Patient Education

"Natividad's cross-cultural Patient Education Center will empower and enable patients and their families to participate more fully in their healing process and health."

Judy Rasmussen, RN, Perinatal Services Director

VISION
Natividad Medical Center will set the standard for cross-cultural Patient Education at safety net hospitals through the development and provision of educationally appropriate patient education materials, Patient Educator Nurses, educational DVD/TV systems.

RESULTS

23
Distinct languages spoken at Natividad

11%
Natividad patients with no education at all

1 in 3
Patients has low literacy in their native language

41%
Patients who speak only Spanish

Continue reading about the Health Language and Literacy Survey funded by the Cislini Discretionary Fund and the General Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation for Monterey County.

GIVING
Join us by making a gift to philanthropically support cross-cultural Patient Education for children and families at Natividad Medical Center!