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BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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Director, PR and Marketing
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Gerald Schulze
Board of Trustees:
Andrea Allen, MS, LMSW; Steven
Kessel, MD; Terry Murray; G. William Paddock;
James Simmons, MD; David Tedder; Patricia
Tompson, MD; Susan Williams, PhD, RN
Ex-ofcio members:
J. Chadwick Tober, MD, Chief
of Staf; Bill Nettles, Chairman, BMH Foundation;
Bill McBride, County Council Representative
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Te gift of a lifetime.
Gerri
Charlesworth, a former nurse and diabetes
educator, had a passion for her patients and
their access to care. Read how that passion
lives on through her gift to the BMH
Foundation.
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Excellence in imaging.
Te new
Women’s Imaging Center is working
toward national accreditation.
page 17
Latching on to a new idea.
Te
thought of breastfeeding can be
intimidating for new moms, but our
internationally certifed lactation
counselor is here to help.
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ISSUE 1, 2012
New, nonsurgical
treatment for varicose
veins.
If you’re living
with unsightly or painful
varicose veins, this may be
a good option.
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Feature stories
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Following the Pathway.
BMH values its nurses’
contributions in the
workplace, and nurses
working at BMH know
their eforts are supported.
ON THE COVER
Fiber is the key to Tanya
Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor diet. Read more on page 5.
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Te skinny on hip
replacement.
Which
approach is best? Not
necessarily the one the ads
are telling you.
GRATE ADDITION
One way to slip more nutrition into
a meal: Add grated, shredded or
chopped vegetables—such as zucchini,
spinach and carrots—to lasagna,
meatloaf, mashed potatoes, pasta
sauce and rice dishes.
American Dietetic Association
OUT OF SIGHT, OUT
OF MOUTH
When eating out, hunger can drive you
to overindulge in the bread or chips
before dinner arrives. Reduce that
risk by asking your server to save the
basket until your food comes.
American Dietetic Association
Read all about it
on page 4.
Win the battle
of the bulge
Beaufort Memorial dietitians
are now ofering “Create Your
Weight,” a 12-week adult weight
management program.