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Deborah "Debby" Nelson
19,005 votes
33.83%
- Occupation: Nurse Practitioner
- Served six terms, SVMHS Board of Directors
- Vice-President, SVMHS Board of Directors
- CAPTAIN USN (Ret)
- Former Nursing Educator Hartnell, MPC
Priorities:
- Expand access to care for all.
- Continue to improve efficiency in all departments of the Hospital.
- Continue to focus on reduction of environmental waste.
Harry D. Wardwell
14,930 votes
26.57%
- Occupation: Regional President, Rabobank
- Executive Director, California International Airshow
- Past President, SVMHS Foundation
- Served 10 years on the SVMHS Board of Directors
- Salinas Rotary
- Former President, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Lifelong Resident of Salinas
Priorities:
- Affordable healthcare
- Maintain the quality of care and stability during healthcare reform
- Finish the mandated seismic retrovit project so that our hospital is safe for decades to come
Jim Gattis
14,796 votes
26.33%
- Occupation: Businessman, Real Estate Investments
- Founding President, California International Airshow
- Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital Foundation
- Spirit of Community Award & Citizen of the Year Award, Salinas Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Former President, Hartnell College Foundation
- Former Board, National Steinbeck Center
- President's Council at CSUMB
Priorities:
- Work with Hospital Management Team, and Physicians, to restructure our system to become more efficient.
- Through improved efficiency we will be able to Increase access to many who can't afford to use our Hospital during these challenging economic times
- Provide careful financial oversight. This will allow SVMH to remain a regional leader in attracting and retaining top Physicians, obtaining the latest
Ken Scherpinski
7,454 votes
13.27%
- Occupation: Labor Organization Executive
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