Invest in a Healthy Community
In Monterey County:
- South Salinas Valley has the highest percentage of families in poverty in California.
At Natividad Medical Center:
- 70% of patients are in the agriculture or service industries
- 11% of patients have no education
- 70% of patients are women and children
- 80% of patients are under- or uninsured
- 1 in 3 patients has low literacy in their native language
Giving to Natividad means investing in people’s lives. It means giving to someone you may never meet, yet knowing you save or make a difference in his or her life. At Natividad, every contribution impacts the lives of women, children and families in desperate need of medical care.
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