Santa Maria Police Department Brings Hope to Local Breast Cancer Patients

Media invited to see SMPD check presentation of $10,000 to Mission Hope Cancer Center

CENTRAL COAST, CA – November 8, 2018 – Members of the media are invited to the check presentation of the Santa Maria Police Department to Mission Hope Cancer Center. The Santa Maria Police Department fund-raised $10,000 bring awareness for Breast Cancer Awareness during the month of October by selling breast cancer pins.

WHO: Members of the media are invited to attend a check presentation at Mission Hope Cancer Center where the Santa Maria Police Department will present a donation of $10,000 to Marian Cancer Care.

WHAT: The Santa Maria Police Department reached $10,000 by selling pins in support of October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 

WHERE: Mission Hope Cancer Center, 1325 E Church St, Santa Maria, CA 93454.

WHEN: Friday, November 9, 2018, from 3pm to 3:30pm

WHY: This is a great opportunity to see the local law enforcement officers kick start the start of the holiday and giving season to Mission Hope Cancer Center by bringing awareness to the community of Santa Maria. All four leaders of this effort have been personally impacted by breast cancer by either having the disease itself or have supported their spouse or mother in their fight against cancer. 

CONTACT: If any members of the media would like to attend, please contact the Marian Foundation at (805) 739-3595 or [email protected].

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About Marian Regional Medical Center
Marian Regional Medical Center is a technologically advanced, 191-bed facility that provides safe, quality care.  Marian has been a recipient of the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and was also named among the Top 10% in the Nation for Critical Care by Healthgrades. Marian is designated a STEMI Receiving Center in Santa Barbara County, and is designated a Level III Trauma Center by Santa Barbara County’s Emergency Medical Services Agency. The facility has achieved prestigious designation as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission for advanced, comprehensive care for stroke patients. Our cancer care program is accredited as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Center by the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer, and is one of only three programs between Los Angeles and San Francisco to receive an Outstanding Achievement Award. The campus houses a comprehensive perinatology/ neonatology program, providing specialized care to the tiniest of patients. Marian is a member of Dignity Health Central Coast, which also includes Arroyo Grande Community Hospital in Arroyo Grande, CA, French Hospital Medical Center in San Luis Obispo, CA, St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Oxnard, CA, and St. John’s Pleasant Valley in Camarillo, CA. Dignity Health Central Coast is an integrated network of top quality hospitals, physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services, including primary care offices, premier surgery centers, technologically-advanced laboratories, imaging centers and a full service home health agency; all recognized for quality, safety and service.