In 1922 a registered nurse named Melisse Wittler and her sister turned their home in Covina into a seven-bed hospital. It was from those humble beginnings that today’s state-of-the-art Inter-Community Campus of Citrus Valley Medical Center was born. The Melisse Wittler Society collects monies from Inter-Community employees to fund various projects for the hospital. Past enterprises funded by the Society include a new Cancer Van, the Patient Video Theater, and the Employee Fitness Center. 

Melisse Wittler Society funds have supported a wide range of programs and purchases at Inter-Community. Here are a few examples of projects assisted by the Melisse Wittler Society:

• Purchasing vital-sign machines, wheelchairs, critical-care beds and other equipment
• Creating the Mammography Screening Center
• Purchasing a Cancer Resource Center van for patient transportation
• Funding for the disaster communications system

Employee Comment:
“I figure I work here; I give back to where I work as a re-investment in my company. So does my husband, who works for Vons.”
—Sarah Bowers  

For more information or to sign up for this program, please call the Citrus Valley Health Foundation at 626/814-2421.