Every day, teams of dedicated men and women run great programs at Valley Medical Center…but it’s not every day that the news makes the Wall Street Journal. This week, it did! The article (read it here) features photos from a VMC Healthier Living Class, and talks about this growing nationwide movement . Our Healthier Living [...]
Amazing device improves patient/doctor communication!
Dr. Gary Lee is Valley Medical Center’s director of palliative care, and he’s using a new high-tech wonder in his daily communication with his patients. Yes, I know it may not look that amazing. But consider: This portable, light-weight camping stool allows Gary to carry it wherever he goes, and when he’s ready to speak with a [...]
Let’s make cigarettes OUTRAGEOUSLY expensive!
On the June ballot in California, Proposition 29 deserves your vote…and the campaign deserves our support. The idea is simple, and we’ve done it before: Another tax on tobacco – a dollar a pack this time – to support cancer research and other fine things. Frankly, I don’t care as much about what the tax [...]
Reducing soda intake…and all that jazz.
Music is more important to me than most things, and for years I’ve served on the Board of Directors of San Jose Jazz. Our Summerfest is the biggest deal in town every August, bringing 100,000 music lovers together for a weekend of celebration and performance. This year’s was maybe the best festival yet… …and yet, [...]
A New Direction in Homelessness…
I met recently with Jennifer Loving, the CEO of Destination: Home. They are a great Silicon Valley agency working to end chronic homelessness, and I’m inspired by their effort. I’ll admit something to you: There are times when I’ve turned away at seeing a homeless person or family, as it’s just too painful. But let’s [...]
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