Salinas Valley Health Marketing Team Earns National Recognition

July 16, 2025 — The Marketing Department at Salinas Valley Health is being nationally recognized with multiple awards for excellence in healthcare communications, including top honors from both the Aster Awards and Healthcare Advertising Awards.

This year, the Salinas Valley Health team earned a Gold Aster Award for its 2024 Community Report, an annual publication that illustrates the organization’s mission, services, impact, and connection to the communities it serves. The Aster Awards also recognized Salinas Valley Health with three Silver Awards, two for internal storytelling and one for a magazine feature in Coastal Grower Magazine, titled Rooted in the Community.

Healthcare Advertising Awards, a competitive, nationwide effort to recognize the best in healthcare marketing and advertising also recognized Salinas Valley Health marketing department’s digital storytelling and education work with four awards and a merit recognition:

• Gold: Podcast – Understanding Autoimmune Disease, featuring Dr. Muneera Atcha
• Silver: Special Video – Exceptional Cardiac Care at Salinas Valley Health, featuring patient Roy Gobets with Dr. Vincent DeFilippi and Dr. Steven Regwan
• Silver: Community Report 2023/2024
• Bronze: Special Video – Ask The Experts: Heart Health 101, featuring Dr. Rikin Kadakia
• Merit Winner for Publication/External for a magazine article about local physicians Dr. John Bonano and Dr. Natali Silva

“We most often celebrate our patient safety and clinical quality recognition however we have a commitment to excellence across all of our departments,” said Allen Radner, MD, President/CEO of Salinas Valley Health. “We’re proud to have such a talented and mission-driven marketing team telling the important stories of our patients, providers, and community impact.”

The award winning marketing team at Salinas Valley Health includes Claudia Pizarro-Villalobos, Director of Marketing & Communications; Claudia Otero, Community Outreach Lead; Janet Marcroft, Creative Lead; Chris Haubert, Creative Content Writer; Julia Valentina Estrada, Digital Marketing Coordinator; Loren Dokie, Graphic Designer; Ana Pimentel-Calero, Marketing Coordinator; and Julie Deeth, Marketing Assistant. 

Media Contact: Karina Rusk
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