Ventura County Medical Center
| Ventura County Medical Center | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 3291 Loma Vista Road, Ventura, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 34°16′52″N 119°15′14″W / 34.281°N 119.254°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | County, Medicare, Medicaid |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II trauma center |
| Beds | 274 |
| History | |
| Opened | opened 1919 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.vchca.org/hospitals/ventura-county-medical-center |
| Lists | Hospitals in California |
Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, United States. It is a Level II Trauma Center with 274 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49-bed campus in Santa Paula.[1] As a teaching hospital, affiliated with University of California, Los Angeles, it was recognized as the best family-medicine residency program in the United States in 2014.[2]
A 220,000 square-foot state-of-the-art replacement wing is currently under construction to meet California's updated seismic regulations, and is scheduled its completion mid 2017. replacing older facilities built in 1923 and 1953. [3]
Services
[edit]Ventura County Medical Center is a full-service acute care hospital with a 24-hour emergency center. Along with intensive care and definitive observation units, it also houses specialty care units such as medical/ surgical, telemetry and oncology, pediatric, and neonatal.[4]
In November 2014, the county health center launched the public health initiative How High Ventura County. It is the largest teen marijuana education platform in California, launched in order to educate parents about the harm that consuming marijuana causes to the adolescent brain.[5][6]
The county board of supervisors formed the Ventura County Health Care System Oversight Committee in 2022 to ensure the county medical system follows rules for billing federal health care programs.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wilson, Kathleen (December 12, 2018). "New York man to head reorganized Ventura County Health Care Agency". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ^ Kisken, Tom. "VCMC's Doctor-Training Program Ranked No. 1 In Nation". Ventura County Star. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to the VCMC Hospital Replacement Wing Project Site". VCMC Hospital Replacement Wing. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "Ventura County Medical Center". Ventura County Health Care Agency. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
- ^ "What's Your High Q? Thousand Oaks Program Educates Parents In Combatting Teen Pot Use". MSN News. November 20, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
- ^ Gardner, Amanda (August 27, 2012). "Pot smoking may leave mark on teen brains". CNN. Retrieved December 24, 2014.
- ^ Wilson, Kathleen (September 14, 2022). "Oversight panel created for Ventura County hospitals, clinics in wake of $29M settlement". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Ventura County Medical Center Official Website
- This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas A project by OSHPD
- [1] Ventura County Medical Center Patient Information Booklet
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