LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Sutter Lakeside Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary is proud to announce the delivery of new “mommy rockers” and family daybeds, which arrived at the Family Birthing Center at Sutter Lakeside Hospital this summer.  

“We wanted to make our Family Birth Center patients and their families as comfortable as possible during this very special time in their lives,” Auxiliary President Joan Taylor said.

The new daybeds provided by the auxiliary are couches during daylight hours and convert to beds for members of the patient’s support team at night.

Jackie Rad, R.N.C., clinical coordinator of the Family Birthing Center added, “We’d like to express our deep gratitude to the auxiliary for this donation. Our patients and their families love the new rockers and the daybeds. And our staff really appreciates the convenience of furniture that serves two purposes.  The auxiliary’s generosity and commitment to Sutter Lakeside Hospital makes our birthing suites even more patient-centered and family-friendly.”

This $16,000 furniture donation to the Family Birth Center is the latest example of the auxiliary’s investment in Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s success.  

In 2010, they donated $10,000 to the Stroke Telemedicine Program, and in 2011 the Auxiliary gave $20,000 to the campaign to build an Outdoor Mobility Park on campus.  

Each year, they provide graduating Lake County high school seniors with $5,000 in scholarships.  

“We are extremely proud of our ability to promote the comfort and care of our patients, and we particularly enjoy helping our students further their education in the medical field,” said Taylor.

The Sutter Lakeside Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary is currently accepting new volunteer applications.  Interested parties can pick up an application in the auxiliary’s gift shop, located in the main lobby of the hospital between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.  

Proceeds from the gift shop enable the auxiliary to continue investing in the hospital and in the health care of the Lake County community.

If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Joan Taylor at 707-349-2342 or send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .