker father leave home before sunrise and return long after the day’s work, exhausted and covered in sweat and dirt. Like many others, he didn’t have the time, energy, or insurance to seek medical care.”

Living in the Valley, she saw farmworkers laboring through wildfire smoke, pouring rain, and extreme heat. “I felt like I needed to do something to support them,” she recalls. She decided to change course and pursue nursing.

From the very beginning, she knew her nursing path would look different. The hospital bedside wasn’t where she felt called to be—her heart was in the community. She wanted to meet people where they were and make a meaningful difference in their lives.

That purpose aligned perfectly with Adventist Health. With deep personal ties—her siblings were born at the hospital, and her mother received exceptional care there—joining the organization felt like coming full circle. “Adventist Health isn’t just committed to patients, but to employees too,” she says. “There’s a mission here to care for the whole person, and that really resonated with me.”

She joined the Mobile Health team as a new graduate nurse during the pandemic, stepping into a program designed to break down barriers to care. Since then, she has grown alongside the program, supported every step of the way by her team. Today, her work goes beyond traditional healthcare.

Through Mobile Health, she connects with people on a deeper level—listening to their stories, building trust, and providing essential services at no cost. Whether it’s offering screenings, distributing fresh produce to seniors, or helping families during the holidays, each interaction reinforces something powerful: healthcare isn’t just about vital signs—it’s about meeting people where they are.

“Sometimes healthcare isn’t just a blood pressure check,” she says. “It’s about providing care in a different way.”

By meeting people in places where they feel safe and supported, she’s helping rebuild trust in the healthcare system—ensuring people feel seen, heard, and cared for.

And for her, that’s exactly where she’s meant to be. “I’m made for community support,” she says. “Because everyone deserves access to care—and to be heard.”

Thank you, Noemi for sharing your story and for bringing access to care to those who need it most.

03/26/2026

Caregiving often means putting everyone else first, but your well being is a vital part of your family’s health story. This month, we’re honoring the generations of women who have carried us forward and acknowledging that taking care of yourself is just as important.

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate the caregivers, the multitaskers, and the late night problem solvers while we encourage you to make space for your own health along the way. Learn some simple strategies in our blog:

Adventist Health is a faith-based, nonprofit, integrated health system serving more than 90 communities on the West Coast and Hawaii with over 400 sites of care, including 26 acute care facilities.

03/25/2026

Care begins with connection. By building meaningful relationships with patients and one another, our providers deliver compassionate care that strengthens communities and transforms lives.

As we get ready to celebrate National Doctors’ Day, we extend our deepest gratitude to our doctors and providers for their tireless efforts to inspire health, wholeness and hope. They don’t just add years to our lives — they help us experience our best health so we can embrace what we were made for.

Would you like to send your thanks to an Adventist Health St. Helena provider who has impacted your life for the better? Share a note using this form, and we’ll pass it on to them for National Doctors’ Day, celebrated each year on March 30. AdventistHealth.org/DoctorsDay

03/25/2026

In honor of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, we brought our passion for education and saving lives in a big way— with a giant Inflatable Colon.

At the park and at the hospital, our Endoscopy team went beyond the procedure room to help answer questions, share their expertise and spark conversations about the importance of getting regular screenings for colon cancer.

Thank you for joining us and thank you to our team for their passion for helping educate our community.

03/24/2026

A few weeks ago, we celebrated another exceptional nurse as our DAISY Foundation awardee. Christina Coyner, RN from our Mental Health Unit was nominated by a patient, who recognized Christina's dedication to advocating for her patients.

The patient shared:
"I came in while having a mental health crisis. I struggled with severe anxiety. Christina was the only nurse who truly listened to me and showed genuine concern for what I was going through.

She consistently advocated for me and made sure to clearly communicate with the doctors so I could receive the help and medications I needed. Being someone who is in and out of the hospital often, that level of care meant a lot.

I would love to have Christina as my nurse again. She goes above and beyond for her patients and deserves recognition for all that she does. I know that when I have Christina as my nurse, she will always get me the help I need and advocate for me."

Congratulations, Christina and thank you for advocating for this patient. Join us in congratulating Christina for this recognition.
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The DAISY Award is an international program by the DAISY Foundation that recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary compassion and skillful care given by nurses every day.

03/24/2026

The gut and brain are interconnected, meaning an imbalance in one can affect the other. The good news? Treating functional GI disorders may be easier than you expect. Visit ahlink.org/4rgYM40 to learn more.

Advanced medicine and a holistic approach help people find answers to yearslong digestive problems.

03/23/2026

A few weeks ago, in recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, our team proudly wore blue—standing united in our commitment to raise awareness and save lives.

By wearing blue, we help start important conversations about symptoms, family history and when to talk with your doctor about screening.

We also took time to honor and stand alongside those affected by colorectal cancer, showing our support for patients, survivors, and their loved ones.

Colorectal cancer is now the leading cause of cancer-related death among adults under 50—but it doesn’t have to be. Screening can catch it early, when it’s most treatable, and can even prevent it altogether. That’s why our team is dedicated to sharing this life-saving message.

Thank you to everyone who wore blue and helped spark these important conversations. Let’s keep the momentum going—because awareness leads to action, and action saves lives.

To learn more about our digestive health services or to make an appointment for your colonoscopy, visit https://ahlink.org/40hE1cB

03/23/2026

Care begins with connection. By building meaningful relationships with patients and one another, our providers deliver compassionate care that strengthens communities and transforms lives.

As we get ready to celebrate National Doctors’ Day, we extend our deepest gratitude to our doctors and providers for their tireless efforts to inspire health, wholeness and hope. They don’t just add years to our lives — they help us experience our best health so we can embrace what we were made for.

