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Spring 2006

In This Issue

Not just for celebrities
Steven Packer, MD - President/CEO

Diary of an "Odd Duck"
Lance Scimeca

Finally shedding the burden of obesity
Beverly Schiavoni

The Psychology of Obesity
Surgery is never a simple decision

Q. and A.
A conversation with Dr. Mark Vierra

Every picture tells a story
Community Hospital's imaging center

2005 Employee of the Year
Stephanie Ruskell

A haven for healing
The Dr. Richard K. McGarry Family Room

On the front lines
CNN's television correspondent Sanjay Gupta

Taking our pulse
Go Red for Women, the Obesity Symposium and Bill Murray

Partners for a healthy community
Philanthropy is the soul of Community Hospital

Just Breathe...
Baring it all at the gym

Magazine staff
Mary Barker, Editor
Robin Beckman-Jones, Art Director/Designer

Writers
Lisa Crawford Watson
Hillary LeFort

Photographers
Rick Pharoah
Randy Tunnell
Greg Wutke

Pulse Magazine is published three times a year by the Communication and Marketing Department of Community Hospital.  We'd love to hear your comments.  Mail to: Editor, Pulse Magazine or e-mail to: pulse@chomp.org.  To receive a free issue or (if you live in Monterey, Santa Cruz, or San Benito County) a free subscription to Pulse, call 625-4506. (Please specify your choice.)  Visit Community Hospital's web site at www.chomp.org for information on health and wellness, classes, support groups, events, volunteering, career opportunities and more.

 

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