Lompoc Healthcare District
| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Healthcare |
| Predecessor | Lompoc Healthcare District, Lompoc Hospital District |
| Founded | Lompoc, California (1946) |
| Headquarters | Lompoc , United States |
Number of locations | 10 facilities (Sep 2018) |
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Number of employees |
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| Website | lompocvmc |
Lompoc Valley Medical Center (formerly Lompoc Healthcare District) is a community created, government entity authorized by California state law to deliver healthcare services to the residents of the Lompoc Valley. The District is a political agency and receives operating property taxes annually based upon the assessed value of taxable real property located within the District.
Lompoc Healthcare District owns and operates the following locations:
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Comprehensive Care Center: a 110-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Counseling Center
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Family Caregiver Support Network
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Hematology-Oncology (licensing in progress)
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Hospital - a 60-bed, general acute care hospital.
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Laboratory & Imaging
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Physician Services (formerly Valley Medical Group)
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Sleep Disorder Center
- Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Surgical Service
Governance
Board of Directors
The District is governed by the Board of Directors, which consists of five members, each elected to four-year staggered terms. The Board has the ultimate responsibility for quality patient care; District policies; strategic planning as well as fiduciary responsibility for protecting and enhancing the District's assets. The Board hires a Chief Executive Officer to manage the District's operations and appoints physicians to an organized medical staff. Regular board meetings are held monthly and are open to the public. All members of the Board are elected at large within the District.
The current members of the board are:
- Chairman Raymond Down, board member since 1973;
- Roger McConnell, board member since 1996;
- Dr. David McAninch, board member since 2000;
- Mary Sharp, board member since 2013;
- Sharon Martinez, board member since 2017.
Administration
The day-to-day operations and management planning for the Health Facilities are handled by the following key administrative officers:
- Chief Executive Officer: Jim Raggio
- Chief Operating Officer: Naishadh Buch, PharmD
- Chief Financial Officer: L. Wayne Mills
- Chief Nursing Officer: Yvette Cope, MSN, RN
- Chief Information Officer: Jim White
- Chief Human Resources Officer: Ed Braxton, MSHRM
- Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Randall Michell, MD, FACS
- Chief QAPI/RM/IPC: Melissa Debacker, MSN, RN, CPHQ, HACP
- Comprehensive Care Center Administrator: Katie Ellis, MSN, RN
History
The first operating healthcare district established in California, Lompoc Healthcare District was created in 1946 by a vote of the registered voters of the proposed district and by resolution of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. The District is organized and operates under the Local Health Care District Law of the State of California.
Name
Founded under the name Lompoc Hospital District, the organization renamed its self to Lompoc Healthcare District in order to represent the wide spectrum of care and facilities provided. On Jan. 1, 2008, the name was changed from Lompoc Healthcare District to Lompoc Valley Medical Center.
Boundaries
The District's boundaries are the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, Highway 101 on the east and the San Antonio River on the north. The only city located within the District is the city of Lompoc. Other communities in the boundary include Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vandenberg Village, Mesa Oaks, and Mission Hills.