{"id":247695,"date":"2026-05-17T15:33:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T19:45:07","slug":"share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cShare the Hope\u201d Event Raises More Than $592,000 For Advanced Technology to Support Local Cancer Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edhat.com\/slo\/news\/share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care\/\">\u201cShare the Hope\u201d Event Raises More Than $592,000 For Advanced Technology to Support Local Cancer Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edhat.com\/slo\/news\/share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care\/\">https:\/\/www.edhat.com\/slo\/news\/share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-17 15:33:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.edhat.com\">www.edhat.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Funds Will Support Advanced Imaging Technology Provided by French Hospital Medical Center in a New Comprehensive Cancer Center<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The French Hospital Medical Center (FHMC) Foundation is proud to announce that its 17<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> annual \u201cShare the Hope\u201d event, held on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Hearst Ranch in San Simeon, raised more than $592,000 to support advanced imaging technology in a new San Luis Obispo comprehensive cancer center.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe support shown at \u2018Share the Hope\u2019 every year powerfully illustrates what our generous community can accomplish together,\u201d said Steve Hearst. \u201cIt is a deep honor to host this event at Hearst Ranch, knowing that it directly funds both the indispensable, no-cost services of the Hearst Cancer Resource Center and the progress toward a state-of-the-art new cancer center. This collaboration will deliver an unmatched patient experience, keeping exceptional cancer care close to home.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 200 guests attended Share the Hope, which began with a reception by the famous Neptune Pool at Hearst Castle, followed by a gourmet dinner, live auction, and live music at the historic Hearst Ranch Dairy Barn. Since 2008, Share the Hope has raised more than $6.6 million to benefit French Hospital\u2019s Hearst Cancer Resource Center\u2014which offers no-cost programs, services, and resources for local cancer patients. The annual event is hosted by Steve and Barbara Hearst, whose family have been instrumental supporters of the HCRC since its inception in 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" class=\"lazyload alignnone size-full wp-image-276482\" viewbox=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/b3627888.smushcdn.com\/3627888\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Share-The-Hope-2026-2.jpg?lossy=2&#038;strip=1&#038;webp=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are incredibly grateful for the compassionate support of our community, all to benefit local cancer patients,\u201d said FHMC Chief Philanthropy Officer, Tessa Espinoza. \u201cIt is our privilege to provide care, healing, and critical resources through the new comprehensive cancer center and the Hearst Cancer Resource Center for anyone touched by cancer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new cancer center will unite the oncology services of Dignity Health\u2019s French Hospital Medical Center, Marian Regional&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edhat.com\/slo\/news\/share-the-hope-event-raises-more-than-592000-for-advanced-technology-to-support-local-cancer-care\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShare the Hope\u201d Event Raises More Than $592,000 For Advanced Technology to Support Local Cancer&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":247696,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.edhat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Share-The-Hope-2026-046-5.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[101,119],"class_list":["post-247695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technology","tag-health","tag-medical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247695"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":247697,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247695\/revisions\/247697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}