2025 My SoCal Hospital Heroes Awards Gala
Lifetime Achievement Award
Guillermo Valenzuela, MD Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
HASC Proudly Honors Dr. Guillermo Valenzuela with the Lifetime Achievement Award
HASC is proud to honor Dr. Guillermo Valenzuela with the My SoCal Hospital Heroes Lifetime Achievement Award. A longtime Inland Empire resident, Dr. Valenzuela (known as “Dr. V”) has practiced medicine locally for more than 40 years, becoming one of the region’s leading physicians and philanthropists.
and in maternal-fetal medicine, with more than 150 published papers in peer-reviewed journals. As chair of the Women’s Health Department at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (ARMC), he directs research and educates resident physicians while leading the hospital to numerous regional and national awards.
Born to working-class parents in Santiago, Chile, Dr. Valenzuela completed high school at age 15 and graduated from medical school at 22. He completed his post-graduate training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas and finished studies in maternal-fetal medicine at Loma Linda University in 1982. He later earned an MBA in health care administration from UC Irvine in 1999. Dr. Valenzuela is board-certified as an OB-GYN
His contributions have significantly enhanced ARMC’s reputation and care quality. In 2022, Dr. Valenzuela partnered with First 5 San Bernardino to launch the innovative NAEBOR (Neighborly, Adaptable, Equitable Care for Black Obstetric Patients with Respect) Clinic. Providing essential prenatal care to underserved Black women and families, the groundbreaking initiative addresses systemic health disparities that have left these 10