Our amazing team at French Hospital delivers compassionate, excellent care to our neighbors and loved ones every single day. They rely on YOUR support to continue this vital work.
🌟 Your year-end, tax-deductible gift by December 31st ensures trusted care is always close to home. Donations for advanced cardiac technology or our Angel of Hope Fund for cancer patients will be matched thanks to generous, local donors.
On behalf of the French Hospital Foundation, thank you for your ongoing support, partnership, and generosity. We wish you the happiest of holidays and joy into the new year.
12/20/2025
Give the gift of hope this holiday season by making an end-of-year donation to the French Hospital Foundation! Your tax-deductible gift directly impacts the lives of others in our community by providing quality health programs and services right here on the Central Coast. You can choose your preferred fund, and gifts for advanced cardiac technology or our Angel of Hope Fund for cancer patients are matched through December 31. Learn more at https://www.supportfrenchhospital.org/holiday-giving-guide 🎁
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12/18/2025
Now is the perfect time to consider the importance of estate planning and ensure your wishes are documented for your loved ones. Our website offers a free tool, FreeWill, that is simple, easy to use, and allows you to create a legally binding will in as little as 20 minutes. To learn more, please visit https://french.mygiftlegacy.org
12/16/2025
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12/15/2025
Today, The Human Bean delivered their generosity directly to French Hospital! We received their donation check for over $6,600, raised through their "Coffee for a Cure" event in October at their Morro Bay, Atascadero, and Templeton locations. This donation will support no-cost cancer programs and services at French Hospital’s Hearst Cancer Resource Center. But their kindness didn't stop there—they also served up a wonderful selection of their specialty coffees and cocoas for our hospital staff. Thank you, The Human Bean, for your amazing support! ☕🩷
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12/13/2025
French Hospital’s “Beyond Health” expansion will bring single-patient rooms to our beautiful campus to double capacity and increase privacy. Research shows the healing process is more effective in a single-patient room. Privacy also reduces stress for the patient and family. This leads to shorter hospital stays, lower infection rates, and less sleep disturbances. Read more at https://www.supportfrenchhospital.org/beyondhealth
12/12/2025
Thanks to a generous matching gift, your tax-deductible donations through December 31—to the Angel of Hope Fund—will be doubled to provide critical support for local cancer patients in need through the Hearst Cancer Resource Center at French Hospital. Give today at https://www.supportfrenchhospital.org/holiday-giving-guide/angel-of-hope 🎁
12/11/2025
French Hospital employees pledged more than $73,000 to support our patients in 2026! Their generosity will fund vital efforts including state-of-the-art equipment and technology, no-cost resources for local cancer patients, help for fellow colleagues in need, and the Beyond Health Campaign to expand our hospital and bring single-patient rooms to our community. We are thankful for our staff's award-winning care, kindness, and generosity!
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12/09/2025
The gift-giving season is upon us, and there is no greater gift than to care for others. Instead of traditional gifts for family and friends this year, consider a tax-deductible gift in their name to support many of the vital programs at French Hospital. Gifts designated for advanced cardiac technology or our Angel of Hope Fund for cancer patients will be matched through December 31. Learn more at www.supportfrenchhospital.org/holiday-giving-guide 🎁🎄
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French Hospital Medical Center has a long and rich history. We have served San Luis Obispo County for nearly 70 years and is a leader in providing top quality care, regardless of ability to pay. As a member of Dignity Health, our mission is to provide quality services delivered in a compassionate and cost-effective manner, to serve and advocate for the poor and disenfranchised, and to partner with others in the community to improve quality of life.
In 1946, Dr. Edison French, a local physician, purchased the San Luis Sanitarium on Marsh Street in San Luis Obispo, renaming it "French Hospital." There he began to practice state-of-the art medicine. In 1972, French Hospital moved to our current, larger location on Johnson Avenue. Since joining Dignity Health in 2004, French Hospital has made a rapid resurgence as a nationally recognized hospital, being named one of the Nation’s 100 Top Hospitals three times in recent years by Truven Health Analytics.
Today, French Hospital is San Luis Obispo's only not-for-profit hospital, focused on providing high quality, compassionate health care, right here on the Central Coast.
French Hospital Medical Center Foundation supports the work of the hospital by partnering with the community to provide for new facilities and equipment, new programs and services, health education and community outreach, and charity care. As a not-for-profit hospital, French Hospital relies on private support and contributions to meet the changing health care needs of our community.
