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• Our Commitment, Cross Our Hearts
• Norman's Journey
• Caring at critical moments in the ICU
• When Muscle Matters
• Surgical Team focuses on Heart of the Matter
• If it’s an Emergency, We’re Here to Help
• It's His Special-TEE
• February is Heart Month
• Chest Pain Center is a Community Effort
• Heart Surgery's High-tech World
• PCI Puts Bounce Back in Her Step
• Cath Lab Blossoms with New Capabilities
• Heart-Healthy Eating Plan Fuels Recovery
• When It’s Time to Leave... You'll be Ready
• Learn CPR to Save a Life
• Chew an Aspirin after Calling 911
• Heart Attack Symptoms
• Symptoms of Heart Disease
• Telehealth: An Online Lifeline
• A Calm Refuge for Families
• High Blood Pressure is The Silent Killer
• Risk Factors for Heart Disease
• A Valentine's Day Double for NorthBay and Vacaville Museum
• With Lessons of the Heart, There’s Always More to Learn
• Just for Women: New Center Focuses on Their Unique Issues
• Sepehre Naficy, M.D. Joins Heart & Vascular Surgical Team
• A Leader in the Digital Age
• Hip Replacement Gives Ranch Owner a New Lease on Life
• Genentech Brings Santa to Annual ABC Party
• NorthBay Departments Adopt 62 Classrooms for Holidays
• NorthBay’s Fab New Lab
• Flu Fighters Meet Public’s Needs
• Sharing the Caring
• Help Yourself by Helping Others
• Jubilee Under the Big Top

Genentech Brings Santa to Annual ABC Party

January 19, 2010 · No Comments

Santa Claus made a special trip to visit scores of children and their families who were invited to participate in the eighth Annual ABC party.

In partnership with Genentech, NorthBay Healthcare once again collected toys, offered arts, crafts, food, music and fun for families of patients of NorthBay's A Baby's Coming (ABC) Clinic, which serves low- and no-income families.

Because of the increased visitor restrictions in the lobby of the hospital, this year's party moved to United Methodist Church, which is just down the street from NorthBay Medical Center.

The room was festively adorned with tables of toys, candy canes, a tree and of course, a special chair for visits with Santa.

Children were invited to make a craft with members of the NorthBay Guild, and then patiently waited their turn for a visit with Santa. After that, they could pick out the toy of their choice from a table with hundreds of toys.

"It's great to see the smiles on all these little faces," said Diane Harris, director of the ABC Clinic.

Many of the toys were donated by employees the night before at a fundraiser sponsored by NorthBay Healthcare Foundation.

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