HEALTH CARE FOUNDATION FOR VENTURA COUNTY INC

EDUCATION TRAINING & ENHANCEMENTS BUILDING A ROBUST NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING, ACQUIRING SIMULATION EQUIPMENT FOR IMPROVING CLINICAL COMPETENCIES IN STUDENTS/RESIDENTS/PHYSICIANS/FIRST RESPONDERS/EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. PROVIDING VENTURA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH STIPENDS FOR STUDENTS REQUIRING ON-SITE CLINICAL TRAINING. PROVIDED HEALTH EQUITY CLINICAL ROTATIONS SCHOLARSHIP FOR MEDICAL RESIDENTS WHO WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ROTATE DUE TO FINANCIAL BARRIERS. SUPPORTING SUMMER STUDENT SCHOLAR PROGRAM AND WORKFORCE PIPELINE AT VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (VCMC), A MORE THAN FOUR DECADE LONG SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS CONSIDERING CAREERS IN MEDICINE AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONS WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND EIGHT WEEKS OF THEIR SUMMER WITH THE MEDICAL FACULTY AND PHYSICIANS-IN- TRAINING OF THE NATIONALLY RANKED VENTURA FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY AT VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. SUMMER SCHOLARS ARE PLACED WITH FACULTY PRECEPTORS WHO COORDINATE OPPORTUNITIES TO OBSERVE OR PARTICIPATE IN THE DAILY PATIENT CARE ACTIVITIES OF RESIDENT PHYSICIANS. STUDENT SCHOLARS ATTEND MORNING TEACHING CONFERENCES AT THE MEDICAL CENTER, MAKE ROUNDS WITH MEDICAL STAFF AND OBSERVE PATIENT INTERACTIONS AND PROCEDURES AS APPROPRIATE (I.E., LIVE BIRTHS, SURGERIES, EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS, AUTOPSIES, ETC.). EACH OF THE SUMMER STUDENT SCHOLARS BECOMES INVOLVED IN A CLINICAL RESEARCH PROJECT THAT, IN ADDITION TO HELPING REFINE CAREER ASPIRATIONS, FURTHERS OUR INSTITUTION'S QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS IN BOTH PATIENT CARE AND HOSPITAL PROCESSES. A FEW PAST PROJECTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR PRESENTATION AT THE ANNUAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH FORUM. HEALTHCARE OCCUPATIONS PIPELINE EDUCATION (HOPE) ESTABLISHED TO FOSTER HIGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE LOCAL STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE FROM VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, INTO THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY WHERE THERE IS AN ANTICIPATED PROJECTED DEFICIT OF WORKFORCE WITHIN THE COUNTY. CENTERING PREGNANCY START UP PROGRAM TO DEVELOP PRACTICE OF MATERNAL CARE FOR THE COMMUNITY OF GESTATIONALLY SIMILAR MOTHERS TO RECEIVE THEIR PRENATAL CHECKUP, EDUCATION AND TO GROW A SUPPORT NETWORK FOR FAMILIES. PURCHASED RACK AND CARDS FOR CLINICS. NURSING LEADERSHIP CREATED EDUCATION FOR A NURSE CHAMPION TO HELP IN NURSING PRACTICE EXCELLENCE AND DEVELOPMENT. SUPPORT OBSTETRICS ESTABLISHING AN INDIGENOUS DOULA PROGRAM

4B PEDIATRICS: PROVIDED FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY CENTER LOCATED AT VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER TO PROVIDE CARE FOR PEDIATRIC CANCER PATIENTS CLOSER TO THEIR HOMES. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES ENRICHED PSYCHO/SOCIAL EMOTIONAL CARE DELIVERED BY A LICENSED SOCIAL WORKER, PHYSICIAN SUPPORT, ENRICHED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF NURSES AND SUPPORT STAFF, CONFERENCES HOSTED BY THE CLINIC, RESEARCH, AND HEMATOLOGY SUPPORT. PURCHASED END OF TREATMENT CELEBRATION SHIRTS AND RED CARPET, IRB SOFTWARE, CREATED A CABINET FOR PEDIATRIC WAITING ROOM, AND DIRECT SUPPORT TO DERMATOLOGY FAMILIES. HELPED CREATE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT VENTURA RONALD MCDONALD FAMILY ROOM WITHIN VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER AS A PLACE OF RESPITE FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENT FAMILIES FROM PEDIATRICS, PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT, CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISEASES, INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC, AND TRAUMA. THE SUPPORT IS PRIMARILY FURNITURE, FIXTURES AND EQUIPMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OPENING. HOLIDAY CASTRO CHRISTMAS PARTY FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS AND FAMILIES. PROVIDED NEURO PSYCHOLOGICAL BASELINE AND ONGOING TESTING FOR CHILDREN FIGHTING LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND DISEASES, ESPECIALLY THOSE RECEIVING CHEMOTHERAPY. SUPPORT OF REACH OUT AND READ PROGRAM WITH BOOKS TO SUPPORT LITERACY, FAMILY BONDING, AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE SUPPORT WITH BILINGUAL BOOKS. WALL ENHANCEMENTS FOR CHILDREN'S CENTER FOR CANCER AND BLOOD DISEASES VARIOUS GIFT CARDS TO SUPPORT PEDIATRIC FAMILIES BATTLING LIFE THREATENING ILLNESSES AND DISEASES. HEMATOLOGY FUND FOR PEDIATRIC PATIENTS BATTLING BLOOD DISORDERS AND CANCERS. TOYS, TECHNOLOGY, ARTS SUPPLIES, WALL, AND PATIENT ENHANCEMENTS TO AUGMENT THE CHILD LIFE SPECIALISTS' ROLE. SUPPORT MEDICAL THERAPY UNIT PROGRAM WITH REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT USED FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL BASED CLINICS FOR THE MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. EQUIPMENT INCUDES HYPERVIBE VIBRATION PLATE, FIEDA HI-LO TABLE, AND FRIEDA CHEST CIRCUMFERENCE ALSO. CREATION OF A PEDIATRIC SEDATION PROGRAM FOR INPATIENTS PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. ENGAGED A GROUP ON SEWING BRIGADE VOLUNTEERS WHO SEWED AND DONATED MASKS, BURP CLOTHS, BABY BLANKETS, BABY BEREAVEMENT KITS, QUILTS AND HEARTS THAT CAN BE USED IN OUR BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITALS TO GIVE TO PARENTS TO FOSTER THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PARENTS AND BABY.