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CHOMP gets a second C grade over patient safety issues as its parent Montage continues to grow.
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CHOMP gets a second C grade over patient safety issues as its parent Montage continues to grow.

  • Pam Marino
  • May 7, 2026

Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula received its second C grade in a row from independent nonprofit The Leapfrog Group on Wednesday, …

Montage Health and Anthem reach agreement over CHOMP coverage.
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Montage Health and Anthem reach agreement over CHOMP coverage.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 26, 2026

Thousands of Anthem Blue Cross members worried about losing in-network access to Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula starting Feb. 1 …

A former CHOMP radiation oncologist files a breach of contract and whistleblower lawsuit against the hospital.
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A former CHOMP radiation oncologist files a breach of contract and whistleblower lawsuit against the hospital.

  • Pam Marino
  • Jan 15, 2026

A former radiation oncologist at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula is suing the hospital, former CEO Dr. Steven Packer and other ho…

Letters to the Editor 01.01.26
Letters | Opinion

Letters to the Editor 01.01.26

  • Jan 1, 2026

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Dates are set for CHOMP nurses to vote on unionizing.
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Dates are set for CHOMP nurses to vote on unionizing.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 29, 2025

Registered nurses at the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula will have three days in late January—Wednesday, Jan. 28, Thursday, Jan. …

Power Play

Power Play

  • DANIEL DRIEFUSS
  • Dec 25, 2025
Thousands of Anthem customers may lose access to CHOMP by February.
News

Thousands of Anthem customers may lose access to CHOMP by February.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 25, 2025

A statewide initiative to lower hospital costs is now playing a role in a conflict between the Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula an…

CHOMP sign

CHOMP sign

  • DANIEL DRIEFUSS
  • Dec 25, 2025
Thousands of Anthem Blue Cross customers could lose in-network access to CHOMP by Feb. 1.
News

Thousands of Anthem Blue Cross customers could lose in-network access to CHOMP by Feb. 1.

  • Pam Marino
  • Dec 22, 2025

The text messages hit the phones of Anthem Blue Cross customers the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 22, announcing that the Community Hospital of th…

Letters to the Editor 12.18.25
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Letters to the Editor 12.18.25

  • Dec 18, 2025

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