Cancer Care Services & Programs

There are many exciting and inspiring things happening at Providence St. Joseph Hospital Foundation. We’re glad to share them with you.

Make a difference in a cancer patient's life by funding cancer programs and services, such as the Cancer Wellness Program.

Cancer Never Takes a Break

Your Impact

Napa County ranks among the state’s highest in cancer incidents, which is expected to grow over the next decade. New equipment that diagnoses and treats cancer as well as enables physicians to perform most effectively, will help address and attack this growth.

Holistic Care

Special programs to help patients navigate cancer treatment and recovery are an integral component to a holistic approach to caring for cancer patients.

Critical Technology

The latest in radiation therapy treatment and intelligent and resource-efficient technology improves, prolongs and saves lives.

Optimum Outcomes

Advanced diagnostic equipment can help detect cancer early, resulting in optimum outcomes for patients.

Our Philanthropic Needs

Area of Greatest Need

High-quality imaging saves lives. You can help us provide better patient care and save more lives when you support PVH Foundation’s $1.5 million campaign for a new Siemens SOMATOM Definition Edge 128-Slice Computerized Tomography (CT) scanner.

O-Arm Surgical Imaging System

The O-Arm™ Surgical Imaging System will provide real-time access to images, improved accessibility for patients with mobility limitations and kick-off a new era of spine care at the Queen.

Cancerous Mass Discovered

Teri Williams felt fine at her book club. But soon after she returned home, she began to experience excruciating abdominal and back pain. “I told my husband, ‘Something’s really wrong,’” she remembers, thinking it might be a kidney stone.

A physician in the Queen’s Emergency Department ordered a CT, which showed a large, cancerous kidney mass. Teri was soon scheduled for surgery with Daniel Gilbert, DO, a fellowship-trained robotic urological surgeon.

“We operated using the da Vinci XI robot,” explains Dr. Gilbert. “This uses specialized laparoscopic instruments like tiny human hands to allow us to reach otherwise inaccessible parts of the body with unmatched precision. This is really the tip of the spear when it comes to cancer surgery.”

The hospital’s da Vinci XI Surgical System was updated recently with funds provided by donors. The da Vinci offers new, minimally invasive robotic technology, improving the surgeon’s dexterity and visibility for a wide range of surgeries, including urology, gynecology and general procedures.

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