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Medical Center Welcomes Newest Team Member, Marvin Escobar
We are pleased to announce the addition of Marvin Escobar, MA, RT(R)(CT) to the Medical Center’s excellent health care team. Marvin, pictured at right, is a highly trained radiology technologist…
Read MoreFun-Raiser 2018: And the Winners Are …!
It was another home run for the Medical Center’s 36th-annual Fun-Raiser! Perfect weather arrived for the March 20 and 21 sporting event of tennis, pickleball and golf. Evening festivities included…
Read MoreBacktalk!
Ladies and gentlemen, please join us for a Night Out at the Medical Center to hear some “backtalk” … but not the kind you warned your children about. Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Dr. John…
Read MoreSportsman’s Donor Club Challenge Blood Drive: March 27 and 28!
The seventh-annual Sportsman’s Donor Club Challenge Blood Drive will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, March 27-28, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day at the Medical Center. The Challenge is a…
Read MoreLet’s Have a Drink or Two!
Once you begin to feel thirsty, you have already waited too long. Thirst is a signal that you’ve already lost about 1 percent of your body’s water content; however, thirst…
Read MoreLecture Series Explores “Marijuana: Is it Medicine Yet?”
The 2018 Medical Center Lecture Series continues Tuesday, March 13, with “Marijuana: Is it Medicine Yet?” presented by Donald L. Abrams, M.D., chief of the Hematology-Oncology Division at San Francisco General Hospital.…
Read MoreDoggone It: It’s Pre-hab Time!
Most of us think of physical therapy as re-habilitation, but there is a growing trend in medicine and physical therapy to pre-habilitate patients prior to surgery. Prehabilitation, or pre-hab for short, is an exercise…
Read MorePrivate Medicine Plus+: Personalized Medicine Par Excellence
The Medical Center at Ocean Reef was one of the early providers of concierge medicine, a popular program with more than 200 members in the Private Medicine program. Continuing our trend of…
Read MoreVision Quest: Support for the Visually Impaired
A small but determined group of individuals meets regularly to brainstorm the complexities of vision impairment and disease. Led by clinical psychologist Dr. Luisa Bryan, the Vision Support Group shares…
Read MoreSpace-Age Urology: Men’s Night Out at the Medical Center
Men, do you have a urological question or concern? Join us for Men’s Night Out at the Medical Center on Tuesday, Feb. 27, with Dr. Murugesan Manoharan, a renowned urologist and…
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