4-D ultrasound machine and can instantly view their ultrasound images on a large- screen television. Within the specialty care clinic, endocrinologists, cardiologists and neurologists rotate throughout the week, providing patients with comprehensive care under one roof. Given the high prevalence of diabetes within Hispanic and agricultural communities, OSMED also provides a dedicated nutrition unit to support its patients. For patients requiring medications, OSMED’s 24-hour pharmacy is conveniently situated right across the street, coincidentally at the former location of Dr. Payan’s previous practice. The facility’s second floor includes a sizeable breakroom for staff, which includes 15 physicians and 10 registered nurses, and accommodates the administrative offices. Building for a Healthier Tomorrow Considering all of these amenities, it’s astonishing to think that Dr. Payan’s first practice consisted of just one examination room and a reception area. Dr. Payan has plans to grow the clinic into a full-scale center for inpatient care right next to the facility. Last October, Dr. Payan initiated construction on a planned five-story hospital and specialty care tower, with an anticipated completion date set for fall 2025. The hospital has gained the attention of several stateside investors, including U.S. board-certified physicians and Siemens. According to Dr. Payan, the hospital will be a certified, sustainable green building, a certification that no other hospitals hold
WESTERN GROWERS OFFICERS – 2024 Stuart Woolf, Chair Rob Yraceburu, Vice Chair Neill Callis,Treasurer Don Cameron, Executive Secretary Dave Puglia, President & CEO DIRECTORS – 2024 GEORGE ADAM Innovative Produce, Santa Maria, California CRAIG ALAMEDA Topflavor Farms Inc, Salinas, California ALEXANDRA ALLEN Main Street Produce, Santa Maria, California CHAD AMARAL D’Arrigo Bros Co of Calif., Salinas, Calif. KEVIN ANDREW Illume Agriculture, Bakersfield, California ROBERT BARKLEY Barkley Ag Enterprises LLP, Yuma, Arizona STEPHEN BARNARD Mission Produce, Inc., Oxnard, California BARDIN BENGARD Bengard Ranch, Salinas, California BRIAN BERTELSEN Cove Ranch Management, Reedley, California GEORGE BOSKOVICH III Boskovich Farms, Oxnard, California RODNEY BRAGA Braga Ranch, Soledad, California NEILL CALLIS Turlock Fruit Company, Turlock, California DON CAMERON Terranova Ranch, Inc., Helm, California EDWIN CAMP D. M. Camp & Sons, Bakersfield, California CAROL CHANDLER Chandler Farms LP, Selma, California LARRY COX Lawrence Cox Ranches, Brawley, California STEPHEN DANNA Danna Farms, Inc., Yuba City, California THOMAS DEARDORFF II Deardorff Family Farms, Oxnard, California TIMOTHY ESCAMILLA Bolthouse Fresh Foods, Bakersfield, California CATHERINE FANUCCHI Tri-Fanucchi Farms Inc., Bakersfield, California DAVID GILL Rio Farms, King City, California ROBERT GIRAGOSIAN Kern Ridge Growers, LLC, Arvin, California BRANDON GRIMM Grimmway Farms, Arvin, California JOHN JACKSON Beachside Produce, LLC, Nipomo, California TRACY JONES Booth Ranches, Orange Cove, California A. G. KAWAMURA Orange County Produce, LLC, Fullerton, California ALBERT KECK Hadley Date Gardens, Thermal, California J.P. LABRUCHERIE LaBrucherie Produce, El Centro, California STEPHEN MARTORI III Martori Farms, Scottsdale, Arizona HAROLD MCCLARTY HMC Farms, Kingsburg, California DOMINIC MUZZI, JR. Muzzi Family Farms, LLC, Moss Landing, California THOMAS NUNES The Nunes Company, Inc., Salinas, California STEPHEN PATRICIO Westside Produce, Firebaugh, California JOHN POWELL, JR. Peter Rabbit Farms, Coachella, California RON RATTO Ratto Bros. Inc., Modesto, California CRAIG READE Bonipak Produce, Inc., Santa Maria, California ERIC REITER Reiter Affiliated Companies, Oxnard, California KYLE RICHARDSON Garry Richardson Farms, Bakersfield, California SONNY RODRIGUEZ The Growers Company, Inc., Somerton, Arizona BRUCE TALBOTT Talbott’s Mountain Gold, LLP, Palisade, Colorado RYAN TALLEY Talley Farms, Arroyo Grande, California BRUCE TAYLOR Taylor Farms Calif., Salinas, California JACK VESSEY Vessey and Company Inc, Holtville, California MIKE WAY Prime Time International, Coachella, California STUART WOOLF Woolf Farming & Processing, Fresno, California ROB YRACEBURU Wonderful Orchards, Shafter, California
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offices, urgent care facilities and hospitals, and none of them have been particularly noteworthy or remarkable. And up until now, I never would have imagined describing a medical facility as “grand in scale” or “extremely pleasant.” While there are numerous medical facilities that describe themselves as cutting-edge or state-of-the- art, OSMED truly lived up to its reputation. The facility boasts eight examination rooms; an observation area; and a diagnostic, imaging, and medical specialty unit equipped for mammograms, cardiac diagnostic testing and other minor procedures. OSMED’s mammography room was spacious and inviting. Large-screen televisions hung on the walls of both sides of the mammogram machine, which played soothing music and displayed calming images to enhance the patient experience during the scan. Patients in the ultrasound room of the specialty unit experience advanced technology with a
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