Queen of the Valley’s Annual Generous Heart Fundraiser was held on September 25th with 175 guests in attendance. During the gala, the hospital announced a $5.1M gift from the Winiarski Family Foundation to create the Winiarski Stroke and Diagnostics Center immediately adjacent to the Emergency Department.
The center will be a great enhancement in providing critical care for the 30,000 trauma, stroke, and patients with emergent needs who are treated in the Queen’s Emergency Department annually.
“Napa Valley is our home,” Barbara Winiarski stated. “We want everyone in our community family to have the benefit of the best technology available when they have an emergency. Queen of the Valley managed my care when I had a stroke—we are so grateful to have the hospital close by in our community.”
The new center will include a GE Healthcare Revolution Apex CT machine, the only one of its kind in our region. This advanced technology will improve diagnostic capabilities and response times in the ED. The CT scanner’s location enables nearby ED physicians to be in close proximity when needed to attend to a critical patient who is being scanned.
Our community has one more resource for improved public health and safety, thanks to this generous donation!