Private donors give $5M to Napa’s Queen of the Valley Medical Center

Queen of the Valley Foundation has received one of the largest private donations in the Queen of the Valley Medical Center’s history.

Ron and Betty Profili, who co-own Bay Heritage Financial Corporation, a real estate investment and development company, have designated that their $5 million gift be placed into the Queen’s endowment fund, with proceeds directed to the Peggy Herman Neuroscience Center and other areas of the hospital, prioritized by need.

In recognition of the gift, the Napa medical facility has named the Profili Imaging Center in their honor.

“We are grateful for Ron and Betty’s support,” said Soren Singel, M.D., neurosurgeon. “This legacy donation will enable Queen of the Valley to continue to offer the latest neuroscience technology to the community.”

Ron Profili has served on the Clinical Quality and Finance committees for center’s board of trustees since January, 2016.

Ron Profili has a background in physics. A University of California, Berkeley alumnus with a major in nuclear physics, he has a strong knowledge of medical imaging equipment and is passionate about its role in the early detection of neurodegenerative diseases, like Alzheimer’s.

“My mom passed away from Alzheimer’s; that’s when I became interested in [brain imaging] as well as research and prevention,” he said, explaining that he and Betty are members of the Alzheimer’s Association Zenith Society, the organization’s highest and most involved level of philanthropy.

The Profilis built their estate through commercial and residential real estate investments in Orange County, the Bay Area and the North Bay. In 2011, the couple sold the Napa Airport Centre to Westcore Properties LLC of San Diego for $30 million, one of the largest real estate transactions that year, bringing their portfolio down to 443,000 square feet. The Profilis continue to own and manage light-industrial, warehouse and manufacturing space in north Santa Rosa.