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John Rampulla, MD, Wins Distinguished Service Award

Contact: Sarah Hay
800.476.1504
hays@cep.com

(October 2006, Emeryville, California) CEP America has awarded emergency physician John Rampulla, MD, with a 2006 Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Rampulla works in the CEP America-staffed emergency department of Doctors Medical Center located in San Pablo, California. The leadership team of CEP America selected Dr. Rampulla out of over 900 emergency physicians eligible for this award; only five individuals were honored. The award was presented to Dr. Rampulla at CEP America’s Annual Partnership Meeting held this year in Palm Desert on October 30th.

Distinguished Service Awards are given to individuals who display clinical superiority, leadership, patient rapport, proper documentation, diplomacy and dedication. Dr. Rampulla received the award for excelling in all of these categories. Not only is he a great doctor, but he is a terrific leader. When his hospital was in serious distress, he worked tirelessly with his medical staff, providing the necessary direction to win the support of the District Board of Directors, the County Board of Supervisors, the Governor, other politicians and the media. Working together with the administration, they were all able to keep the hospital and emergency department open for the benefit of the local community.

The Doctors Medical Center of San Pablo Emergency Department is a 24-bed unit with modern equipment, experienced staff and drug intervention therapies. Emergency care is available to patients of all ages, 24 hours a day. It is staffed around the clock by emergency physician specialists and nurses experienced in emergency care. Other medical and surgical specialists are available on an on-call basis.

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CEP America is the national partnership practice model of California Emergency Physicians (CEP) Medical Group. CEP was founded in 1975 and is a premier provider of physician staffing, management, and consulting services for over 60 Emergency Department and Ambulatory Care Practices in Arizona, California, Georgia, and Oregon, caring for over 2,500,000 patients annually.