Dr. Gustavo Dascanio, an internal medicine specialist in Solvang, has joined as a director on the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation (SYVCHF).
Dr. Dascanio graduated from the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco in 1984 and trained at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital from 1984-87.
He has been on the medical staff at SYVCH since 1987 and has served as director of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation since 1988. Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation is a medically supervised outpatient program for patients recovering from heart or pulmonary health conditions.
SYVCHF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to develop, manage and channel financial support on behalf of Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital. Since 1978 SYVCHF has supported significant hospital initiatives including patient care programs, capital equipment and facility infrastructure upgrades.
In July, the foundation launched a CT Replacement Campaign to raise $550,000 for a state-of-the-art CT (computerized tomography) scanner at Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital. The updated equipment will replace an older model that is nearing the end of its life span. Last year, 3,768 CT scans were performed at SYVCH.
Additionally, donations are welcome to the Emergency Response Fund and Unrestricted Fund to enable the hospital to respond to health care changes, and to the Endowment Fund to ensure the hospital’s future financial health.
Donations to the SYVCH Foundation can be made online, by phone, or by mail. All gifts are tax-deductible and giving may include cash, securities, real estate and other tangible assets, through a will or trust bequest or an endowment.
For more information, contact June Martin, 805-691-9509; mail to SYVCH Foundation 2050 Viborg Road, Solvang, CA 93463; or visit www.cottagehealth.org/syvchfoundation.