Women’s Support

$65K FUNDED

Women Leading Change

Founded in 2018, The Women of Wellness (WoW) Council, created by the Dominican Hospital Foundation, has gained momentum in its support. The council’s membership includes diverse women from all walks of life—community leaders, business owners, retirees, clinicians, and lifelong volunteers. These women continue to raise the bar in their commitment to push boundaries for programs and services at Dominican Hospital.

This year, members voted to allocate funding to a multitude of programs including the following projects:

Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Program- $35,000

Thanks to a collaboration with the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s office, Health Services Agency, Monarch Services, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and Dominican Hospital, a local SAFE Program is available to our community at Dominican Hospital. Services are provided at no charge to an individual who has been sexually assaulted with costs covered through the commitment of community partners.

Funding from WoW will support the annual cost of medications and laboratory testing for post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to prevent the transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis, and/or sexually transmitted infections (STIs).

Wellness Center Outdoor Area - $30,000

Funds will transform the Wellness Center outdoor space to be appropriate and safe for therapy and exercise. The renovation of the outdoor patio will increase the accessibility for exercise especially for our seniors and

Join Us in Supporting Women's Health! More than $200,000 in membership dues from the WoW Council has enhanced women’s health in Santa Cruz County. For more information, please contact Alexandra Van Zanen at the Foundation by calling (831)462-7712 or visit supportdominican.org/women-of-wellness-council.

Dominican Birth Center labor and delivery nurse Maureen Goulet, RN, demonstrates the use of the Philips AvalonCL Wireless Fetal Monitoring System with grateful patient Dana Hoularis. This system promotes the freedom of movement during the birth process with enhanced monitoring technology. WoW funded the $48K+purchase of five systems in 2020.

people with disabilities. A deck surrounded by handrails will protect seniors who are most vulnerable to falls. And a level and functional surface that is ADA compliant will provide an inclusive space for those with disabilities.

The center will serve as an essential hub to approximately 8,000 community members offering a variety of services and programs. (Learn more on pg. 8)

Additional Support

With special thanks to several WoW members who stepped up to personally contribute more than $2,500 towards the Lactation Room Refresh project for working mothers. In addition, an anonymous WoW member who felt strongly about supporting dementia care through Dominican’s therapy provided $4,000 to fund Posey Aprons.

Pelvic Floor therapist Elizabeth Heckmüller, PT, DPT demonstrates using a female anatomy model. In 2020, WoW funded $17K towards the Pelvic Floor Clinic at Dominican's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center.

“We are so excited to be adding a unique contribution to our community’s resource of talented pelvic and women’s health specialists. The grant offered to us by WoW is providing technological resources unique to our program, including advanced biofeedback mapping to assist patients with visual and kinesthetic aides to connect with their own pelvic anatomy. Being a part of the richly evolving practice of pelvic health in our community feels like an exceptional opportunity for the Dominican Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation Center. We can’t thank WoW enough!”