{"id":353340,"date":"2026-06-09T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353340\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T17:07:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T17:07:12","slug":"st-mary-medical-center-awards-over-235000-in-community-grants-to-local-health-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/353340\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Mary Medical Center Awards Over $235,000 in Community Grants to Local Health Initiatives &#8211;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.randomlengthsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-11.avif\" data-caption=\"St. Mary&#039;s Medical Center. Photo courtesy of St. Mary&#039;s Medical Center\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"449\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image cwvlazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.randomlengthsnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-11-696x449.avif\"  data- alt=\"Image 11\" title=\"image (11)\"\/><\/a>St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center. Photo courtesy of St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center    <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LONG BEACH \u2014 Dignity Health \u2013 St. Mary Medical Center or SMMC announced the distribution of over $235,000 in community health improvement grants to four impactful local organizations. These grants underscore SMMCs commitment to fostering health and well-being within the Long Beach community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor over a century now, our mission extends beyond the walls of our hospital, actively investing in organizations that are making a tangible difference in the lives of our neighbors,\u201d said Carolyn Caldwell, Hospital President. \u201cThese partnerships are vital in addressing critical health needs and building a healthier, more vibrant Long Beach foreveryone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This year, a total of $235,000 was awarded to four non-profit organizations: Apostle House Long Beach Rescue Mission, Century Villages at Cabrillo, Heart of Ida and Long Beach BLAST. These organizations were selected for their vital work. The grants are awarded through Dignity Health\u2019s Community Health Improvement Grants program, which supports nonprofit organizations dedicated to building healthier communities by improving health and living conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center. Photo courtesy of St. Mary&#8217;s Medical Center \u00a0 LONG BEACH \u2014 Dignity Health \u2013&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":318297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[144248,144249,144250,131,133,132],"class_list":["post-353340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-communitywellness","tag-healthinitiatives","tag-givingback","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353340","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=353340"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/353340\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/318297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=353340"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=353340"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=353340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}