New Community and Foundation Board Officers Announced at French Hospital Medical Center

French Hospital Medical Center, a member of the Dignity Health system that locally includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital and Marian Regional Medical Center, is pleased to announce the election of new officers and the appointments of new and returning members to serve on two key boards for the 2018-2019 year. In total, nearly 45 community members bring a vast background to the table while guiding and supporting community health care on the Community Board and the Foundation Board.

FHMC Community Board

The role of the Community Board is to assure that health services provided at the hospital are medically necessary, of high quality, safe, effective, efficient, and consistent with community standards. The board oversees quality assessment, performance improvement, patient-safety, and management activities of the hospital, and confirms that these activities are consistent with established standards and policies and procedures.

 New Community Board members include:

FHMC Foundation Board

The French Hospital Medical Center Foundation is a non-profit, public benefit organization with the purpose to raise funds for FHMC through charitable contributions. The FHMC Foundation relies on the generosity of the community to help support hospital efforts of providing quality health care for local programs and services. Since its inception in 2005, the FHMC Foundation has raised more than $38 million for patient care and services.

Newly elected Foundation Board Members include:

French Hospital Medical Center Community Board

 French Hospital Medical Center Foundation Board