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Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics’ Dental Program Marks Landmark Year in Community Health, Saving Thousands from Emergency Rooms and Costly Procedures
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) is highlighting a year of significant impact for its dental program, releasing 2025 data that underscores its role as a critical safety net for the region. With 23,846 patient encounters over the past year, the clinics provided everything from routine cleanings to advanced procedures such as root canal therapy and dental implants for nearly 6,800 unique patients.
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SEE International Brings “Eyes Of Hope” To Santa Maria For National Eye Exam Month
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Roughly a hundred Santa Maria residents received free eye exams and eyewear today, courtesy of the VSP Eyes Of Hope mobile clinic. August is national eye exam month. “What we like to focus on especially with Back to School is getting as many kids in as possible, because we understand that The post SEE International Brings “Eyes Of Hope” To Santa Maria For National Eye Exam Month appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
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Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Works to Prevent Costly Dental Emergencies
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics is working to prevent costly dental emergencies. The clinic is putting new attention on preventive dental care after nearly 24,000 patient visits last year. Its mobile clinic brings screenings and treatment directly to children at local schools. The effort aims to catch problems early and keep The post Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Works to Prevent Costly Dental Emergencies appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
KEYT
Ventura County Supervisors Approve Plan for New Health Care Facility in Santa Paula, Healthcare workers not satisfied
VENTURA, Calif. — The Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward with a proposed medical office building in Santa Paula as the community prepares for the eventual closure of Santa Paula Hospital. The hospital faces a state-mandated closure by 2030 because of declining patient numbers...
Santa Barbara Independent
Former Santa Barbara Nursing Director Publishes Whole-Person Framework for Women 50+ Living With Chronic Low Back Pain
OXNARD, Calif. – Agnes F. Padernal, PhD, RN, a former Santa Barbara Director of Home Health and the founder of AP Motion Flow Coaching, has published “The Integrated Resilience Method: A Whole-Person Framework for Women 50+ Living With Chronic Low Back Pain” in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
lompocvmc.com
LVMC Telemetry Tech Honored with BEE Award for Exceptional Effort
Nora Wallace - Marketing & Public Relations Manager. Lompoc Valley Medical Center Telemetry Technician Vincent Moya was recognized as a “BEE” award recipient for his dedication, empathy and teamwork in the Critical Care Unit. The BEE awards recognize Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Comprehensive Care Center or Lompoc Health...
lompocvmc.com
LVMC Earns Full Transparency Badge from Leapfrog Group
Nora Wallace - Marketing & Public Relations Manager. Lompoc Valley Medical Center has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge, recognizing its commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey. The Full Transparency Badge is awarded to hospitals that complete, affirm and submit...
Santa Barbara Independent
Sutter Health Opens New Hollister Care Center, Bringing All Greater Central Coast Dermatology Services Under One Roof
SANTA BARBARA – Sutter Health announces the opening of the new Hollister Care Center, a purpose-built dermatology facility that brings all of Sutter Health Greater Central Coast’s dermatologists together in one state-of-the-art location specifically designed to deliver advanced skin and cancer care. The new center is located at 5383 Hollister Ave., Suite 140 in Goleta,and began serving patients this week.
24x7mag.com
ECRI Names Cottage Health Winner of 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award
The nonprofit organization named the California health system the winner of its 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award for a program that redistributes blood products. ECRI has named Cottage Health the winner of the 2026 Health Technology Excellence Award for an initiative that reduces blood product waste through a proactive interfacility transfer program.
healthcarebusinesstoday.com
SCRC Announces Westlake Village Expansion
SCRC Opens New Satellite Location at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, Extending Patient Access Across the Conejo Valley and Surrounding Communities. LOS ANGELES — [August, 2026] — Southern California Reproductive Center (SCRC) today announced the opening of a new satellite location within CURE Medical at the Center for Health & Wellbeing at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, open to patients August 3, 20266. CURE Medical offers individualized medical and wellness experiences within the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, and SCRC’s new presence there extends the practice’s physician-led reproductive care to one of the region’s premier wellness destinations, bringing convenient access to patients in the Conejo Valley and surrounding communities.
Noozhawk
Free Vision Care for Santa Maria and Lompoc Residents in Need
During National Eye Exam Month, VSP Eyes of Hope is collaborating with SEE International to bring the VSP mobile clinic to county health centers in Santa Maria and Lompoc. The mobile clinic will provide free exams and prescription glasses for some 100 community members without access to vision care. The...
Santa Barbara Independent
Santa Barbara’s Cottage Health Braces for $40M Spike in Uninsured Patients
Like every single high-ranking hospital administrator in America, Cottage Health CFO Matt Morgan has good reason to stay awake nights worrying about the flood of newly uninsured patients — courtesy of Donald Trump’s HR 1, or Big Beautiful Budget Bill— seeking treatment for which they cannot pay. Being a chief financial officer, Morgan selects his words with care and is not given to histrionic rhetoric. “We’re not nervous,” he says, “so much as looking forward expectantly.”
VC Star | Ventura County Star
Decision on Santa Paula Hospital nears with options, costs laid out
A consulting firm and the Ventura County's top administrator will recommend the County Board of Supervisors replace Santa Paula Hospital with a system they said will meet many community needs but will be less than a hospital. At a sometimes emotional community meeting in Fillmore on Aug. 3, residents of the Santa Clara River Valley were told again the small, deep-in-the-red hilltop hospital with low patient census will close in 2030. The 63-year-old facility, now run by the county, will no longer meet state seismic requirements. County leaders have said they won’t retrofit the facility because It would cost more than $36 million, also incurring more than $10 million a year in other expenses. It’s an equation that has for many months sparked fear in a growing, lower-income, largely Latino valley that includes Santa Paula, Fillmore and Piru. People worry about having to go to the Ventura County Medical Center or elsewhere for care needed immediately. “It’s just going to negatively affect people in the valley and their medical outcomes,” said Fillmore Mayor Albert Mendez. Jonathan Freedman, consultant with Health Management Associates, presented a report of options that included replacing the facility with a micro-hospital that would include four observation
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Hospice of Santa Barbara Highlights Children’s Grief Support
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - After losing a spouse, one local parent’s first priority became helping the children through their grief. That search for support led the family to Hospice of Santa Barbara, where specialized grief programs gave the children a safe place to express their emotions, connect with other young people facing similar losses The post Hospice of Santa Barbara Highlights Children’s Grief Support appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .