MCH Welcomes New Laboratory Manager Mountains Community Hospital welcomes Guillermo Santa as their new Laboratory Manager. Guillermo, a graduate of California State University, San Jose, and a Clinical Laboratory Scientist, is looking forward to growing and developing the laboratory to provide exceptional service to our community. Guillermo, originally from Colombia, immigrated to Menlo Park, California, [...]

MCH Auxiliary Donates $25,000 to MCH Foundation The Rose Garden at Mountains Community Hospital was the setting for this year’s installation of officers for the Mountains Community Hospital Auxiliary. High above the clouds, on a gorgeous day in the mountains, ten ladies were installed in various positions of leadership: Lorrie Hagen will serve as the [...]

Teamwork leads to the best patient care Meet Micah Puffer, the new ED Manager at MCH By MARY-JUSTINE LANYON Editor When Micah Puffer, R.N., was the manager of the med-surg department at the Outer Banks Hospital in Nags Head, N.C., he was joined on the staff by general surgeon Van Martin, M.D. The two worked [...]

Mountain Community Hospital Honors Our Loved Ones Rose Memorial Ceremony Saturday, August 7th from 2-4:30pm in the MCH Rose Garden Many of our mountain residents may not be aware that every year, during the summer, Mountains Community Hospital holds a special observance, honoring loved ones who have passed away. Hosted by the members of the [...]

MCH Receives $86,700 Gift from the Estate of Karen Lee Ann Tiffin! Gift of real estate results in huge donation to the hospital. Mountains Community Hospital is excited to announce that it has received an incredible gift of $86,700 from the estate of Karen Lee Ann Tiffin. Karen passed away on November 13, 2020. She [...]

Mountains Community Hospital Foundation is proud to welcome four new members to its board of directors. Leslie Marks Founder and Principal, Marks Management Group LLC Leslie and her husband, Norton, have lived in Lake Arrowhead for the past 31 years and have been active community members. Leslie has received the “Woman of Distinction” award from [...]

What To Expect After Getting The Shot By: Renee Limpus, MCH Education Manager Some of the questions and comments I keep hearing are, "Do I even need the 2nd shot because I heard the first shot gives me a huge immunity boost?", "I won't get the second shot because I hear horror stories" and "I [...]

This generous donation is one of the single largest gifts in MCH Foundation’s History Lake Arrowhead, California – January 21, 2021 - Mountains Community Hospital Foundation is thrilled to announce that it has received an incredible gift of $400,000 from the Bloye Charitable Trust, which will be used to renovate the hospital’s main public entrance [...]