Dear CEM Family,

Thank you so much for your thoughtful Veterans Day emails! I am honored and grateful to have served in the U. S. Navy for 24 years active duty.

Today is also a special day since it marks CEM’s 21st birthday! CEM has come a long way from the first day CEM opened when my former Air Force medic from the White House and I started in a leased small office space at another doctor’s office. The phone rang for the first time, and we looked at each other and said, “Now what?” CEM started with about 75 patients.

Throughout the years and through the changes in CEM staff as well as in our patients, one thing remains: the mission of CEM. And that’s to provide the best care to all our patients. I tell patients (regardless of their political affiliation) that I treat every patient as though I were treating the President of the United States.

How do you provide the best care possible?

Three simple rules:

1. Treat every person with whom you interact with RESPECT.

2. Treat everyone with KINDNESS.

3. And for every interaction with a patient (or fellow human being), make sure THEY feel like they are the most important person in the room.

Happy Veterans Day and Happy 21st birthday (and counting) for CEM. Thank you for being a part of the CEM family!

Blessings,

Dr Connie