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The Women’s Care Center Specializing in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Infertility and Advanced Urinary Incontinence Testing/Treatment Doctors Cary Shakespeare and Armi

in the most caring and compassionate

Lynn Walker provide special care in

way we can. We want the treatment

all areas of women’s health, including

they receive to be complete and to

pregnancy. Both Dr. Shakespeare and

be delivered with our best efforts.”

Dr. Walker graduated from Loma Lin-

The Women’s Care Center is happy

da University Medical School and at-

to introduce the Pelleve Wrinkle Reduc-

tended the same residency in Obstet-

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rics and Gynecology. Having worked

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together for many years, they have

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lowing them to make the best medical

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team possible. They have gained the

The office is centrally located in the

experience and expertise necessary

Westchester area of downtown Ba-

to give the patients in this community

kersfield. New patients are welcome

the highest quality of care. “We at The

and most insurance plans are ac-

Women’s Care Center strive to pro-

cepted. Open Mon.-Thurs. 8am-5pm,

vide patients the attention they need

Fri. until 2pm.

the

Achievers Series

Dr. Armi Lynn Walker Dr. Cary Shakespeare 2021 22nd Street 661-633-BABY (2229)

KernHealth Profiles HOFFMANN HOSPICE

”Hoffmann’s There Because We Care” Hoffmann Dietician Mariafelix Gon-

shut down in order for the body to di-

zalez is rarely seen around the office

rect more energy to the lungs, heart,

and for good reason. She’s busy in

and brain. But I try to be very tactful in

the homes of Hoffmann patients,

my instruction and most families are

teaching them and their caregivers

very receptive.”

about good end-of-life nutrition.

8501 Brimhall Road, Building 100 661-410-1010 www.HoffmannHospice.org

When not working with Hoffmann

The nutritional training Gonzalez of-

patients, Gonzalez is a clinical dieti-

fers is especially important to those

cian at Mercy Hospital, a renal dieti-

who have never cared for a termi-

cian at Pegasus Dialysis, and an in-

nally ill family member. In such a situ-

structor at Bakersfield College. It’s in

ation, the family’s main concern is

working with hospice patients, how-

that they’re feeding their loved one

ever, that she’s learned more than

properly, Gonzalez says.

she’s taught.

“Sometimes families believe if they

“My patients have made me see

can just get grandma to eat some-

life differently, that it’s the little things

thing, she’ll get better,” she says.

that matter and family is the most im-

“That’s a huge misconception—the

portant thing,” she says. “It’s been so

stomach is one of the first organs to

fulfilling.”

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