April 17, 2009

Stanford sleep specialist speaking at Community Hospital April 22

Contact Name:  Brenda Moore
Contact Phone:  831-625-4544
Alternate Phone:  831-625-4505
Email:  brenda.moore@chomp.org 

MONTEREY , Calif. — Jerome Hester, MD, of Stanford University , a specialist in sleep medicine, will talk about treatments for sleep disorders at a free forum on Wednesday, April 22 at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula.

Hester is a head and neck surgeon with more than 15 years of experience treating sleep disorders, which afflict an estimated 40 million Americans. He will talk about surgical and non-surgical treatments and take questions from the audience.

The program is part of the regular monthly meeting of AWAKE — Alert, Well, and Keeping Energized — a support group for people with sleep apnea, one of the most common sleeping disorders. It is open to the public, including family members of those who suffer from sleep problems, as well as healthcare providers. The event is from 7-8:30 p.m. in the main conference room B at Community Hospital , 23625 Holman Highway , Monterey.

A good night’s sleep is essential for a feeling of well being. Sleep deprivation is associated with heart disease, obesity, diabetes, and depression. For more information on the program, or on Community Hospital ’s Sleep Disorders Center , the only accredited center in Monterey County , please call (831) 649-7210.

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula , founded in 1934 and located at 23625 Holman Highway in Monterey , has grown and evolved in direct response to the changing healthcare needs of the people it serves. It is a nonprofit healthcare provider with 205 staffed acute-care hospital beds and 28 skilled-nursing beds, delivering a continuum of care from birth to end of life, and every stage in between. It serves the Monterey Peninsula and surrounding communities through 15 locations, including the main hospital, outpatient facilities, satellite laboratories, a mental health clinic, a short-term skilled nursing facility, Hospice of the Central Coast , and business offices. Find more information about Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula at www.chomp.org