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Read about recent activities at Valley Health Foundation (VHF) and how they support (Turning Wheels for Kids' Big Bike Build), innovate (healthier beginnings for premature babies), and advocate (the Community Lifeline Fund). Success stories made possible by you!

Bazzy is just 7 years old. He survived a life‑threatening trauma thanks to the expert care at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. His journey is extraordinary. From critical care to becoming our Stars and Strides “Hero,” he shows what recovery can look like. Against all odds, he led our Kids Fun Run. Walking again once seemed impossible. His story proves our trauma care doesn’t just save lives. It restores futures.

Watch his journey in this short video.

Read about recent activities at Valley Health Foundation (VHF) and how they support (psychiatric comfort care discharge bags), innovate (ethical supply chains and reusable medical tools), and advocate (South County HEALS!). Success stories made possible by you!

A report on activities and impact for calendar years 2023 & 2024.

The County of Santa Clara’s Refugee Health Assessment Program play an important role in providing healthcare services to newly arrived refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, special immigrant visa (SIV) holders, and victims of human trafficking.

In 2014, SCVMC began transforming its women and children’s services into a more welcoming, family-centered environment. By consolidating Obstetrics, Maternal Fetal Medicine, and Pediatrics into one space, the new Women and Children’s Center provides a higher quality, more efficient care experience. Valley Health Foundation donors continue to make a profound impact, improving care, comfort, and outcomes for women, children, and families.

Michael Van Every partnered with Valley Health Foundation to create a fund as a way to give back to the people and facility that played such a pivotal role in his life and to ensure others continue to have access to best-in-class care. Since 1970, the Burn Center at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC) has been a beacon of hope for burn survivors. Serving counties across Northern California, it is one of only three regional burn centers between Los Angeles and the Oregon border. Utilizing the latest in technology, wound care products, and surgical techniques, the Burn Center at SCVMC offers immediate and exceptional care to those in need. Find out how the Michael Van Every Burn Fund supports the Burn Center at SCVMC.

Since 2010, Valley Health Foundation has supported the VHF Summer Softball League, a recreational, co-ed softball league open to all County of Santa Clara Health System staff. VHF supports employee wellness through a variety of initiatives.

SCVH unveiled a new fleet of ambulances that will significantly improve the transport times of patients within the public healthcare system. VHF is proud to partner with SCVH to operationalize the fleet.

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