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Keeping informed
A quick transition.
Our One-Call
Transfer Center makes referrals and
admissions simple for patients and
doctors.
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Award-winning stroke care.
Our
experts continue to be among the best—
not just for stroke care, but education and
prevention too.
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Golf for a cause.
Join us for the annual
SJCH Foundation Golf Tournament, which
will benefit The AIS Cancer Center at
SJCH.
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Joaquin Community Hospital, 2615 Chester
Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93301.
Telephone: 661-395-3000
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Executive editor
Jimmy Phillips
Editors and writers
Teresa Adamo
Megan Simpson
Photographers
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Amanda Frank
Jimmy Phillips
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Courtesy of Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
and Delano Regional Medical Center
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Stroke care for all.
Our stroke experts are
now available for remote
consults to quickly
diagnose patients at
Ridgecrest Regional
Hospital and Delano
Regional Medical Center.
For those who need
it most.
We’ve opened
a dedicated office for
victims of child abuse
and sexual abuse, offering
compassionate care and
helping justice be served.
Savor summer’s
bounty.
Are you a regular
at the farmers market? If
not, here are four good
reasons it’s worth a trip.
MEET YOUR
DOCTORS AND PAs
Providers at the Chester Avenue
and Stockdale Highway clinics
specialize in family practice,
internal medicine, osteopathic
medicine and urology. Get to know
this diverse and caring group in a
special section starting on page 8.
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