June 2014 - San Francisco General Hospital Foundation

Donor Profile: Rosalie Marshall

Rosalie Marshall is a member of San Francisco General Hospital Foundation’s Advisory Council and has been a generous donor to the Foundation since 1997. However, Rosalie’s dedication to San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center is not her only passion in life: “I love to sing,” says Rosalie. “I should have been on stage my whole life.” Rosalie found a voice teacher at a young age and has been singing with different groups throughout her lifetime. A few years ago, Rosalie met Erich Stratmann – the Founder, Director, and President of an organization called Sing for America. Naturally, after discovering [...]

Centering Pregnancy

San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center was recently featured on KQED’s State of Health program for the success of the Centering Pregnancy groups. By creating a support network for pregnant women and allowing them to participate in their own health care, Centering Pregnancy is proven to have better outcomes for the baby and the mother. Women are more likely to breastfeed, less likely to have C-sections, less likely to have postpartum depression, and less likely to have stress or depression during pregnancy. In 1999, The General was the first hospital on the West Coast to start a centering program. [...]