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Ventura County insurance premiums for Covered …

WEBWhat if I have more questions? People can call Covered California at 1-800-300-1506, use online chat tools or seek help from a free network of local insurance agents and enrollers. To apply

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Gold Coast Health Plan offers $75M in care incentives, grants

WEBA government funded insurance plan says it will pay local health systems up to $75 million in grants and incentives aimed at making it easier for low-income people to get high-quality care. Gold

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Los Robles cited more than any Ventura County hospital in 2023

WEBLos Robles, the largest hospital in the county with 325 beds, was the most frequent offender. State public health workers investigated 86 complaints or facility-reported incidents and found 32

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Ventura County detox program aims to fight fentanyl epidemic

WEBOn Tuesday, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors approved staffing the program at an expected cost of $3.9 million over two years. The measure authorizes 16 full-time positions at the Ventura

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HCA Healthcare names new CEO for Los Robles Health System

WEB0:03. 0:26. The former leader of a Kansas for-profit hospital has been hired as the new CEO of Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks and will begin the job Monday. Hospital leaders

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Breach of public trust in Ventura County’s mental healthcare system

WEBIn 2023, the county received a $30 million windfall of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds to provide housing assistance to target populations to build housing for homeless mentally persons or

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State mask mandate for Ventura County hospitals ends in April

WEBThe state will no longer require health care workers to be vaccinated for COVID as of April 3. Beginning March 13, someone who tests positive for COVID-19 can end isolation after five days if they

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COVID-19, flu, RSV spark fears of viral winter in Ventura County

WEB1:26. As RSV and flu fill emergency rooms across Ventura County, COVID-19 is showing signs of rising and forming a viral triple threat that spawns concerns about hospital capacity for the third

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Dr. Loh: How do you know a new treatment is better

WEBAs I have discussed in prior columns, essentially all of the significantly impactful medications to improve health have had to been approved by regulatory agencies in their respective jurisdictions.

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Editorial: 100 acres of opportunity near Camarillo

WEBIt had been eyed for conversion in the past. Back in 2008, the court-appointed state prison receiver proposed to use it as an adult prison for inmates with physical and mental health conditions.

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Latino organization hosts weekend convention in Oxnard

WEBMembers of the California League of United Latin American Citizens will descend on Oxnard this weekend for their 75th annual convention. The three-day event at the Zachari Dunes on Mandalay Beach

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Vista del Mar's suspended admissions being monitored by state

WEBVista del Mar offered involuntary treatment for adults as well as youths from ages 12 to 17. The county's only other inpatient psychiatric unit at Ventura County Medical Center admits adults

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Ventura County nurses demand better pay, work conditions

WEBRead more:Mask mandate to be relaxed in hospitals, nursing homes: What you need to know Barry Zimmerman, director of a Ventura County Health Care Agency that operates two hospitals and a network

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Ventura County delivers raise, extension to health officer Levin

WEBVentura County’s longtime health officer Dr. Robert Levin, who became the face of the region’s COVID-19 response, will receive a $32,000-plus pay increase as part of a one-year contract extension.

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Ventura County mental health director Scott Gilman placed on leave

WEB0:50. Ventura County's director of behavioral health has been placed on leave with an unknown date for his return, officials said this week. County officials declined to provide reasons for the

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Vista del Mar Hospital can no longer treat involuntary patients

WEBVista del Mar is losing its designation to treat and evaluate involuntary patients under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, a landmark California law that allows forced treatment under limited

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Ventura County's mental health director to resign, keep pay until …

WEB0:04. 0:26. Ventura County's director of behavioral health may remain on leave for five more months and then resign in June, officials said this week. County officials declined to provide reasons

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Clinicas health system illegally fired whistleblower, report finds

WEBFederal investigators said leaders of the Clinicas del Camino Real countywide health system illegally fired its chief financial officer in an act of whistleblower retaliation two years ago.

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Adventist Health Simi Valley birth unit to close, sparking worry

WEBGiving birth to access anxiety: Simi Valley hospital's birthing unit will close May 8. 53 workers will be laid off; some may be relocated. The hospital's births have dropped nearly 25%. The

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Union wins deal for higher wages, health, safety, pension benefits

WEBUnion members in the central and southern areas of the state ratified a tentative deal that was reached last week. It grants some 47,000 employees higher wages, stronger health benefits, increased

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Nurses strike at for-profit Los Robles hospital in Thousand Oaks

WEBAll three hospitals are operated by the for-profit HCA Healthcare, one of the largest hospital systems in the nation. Hospital officials said the strike is the first-ever at the Los Robles Health

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Los Robles hospital pays $30.5M in settlement meant to stay private

WEBThe $30.5 million settlement was supposed to stay private. Jurors were deep in deliberations early in October after a seven-week civil trial over the 2018 death of John Dobbert, a 79-year-old

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