Blogs

What would you do if you weren’t afraid?

Post date:: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 - 10:11am

In the fall of 1994, I was working for an HMO, when I got a call from a former boss. After a few minutes of pleasant chitchat about kids and local events, the conversation sort of stalled. It was in that pause that Michelle* lowered her voice to just above a whisper, (which was strange because she was calling from her car), and said, "I just wanted to check in to see if you are happy in your job. I'd like you to meet somebody.”

Something New for Clovis Physicians

Post date:: Friday, March 22, 2013 - 9:49am

I'm proud to show off Clovis Community's inaugural issue of "The Clovis Way" physican newsletter. I invite you to click on the image below to take a look at the electronic version of this exciting new communication tool for our physicians.

Whether you're a physician, employee or a member of the community, I feel it is important for you to know how we are communicating with our Clovis Medical Staff about the hospital. Enjoy!

3 years old & still being born

Post date:: Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 12:54pm

Three years after the birth of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (aka, Obamacare), the public largely feels ignorant of how it might affect them and has not experienced much outreach or education from those implementing the Rubik’s Cube of rules.

Those are some of the findings of a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll. And they certainly mirror three online polls on Community Medical Centers’ Intranet “Forum” site.

New law should start conversations about breast cancer risks

Post date:: Thursday, March 21, 2013 - 11:25am

By Judy Champaign, M.D., Diagnostic Radiologist
If you’re a woman or a physician who treats woman, you should be aware that starting April 1, California joins Connecticut, Virginia, Texas and New York states with a new breast density notification law. A two paragraph statement will be included in the results letter a patient receives if dense breast tissue is reported by the interpreting radiologist on her mammogram. It will explain that breast density may be associated with a higher risk of breast cancer and that it makes mammograms harder to read.

SERVE DEI @ Terry's House

Post date:: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 - 2:06pm

Last Sunday, March 17^th, Terry’s House excitedly welcomed approximately 30 volunteers into our home-away-from-home as part of an annual city-wide volunteer movement inspired and organized by The Well Community Church. This day-long invitation and challenge to serve our community is better known as, “Serve Dei”.

These enthusiastic volunteers joined forces to accomplish four very special “projects” to benefit Terry’s House and current house guests over the course of the day.