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Santa Barbara County Opens 34 New Beds for Severely Mentally Ill …

WebFinally. After many rumors, much back-room whispering by elected officials, and even more anticipation — Lompoc’s Champion Center opened its doors for a new …

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HHS Launches Bridge Access Program Ensures Free COVID-19 …

WebIn April, HHS announced the ‘HHS Bridge Access Program For COVID-19 Vaccines (“Program”) to maintain broad access to COVID-19 vaccines for millions of …

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Sansum Clinic Opens Appointments for Rapid COVID-Testing

WebJune 29, 2021 (Santa Barbara, CA) Sansum Clinic is now offering elective rapid COVID-19 testing so people can return safely to travel, sporting or music events, or any personal reason not related to suspicion of COVID infection.The Clinic provides the Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 test, a rapid point-of-care molecular test, similar to a PCR test.It uses nucleic …

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Health Equity Work Presses On in Santa Barbara

WebA Health Equity Task Force at Cottage Health started up during the pandemic and was designed to “identify inequities and improve health equity, diversity, and …

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Cottage, Sansum, CenCal, and Others to Pay Millions in Settlement …

WebIn the past week, five major Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo health-care providers, including Cottage, Sansum, and CenCal Health, settled a long-festering …

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Department of Behavioral Wellness to Offer Access to …

WebThe Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness has been working to provide resources to those seeking mental-health support, and together with Help@Hand has teamed up to offer access to Headspace — a mental-wellness meditation app available on Apple, Android, and most desktops and tablet devices — to 5,000 …

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UCLA Making Big Mark in Santa Barbara Medical Market

WebThis marks significant new competition to Santa Barbara’s medical community, long dominated by Sansum Clinic and Cottage Health. The new cancer …

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MICOP Provides Invaluable Support to Thousands of Indigenous …

WebThe advocate has educated workers about their rights and benefits and assisted with two successful worker-led strikes. Some farmworkers qualify for sick leave …

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CenCal Connects People and Service Groups with Half-a-Million in

WebSanta Barbara County’s Medi-Cal health plan, CenCal Health, contributed over a half a million dollars over the course of 2023 to more than 40 service …

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Sansum Clinic Achieves Highest State Rating for Patients' …

WebJan. 12, 2022 (Santa Barbara, CA) –Sansum Clinic achieved top ratings in the 2021-2022 edition of the Health Care Quality Report Card released by California’s Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA.) The Clinic is the only rated medical group within Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties to receive an overall “excellent” 5-out-of-5 stars rating for overall …

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Mandatory Treatment for Mentally Ill Homeless People Raises …

WebSanta Barbara County’s new mental health czar, Toni Navarro, is taking a wait-and-see approach to the new multibillion-dollar statewide proposal unveiled last week by Governor Gavin Newsom that would allow county judges throughout California to order mentally ill homeless people into treatment.

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Understanding and Addressing Caregiver Stress

WebSanta Barbara County, CA (April 30, 2024) — May is not just about blooming flowers and warmer weather; it’s also Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to shed …

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New Chief of Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Announced

WebLast week, Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics (SBNC) announced it had selected Fenzi’s successor as CEO of the safety-net health-care organization. “We like …

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An Artful Celebration of Mental Wellness

WebFor artist Malcolm Tuffnell, the Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center is nothing less than a lifesaver. “It’s been really kind of a saving grace because I have somewhere …

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Essential SB Community Town Hall Events

WebPress releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Join us for a series of Community Town Halls dedicated to discussing the City’s finances …

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At Last, Some Good News for Santa Barbara Mental Health Workers

WebThe good news interpretation, according to Behavioral Wellness’s Navarro, is that Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria opened a Crisis Stabilization Unit …

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New Medical Director Announced for Santa Barbara County …

Web(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.).) – The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Noemi “Mimi” Doohan as the …

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Cottage Health Launches New Women’s Heart Clinic

WebShe applies her interest and expertise to enhance all aspects of cardiovascular care in women, from prevention to intervention. Cottage Women’s Heart …

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Santa Barbara County Public Health Urges Residents to Get Flu Shots

WebFlu vaccine providers in Santa Barbara County are listed in the Flu Vaccine Resources Flyer. Vaccination events added through the course of the flu season will be …

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Santa Barbara County Jail Achieves National Health-Care Accreditation

WebThe Santa Barbara County Jail has finally won accreditation by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, putting it on par with incarceration facilities nationwide in terms of higher standards of safety, training, health care, …

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Care and Treatment

WebThe success of our county’s considerable investment in mental-health diversion from the jail is ultimately dependent upon the treatment those diverted are able …

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Connection in the Classroom

WebEvery day, teachers make sure that their students feel seen and heard. We are behavior modification experts, friendship counselors, cheerleaders, psychologists, …

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We Are Old Activists, We Are Jewish, And We Support the Student

WebWe are retired Sociology and Global Studies professors at UCSB. We are movement veterans. We are Jewish. Students across the country are protesting Israel’s …

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Ron Werft Honored as Healthcare Hero at SBNC Luncheon

WebGail Arnold. On October 17, the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics honored Cottage Health President and CEO Ron Werft at its Healthcare Heroes …

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