Caring for Napa

Queen of the Valley Hospital
1000 Trancas Street, Napa
(707) 252-4411

Queen of the Valley Hospital is a Catholic not-for-profit, full-service, 179-bed hospital, and is the major diagnostic and therapeutic medical center for the Napa Valley and surrounding region. With its reputation for excellence and its unwavering commitment to meeting local needs, Queen of the Valley Hospital is a cherished and vital member of the Napa community.

Nearly 50 years of careful planning have seen the hospital and its reputation grow along with the community. Thanks to the high expectations of Napa Valley residents, the range of advanced specialty services available at Queen of the Valley is comparable in quality and scope to those offered by university and urban-based hospitals, and its accreditation ratings are as high or higher than those of major Bay Area teaching hospitals. Queen of the Valley Hospital offers the area’s only neonatal intensive care unit, community cancer center and acute rehabilitation center, not to mention one of the region’s finest heart centers and women’s healthcare centers.

More than 200 physicians practice at the Queen, and represent nearly 50 medical specialties. These physicians offers ready access to care and the kind of one-on-one, long-term patient/physician relationships that promote high-quality care and ensure patient satisfaction. As the state-designated trauma center for Napa County, Queen of the Valley Hospital’s specially-trained Trauma Team is ready day and night to care for victims of accidents and other traumas. The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day and a landing pad for medical helicopters is conveniently located just outside the Emergency Room doors. In addition, ExpressCare at Queen of the Valley Hospital offers a perfect option for tourists, visitors and others without a local physician or in need of after-hours urgent care.

One of the hospital’s most distinguished specialty services is its Regional Heart Center, which offers outstanding care and a full complement of services, from EKG monitoring and angioplasty to complex “beating heart surgery” and cardiac rehabilitation. Two comprehensive Cardiac Catheterization Labs are fully equipped to perform advanced diagnostic tests and interventional procedures.

The Queen’s Community Cancer Center, approved by the Commission on Cancer, specializes in patient-focused care. Complete diagnostic imaging services include ultrasound, nuclear medicine, computerized tomography (CT) scans and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The Breast Center offers self-care programs, consultations and mammography examinations. State-of-the-art stereotactic detection, a more comfortable alternative to surgical biopsy, is available if necessary.

St. Helena Hospital
650 Sanitarium Road, Deer Park
(707) 963-3611

Located two miles north of the town of St. Helena in the Napa Valley, St. Helena Hospital is a 181-bed full-service community hospital offering the latest in state-of-the-art medical, surgical and diagnostic services. The Hospital offers a full range of medical and acute care services, including minimally invasive surgery services and behavioral health programs.

SHH holds teaching affiliations with Pacific Union College, Loma Linda University School of Health, Sonoma State University and Napa Valley College. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and in their most recent survey the Hospital was awarded a score of 96 out of 100.

Established in 1878, the Hospital draws from a five-county region and beyond. More than 120 members on the medical staff represent 35 medical specialties and continue a tradition of compassionate care delivered by state-of-the-art technology.

No matter where you live, you won’t find better cardiovascular care than at St. Helena’s Cardiovascular Center. The physicians and advanced treatment programs have been acclaimed by healthcare authorities across the country. In 2005, St. Helena’s Cardiovascular Center earned the following distinctions:

• Highest-rated provider for Cardiology
• Highest-rated provider for Coronary Interventional Procedures
• Only 5-star rated provider for Treatment of Heart Failure
• 5-star rated provider in Peripheral Vascular Bypass Surgery
• Named a “Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Center of Excellence” by Blue Cross of California

St. Helena has also been listed as one of the “Top 100 Cardiovascular Hospitals” in the nation by Solucient. Only six hospitals in the entire state made the list — and SHH is the only one in all of Northern California.

St. Helena Hospital’s Center for Health is a wellness center that includes residential and non-residential programs designed to strengthen body, mind and spirit. Programs offered include a stop-smoking program, a weight loss and lifestyle management program, a one-day executive health assessment program, and a nationally-renowned brain function program.

St. Helena Hospital’s Center for Behavioral Health, with campuses in Vallejo and in St. Helena, offers inpatient and outpatient behavioral health treatment for children, adolescents and adults. The Vallejo campus offers one of the few inpatient treatment programs for children in Northern California. The St. Helena campus also offers a renowned 28-day residential drug and alcohol recovery program.

The Women’s Center of St. Helena Hospital is located in downtown St. Helena to provide convenient access to community members. The Center offers complete diagnostic services including mammography and osteoporosis screening, a comprehensive health library, educational classes and seminars.

The Hospital offers two employer health services: JobCare and WorkWell. JobCare works with companies to provide safety measures and injury return-to-work services. WorkWell is designed to help employers reduce the cost of providing healthcare by assessing the health risks of the workforce and providing prevention programs to reduce those risks.

A recently remodeled, state-of-the-art Emergency Care Center is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and complements a helipad located on the campus to serve transferred patients and emergencies from outlying regions and counties to the north.

Napa State Hospital
2100 Napa Vallejo Hwy., Napa
(707) 253-5461

Napa State Hospital (NSH) is a 24-hour psychiatric inpatient hospital under the Department of Mental Health. NSH began providing services in 1875, and is the oldest of the four State Hospitals. The Hospital consists of 1,500 acres at the edge of the city of Napa in Napa County. NSH is licensed as an acute psychiatric hospital with distinct parts licensed to provide skilled nursing and intermediate levels of care. The hospital has a bed capacity of 1,362 beds, and currently has a patient population of approximately 1,140 patients. The Hospital has approximately 2,200 employees.

Services include evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and care to adult individuals with mental illness who are civilly committed under the Welfare and Institutions Code from County Mental Health Services, and forensic patients who are committed through the criminal justice system. These individuals are mainly IST (Incompetent to Stand Trial) and NGI (Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity) patients, with a small number of other PC commitments. Napa State Hospital’s treatment philosophy focuses on:

• Helping individuals to live a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life, despite the limitations that may be caused by their mental illness
• Supporting individuals in their beliefs that they have the power to control their lives and wellness
• Helping individuals to learn as much as they can about their illness
• Supporting individuals in lifetime learning endeavors
• Recognizing and valuing an individual’s cultural heritage
• Providing vocational training opportunities and meaningful activities that allow individuals to develop a positive identity and a sense of purpose and value

Veterans Home of California
Yountville
(800) 404-VETS

Located in the heart of scenic Napa Valley, the Veterans Home of California-Yountville (VHC-Yountville) is a community of and for veterans. Some 1,100 veterans (both men and women) live at the home. Founded in 1884, VHC-Yountville is the largest veterans home in the United States. It provides residential accommodations and a wealth of recreational, social, and therapeutic activities for independent living, including: a 1,200-seat theater, nine-hole golf course, 35,000-volume library, creative arts center, swimming pool and fitness center, resident-operated television station, baseball stadium, RV park, bowling lanes, auto hobby shop, base exchange store, chapel and coffee shop.

The Veterans Home of California-Yountville also offers Residential Care (assisted living) capacity and three levels of inpatient healthcare: Intermediate Care, Skilled Nursing Care, and General Acute Care. General acute care is also provided at Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa, St. Helena Hospital in St. Helena, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Francisco.

Veterans desiring to be considered for membership must be residents of California, age 62 or older (or younger if disabled), and have served honorably.