- Welcome
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Director's Message
Every day many people in our community face obstacles to accessing health care. Your Health Care Agency is proud to provide a system which ensures access to quality, cost effective, culturally sensitive health care for all, especially the most vulnerable members of our community. This access is provided by over 3000 extraordinarily dedicated, talented and compassionate physicians and staff of the Health Care Agency and through our partnerships with community based organizations.
Robert Gonzalez, MD
Health Care Agency Director
Phone: (805) 677-5110
- How Do I?
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How do I learn about the new changes for Medi-Cal patients? How do I learn more about alcohol and drug abuse programs? Three county-operated treatment centers provide a wide range of non-residential counseling services for both adolescents (12 years of age to 18) and adults. Services include screening and assessments, treatment planning, individual and group counseling, intensive outpatient programs, information and referral. In addition to treating self-referred clients, each Center provides services for persons referred by the criminal justice system. All services are available to persons requiring services in Spanish, as well as, hearing impaired. How do I get a copy of my birth certificate? Call the County Clerks office to request this at 654-2263. How do I get help for a loved one with a substance abuse problem? Call the SAMSHA 24-hour helpline at 800-662-4357. How do I find a doctor? Call the Health Care Agency’s Referral Service hotline at 866-338-8165. How do I get a flu shot? Visit the Public Health website at www.vchca.org/ph and go to the 2011 Seasonal Flu Information link. How do I get help understanding my Medicare bill? Please call 648-9550. How do I find out about health care services for the homeless? Please contact our homeless program coordinator at 652-6694.
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Be Well, Ventura County
The Ventura County Health Care Agency provides a regional network of over 60 community-based service locations throughout the county. Learn more about how the Health Care Agency works to help the community 'be well.'
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- Being Prepared
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Health Care Agency Emergency Response Plan:
The Health Care Agency Emergency Response Plan functions as a foundation for any public health emergency response, whether due to a natural disaster, terrorist incident, or an outbreak of an infectious disease. The focus of response includes issues such as smallpox, pandemic influenza, request and support of the Strategic National Stockpile, establishing Points of Distribution for mass dispensing of antibiotics (for a bioterrorist incident) or mass vaccine, developing public messages
for a health emergency, and planning to support
populations with special health needs. The Emergency
Response Plan supports the Health Care Agency in
responding to a broad array of potential disasters.
Health Care Agency Department Operations Center:
The Health Care Agency Department Operations Center (DOC)
has the capability to respond and support emergency health
responders during a health emergency, and function in
coordination with the County Emergency Operations.
- Events
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January 2012 For moms-to-be: Baby Steps Celebration / Pasitos de Bebe VCMC English, Spanish & Mixtecan Tours: January 10, 5:00pm Santa Paula Hospital English Tours: January 17, 5:30pm Santa Paula Hospital Spanish Tours: January 17, 6:30pm National Folic Acid Awareness Week is January 8-14
Visit the Health Care Agency's calendar to view all upcoming events
Who We Are
Mission
Provide comprehensive, cost-effective, compassionate health care for our diverse community, especially those facing barriers, through an exceptional workforce, education, and forward thinking leadership.
Vision
Setting the standard in health care excellence. Healthy people in healthy communities throughout Ventura County.
Values
Quality * Integrity * Compassion * Accountability * Innovation * Cultural Diversity * Creativity * People Centered Care * Respect * Efficiency * Team Work * Fiscal Responsibility * Improvement * Employee Recognition * Equity * Excellence * Transparency.
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For health care information, news on trends in health care and the many programs and services available from the Ventura County Health Care Agency, read our quarterly newsletter, Be Well.
Read the latest issue of Be Well in English or Español 
News
 For more information, please call 805-604-3332
or visit: www.valleycareipa.com
_______________________________________________ ATTENTION MEDI-CAL PATIENTS:
Watch a video to learn more about changes to Medi-Cal.
For more information, contact Gold Coast Health Plan
at (888) 301-1228, or visit www.goldcoasthealthplan.org.
To learn if you or your family members can get Medi-Cal, click here for more information.
The Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation
Dedicated to VCMC for 54 years...and counting.
The mission of the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation (VCMRF) is to provide health care programs and services, which benefit all, especially those that encounter barriers to access.
Ventura County Medical Resources Foundation supports items that are not paid for by the County of Ventura. All funds raised stay in Ventura County to support acute medical needs, chronic illnesses, behavioral health, dental care, medical and nursing scholarships, and equipment.
The Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation, a 501-c(3), has an impressive 54-year history of services and accomplishments. Its 31-member Board of Directors consists of community leaders in business and the health care field. In carrying out its mission, VCMRF strengthens the medical safety net by purchasing equipment, such as funding the Radiologist for the mobile mammography unit, as well as the state-of-the-art CR Reader for the mobile unit, the Women's Life Clinic at Mandalay Bay Women & Children's Clinic, the Summer Student Scholar Residency Program at VCMC came from the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation, and joined us in celebrating the 35th anniversary of the NICU at VCMC in 2009. To find out more about the Ventura County Medical Resource Foundation, go to www.vcmrf.org .
Watch the good work that the Medical Resource Foundation is doing with the help of Ventura County employees and the Boomerang Campaign.
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