Patient Stories

Arroyo Grande Community Hospital relies on the generosity of our community to help support our efforts of providing quality health care for local programs and services. Generous donor support provides the important funding needed for the programs and services that make amazing patient success stories like these, and so many others, possible.

ellen beckEllen Beck

As a local cancer survivor, Ellen Beck knows firsthand the importance of the programs and services offered to patients at Mission Hope Cancer Center, Arroyo Grande. She has been an enthusiastic participant in the Cancer Rehabilitation Program and has reaped the benefits of regaining her strength after the diminishing side effects of treatment.
 
 

 

 

juanita mcmullenJuanita McMullen

With a history of caring for the elderly in assisted living facilities, community leader and business owner Juanita McMullen has had close ties to Arroyo Grande Community Hospital for many years. She served on the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation Board and is a longtime philanthropic supporter of the hospital. A recent head injury led to her experiencing the hospital in a new way – as a patient.

 

 

jim wilmoreTrista Hansen

When longtime Arroyo Grande resident, Trista Hansen, discovered a lump in her breast, a good friend encouraged her to have it checked. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in early 2020. Trista feels fortunate to receive care close to home at Mission Hope Cancer Center, Arroyo Grande, which opened shortly before her diagnosis.

 

 

jim wilmoreJim Wilmore

After a bout of restless leg syndrome, Jim Wilmore fell asleep in his recliner chair (as he often did to avoid disturbing his wife while she slept). At around 3:00 a.m., he awoke to his wife suggesting he go to bed. He noticed a strange feeling in his face and his reply was incoherent. Attributing this to the late hour, they both went back to sleep. However, when he gotup three hours later to use the restroom, he collapsed to the floor.

 

 

michael boyerMichael Boyer

In an emergency, every second counts. Michael Boyer, a member of the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Foundation Board of Directors, has experienced first-hand the prompt and skillful care offered at the Emergency Department

 

 

 

clarence cabrerosClarence Cabreros

Clarence Cabreros, a young local father of a six year-old girl, suffered a stroke that had the potential to change his life forever. After receiving the immediate care he needed, he was admitted to the Acute Rehabilitation Center to work on regaining the everyday abilities necessary to work and care for his family. 

 

 

 

charlie halsellCharlie Halsell

When Charlie Halsell, a local photographer and father of five young children, sustained multiple life-threatening injuries from a terrible motorcycle accident, he needed exceptional medical care. After a month and a half at a trauma center in Fresno, he had to decide where to go to continue his therapy. He wanted to be with near his family, and he also knew that he needed the best care possible. With AGCH so close to home, he decided to come to the Acute Rehabilitation Center where he stayed for two weeks with his family by his side, before returning home.