Health Care Foundation For Ventura County

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.

4c health and wellness/emergency palliative care enhancements, easing the patients' experiential journey with basic needs. Humanity account for the vulnerable and underserved (havu) is the stop gap account for bridging basic needs for the homeless and vulnerable population while getting them connected to care which includes medication co-pays. Behavioral health department delivers full-service partnership (fsp), and rapid integration and support (rise) which supports and facilitates the basic needs of high utilizers of the department's mental health system. The programs serve those who have immediate needs or are in crisis. This support helps patients/clients stay on medical track to receive the care they need. Funds to help establish an addiction medicine withdrawal program where patients from the emergency room can be cohorted together to safely detox and transition to the next level of care and discharge. Additionally, an addiction medicine fellowship was established to help train physicians in addiction management for patients. This fund also includes scholarships for patients who have barriers to access for sober living facilities and transportation. Within the unit, alcoholics anonymous books and literature and distraction objects such as adult coloring books and fidget items have been made accessible for emotional wellbeing. Language access program - language interpretation which includes indigenous language, and developed a class for medical interpretation certification for all staff and community. Provided thanksgiving meal gift cards to adult hematology patients encouraging health and wellness during the holidays.

4d medical equipment ten (10) electrocardiograms for federally qualified health care centers in the most vulnerable clinic location with high population of diabetes patients two (2) ultrasound sonoscapes for federally qualified health care centers in the most vulnerable clinic location with high population of diabetes patients five (5) crystalvue retinal camera for federally qualified health care centers in the most vulnerable clinic location with high population of diabetes patients seven (7) vantage siemens - a1c monitors for federally qualified health care centers in the most vulnerable clinic location with high population of diabetes patients icon retinal imaging unit for ventura county medical center nicu infant transport incubator blood pressure cuffs for high-risk low income women post partum from ventura county medical center or santa paula hospital that would not have access to monitor blood pressure after discharge nicu brain monitor two medvac infant immobilizers perinatology ultrasound unit cinemavision mri compatibility goggles for mri and pediatric sedation nicu/picu ventilator sparq point of care ultrasound 3d ultrsound bladder scanner red light therapy unit irb key solutions software