Would you like to send your thanks to an Adventist Health provider who has impacted your life for the better? Share a note using this form, and we’ll pass it on to them for National Doctors’ Day, celebrated each year on March 30. AdventistHealth.org/DoctorsDay

03/21/2026

"No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us." — Romans 8:37

03/19/2026

“Colorectal cancer is common and preventable,” says James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD, FACP, Interventional Gastroenterology. “Most adults at average risk should begin screening at age 45, but those with higher risk factors, such as inflammatory bowel disease, family history, or certain genetic syndromes, may need to start earlier.”

Colonoscopy is the gold standard, but screening should be personalized.
Timely screening saves lives. Visit AdventistHealth.org/ColonScreening and talk with a healthcare professional to learn more about what’s right for you.

03/19/2026

Access to care looks different in every community — and we’re working to ensure federal leaders understand what that means in rural Central California.

This week, we welcomed United States Department of Health and Human Services Regional Director of the West, Victoria Seaman, to Adventist Health Selma. She met with members of our leadership team as well as Adventist Health President and CEO Kerry L. Heinrich and Public Affairs and Community Impact Executive Julia Drefke.

We shared how Adventist Health is expanding access to care in rural communities by strengthening our workforce and investing in services closer to home, while addressing challenges faced by Medicare and Medicaid patients across the region.

These conversations help bring greater awareness to the needs of rural communities and reinforce our commitment to providing whole-person care, close to home.

03/18/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Evan Bloom, our Chief Medical Officer, for being named as one of Becker's Hospital Review's Hospital and Health Systems Chief Medical Officers to Know.

Becker’s Hospital Review, a publication focusing on industry news for healthcare executives, emphasize the important role CMOs play in elevating patient safety, upholding rigorous quality standards, strengthening collaboration between executive leadership and medical staff, and guiding risk management efforts.

Becker's recognized Dr. Bloom for his leadership as chief medical officer for Adventist Health St. Helena and Adventist Health Clear Lake, leading clinical operations, quality and patient safety while aligning physician engagement and governance across both campuses.

At St. Helena, he built new clinical infrastructure, including a vascular and limb salvage program, a regional cardiology call coverage model spanning five hospitals and a formal mortality review structure.

At Clear Lake, Dr. Bloom led the hospital to CMS 5-star quality status for the first time and reduced mortality by 37% in 2025. He also expanded access in a rural tri-county region by launching and growing service lines including pulmonology, rapid care, palliative care, orthopedics, nephrology telemedicine, neurology and pain medicine. A board-certified emergency physician with deep public health and emergency preparedness experience, Dr. Bloom has also served as acting public health officer for Lake County, leading Covid-19 response and securing $3.7 million in public health funding.

Join us in celebrating Dr. Bloom for this much-deserved recognition!
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Read more about this national recognition here: https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-management-administration/252-hospital-and-health-system-chief-medical-officers-to-know-2026/

03/17/2026

Back to life: Teri’s Knee and Hip Replacement Story

Pain has a way of taking over our lives sometimes, going beyond the physical challenges. That’s exactly what Teri, from Cottonwood, CA, had to endure before she found help and support from Dr. Ryan Moore and our expert team at Adventist Health C**n Joint Replacement Institute

Teri’s journey with our team began in 2017, when she came to us for a partial knee replacement. The results were life changing.

“I followed Dr. Moore’s post-op instructions and was walking the Las Vegas Strip just six weeks later,” she shared. “Eight years later, that knee is still wonderful.”

But years later, Teri faced a new challenge—severe pain in her opposite leg that left her unable to walk or care for her disabled adult son.

“I decided I was too young to be immobile,” she said.

After local treatments didn’t bring relief, Teri returned to the team she knew and trusted. "I had so much life to live and I had people who depended on me. I knew I needed to do this." Within days, she was seen by Dr. Moore.

“He immediately had me at ease… and it turned out it wasn’t my knee—it was my hip.”

With a clear plan in place, Teri moved forward with surgery, feeling hopeful every step of the way.

“Three weeks later, I was rolling into surgery excited and happy. The staff at Adventist Health took really good care of me.”

The results were just as transformative as before. “As promised by Dr. Moore, my knee pain was completely gone after surgery.”

Her recovery was swift—and powerful. “Three weeks later, I was walking without any assistance. Six weeks later, I was back to normal—lifting my son and walking a 12-minute mile.”

Today, Teri is pain-free and back to doing what matters most -- making memories with those she loves.
“I have a new lease on life. I will be forever grateful to Dr. Moore and his team.”
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Register today by calling 877-596-0644 or online at https://info.adventisthealth.org/.../hip.../seminar/redding

03/16/2026

What are colon polyps? Are they dangerous? Regular screenings can help find colon polyps and get them removed before they potentially develop into cancer. Visit AdventistHealth.org/ColonScreening to learn more about colon health.

03/13/2026

Our headquarters were alive with the sound of [choral] music!

The Pine Hills Adventist Academy Choralaires joined Adventist Health employees in Roseville, California on Wednesday.

“We were so blessed by these students and the life and energy they brought to our space,” said Kristine Johnson, Adventist Health Director for Mission Formation Strategy.

Each week, our interMission program welcomes new speakers and musical guests to share mission-focused stories and inspiration. Under the direction of Music and Performing Arts Director Terri Taaffe, the Choralaires, were just the dose of inspiration needed!

Johnson added, “We gather together weekly at Adventist Health to reconnect to one another and to our shared mission of living God’s love by inspiring health, wholeness and hope.”