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BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
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President and CEO
Richard K. Toomey, DHA, FACHE
Director, PR and Marketing
Nora Kresch
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Gerald Schulze
Board of Trustees:
Andrea Allen, MS, LMSW; Steven
Kessel, MD; Paul Mazzeo, MD; Terry Murray;
G. William Paddock; James Simmons, MD;
David Tedder; Patricia Tompson, MD; Susan
Williams, PhD, RN
Ex-ofcio members:
Bill McBride, Bill Nettles, Paul
Sommerville
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Vascular screening could save your
life!
For just $60, you can have the peace of
mind that comes from knowing your risk
for having a stroke or an aneurysm.
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Ahead of the curve.
For the second
time ever, BMH was named in the Top
100 Most Wired Hospitals and Health
Systems in the Nation.
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What’s in your IRA?
Your individual
retirement account can ofer an
unexpected opportunity for charitable
giving.
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Check it!
Sometimes
the simplest changes are
the best. Learn how we’re
making surgery safer with
just a few common-sense
steps.
New doctors join
BMH.
Help us welcome
Dr. Mansker, a general
surgeon (left), and Dr.
Cusumano, an internal
medicine specialist.
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Feature stories
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Major emergency
department expansion
project is under way!
Emergency care at BMH
will soon be safer and
more convenient than
ever before.
ON THE COVER
Te new Women’s Imaging
Center was designed just for you—high-quality care in a
pleasant, relaxing environment. Read more on page 4.
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