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Last week, the governor also signed Assembly Bill 536, authored by Assemblywoman Ma, which will ensure that information on the records of doctors are accurate and available to the public.
“Making circumcision a crime is foolish, unenforceable, and a violation of religious and parental freedoms and I applaud Governor Brown for signing this common sense bill," said Assemblywoman Ma. "California cannot have a patchwork of extreme local laws that criminalize doctors for performing medical procedures. There are plenty of things that are against the law. Public resources for law enforcement should be reserved for more serious criminal offenses"
AB 768 was introduced in California in response to efforts on the local level in some California jurisdictions, including a local San Francisco initiative attempting to outlaw circumcisions.
Assembly Bill 536 requires the Medical Board of California to post notification of any expunged misdemeanors or felony convictions on its website within six months of the board receiving the court expungement order from a doctor.
State law requires the board to post certain information on the Internet regarding physicians and surgeons. Inaccurate publication of doctor records can not only be economically disastrous for a physician, but can also disrupt the successful delivery of health care services to consumers.
“AB 536 will bring fairness to doctors who have been wrongfully victimized by a state website,” said Assemblywoman Ma. “This bill ensures that consumers have accurate information when researching a physician or surgeon.”
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Mammography is an important part of detecting breast cancer early.
This screening test can reveal changes in the breast up to two years before a lump can be felt by a woman or her doctor.
Research has shown that annual mammograms can lead to early detection of breast cancers, when they are more easily treatable and curable.
You may qualify for a $75 digital screening mammogram at the SLH Imaging Department.
To be eligible, you must meet all of the following criteria:
You are age 40 or older.
Your mammogram is for routine screening only.
You have not had a recent biopsy or breast surgery.
Your last mammogram was one or more years ago.
You have no health insurance.
You are not breastfeeding
Physician referral is required. Cash payment is expected at the time of service.
This low-cost mammogram offer does not include followup care. Your mammogram report will be mailed to your referring physician, or they will refer you to a doctor at the SLH Family Medicine Clinic or the SLH Upper Lake Clinic.
Appointments are now being accepted from Oct. 3-31, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Call the SLH Imaging Department at 707-262-5030 to make an appointment.
The SLH Imaging Department offers a variety of state-of-the-art women’s health imaging services such as biopsy, bone-density exams, digital mammography, breast specific MRI and ultrasound, including 3D ultrasound.
For more information, visit www.sutterlakeside.org.
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Community members of all ages are invited to participate in FitFest and Fundraiser, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the SLH Wellness Center on the main hospital campus at 5176 Hill Road East in Lakeport.
Fit Fest and Fundraiser is an all day fitness festival geared to raise funds to purchase equipment for the gym, aerobics room and yoga studio.
A $20 donation gives you access to 16 different classes as part of our festival including Yoga, Tai Chi, Zumba, Pilates, Children’s Zumba, and more.
Also available are refreshments, questions and answers with staff, instructors, and practitioners, and raffle baskets.
“Hospitals across the country are combining ‘wellness care’ with ‘illness care’ as it makes sense that keeping individual’s healthy is the future of healthcare,” stated local cardiologist John Minotti, M.D. “The SLH Wellness Center promotes healing and assists individuals in their personal journey toward greater physical, mental-emotional, and spiritual health. I encourage the public to attend FitFest – to partake in the classes or to ask questions, take a mini-tour and to help us with this opportunity to make an investment that will return health benefits for years.”
In the Fall of 2010, the SLH Wellness Center had approximately 313 community members and hospital employees using its broad array of programs and services. Today, that number is more than 525 and continues to grow weekly. The SLH Wellness Center offers affordable memberships in a safe, clean and compassionate environment, and has scholarship opportunities.
Offering leading-edge programs such as those offered at the Wellness Center is one more way Sutter Lakeside Hospital is demonstrating its commitment to high quality health care and health improvement.
For more information on Fit Fest and Fundraiser 2011, please contact the SLH Wellness Center office at 707-262-5171 to speak with our staff about signups or to obtain a schedule of events.
To make a donation, please send your check to: Sutter Lakeside Hospital Foundation 5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport, Ca 95453 or call Tammi Silva, Development Officer, at 707-262-5189.
To learn more about Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center visit www.sutterlakeside.org/wellness or for more information on all of Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s funding priorities, visit www.sutterlakeside.org/giving.
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Members of the public are encouraged to attend the meeting to ask questions and give testimony during the public comment segment.
Meeting agendas are published at http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/hhsa/mh_board.htm .
Each of the five county districts has three seats on the board. Currently there are open seats in three of the five districts for which the board is seeking interested applicants.
Mendocino County Mental Health Board meetings are on the third Wednesday of each month in various locations throughout the county. Mileage reimbursement is available to board members.
Registered voters can apply to become a board member for the district of their residency.
To apply, complete the application at http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/bos/pdf/APPLICATION.pdf and return it to the Clerk of the Board’s office 501 Low Gap Road, Ukiah CA 95482, or the Mental Health Branch Administrative office 1120 S. Dora St., Ukiah, CA 95482, or fax it to 707-463-4245.
Upon receipt of applications, an interview with the board is scheduled, after which a recommendation for appointment is made to the Board of Supervisors.
For more information about the Mendocino County Mental Health Board and the application process please contact Guy Grenny, Ph.D, Mental Health board chair, by emailing him at
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