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Simi Valley Hospital
News
WALKING THROUGH
the hospital is one of
the highlights of my workday. Witnessing our staff
providing compassionate care is an awesome sight
to behold. Health care is a sacred opportunity for
us to provide quality care and compassionate sup-
port to those we serve within our community. Our
staff is not only qualified technically, but they care
for each of you personally.
It doesn’t seem that long ago when I deliv-
ered my own son here at Simi Valley Hospital!
Now almost a teenager, he joined me at a recent
Moorpark Chamber of Commerce dinner event,
where we delighted in observing a close-knit group
of dedicated business professionals recognize
individuals and businesses for their outstanding
accomplishments.
It was on this night that I had the honor and
privilege of accepting the Visionary Award on
behalf of Simi Valley Hospital. This award recog-
nized our hospital’s 50-year commitment to
community health. Throughout the evening, one
of the themes that resonated was how important
business is to community development. One of
the ways hospitals impact a community is through
the influence we
have on commu-
nity wellness. A
strong workforce
makes for a healthy
community.
At Simi Valley
Hospital, we
consider ourselves
to be at the fore-
front of commu-
nity health. Our
commitment is growing as
community needs grow and
change. We recently moved
our Child Development
Center back onto our campus
with a multi-million-dollar
expansion to provide even
better support for chil-
dren with special needs. In
January, our Home Health
program received a 5-star rating from the Centers
for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which
is a reflection of how patients rate their care
and experience.
As a hospital, we have invested millions of dollars
into our various program expansions to create
areas of health and healing. We have purchased
new technology to provide more advanced care,
such as our interventional Cath Lab for heart care
and our 3-D breast mammography equipment.
Our spine program is helping people find solutions
to chronic pain from degeneration and injury, and
our strong orthopedic program continues to help
our community stay active and healthy. Our overall
patient satisfaction scores have been increasing
year after year.
Advanced health care services you need in
order to live your best life are here at Simi Valley
Hospital—and we provide them in a caring,
compassionate and family environment. You
will find us friendly and personal. As a nonprofit
organization, our commitment to you is to keep
growing and investing in programs within our
communities to ensure you are living your health-
iest life! We are in this together, and it is a pleasure
to serve this wonderful community.
Home Health Services
gets five stars for
patient satisfaction
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
has independently verified what patients of Simi Valley
Hospital’s Home Health Services have known all along:
The program’s caregivers are among the best in the
entire country.
In January, CMS awarded a 5-star rating—the highest
possible score—to Simi Valley Hospital. The rating
was based on satisfaction scores among patients who
received home health services between July 2014
and June 2015. CMS provides this rating system on its
website,
medicare.gov/homehealthcompare
, to help
patients and their loved ones as they make decisions
about which home health provider to choose.
Patients first
Eileen Tondreau, director of Simi Valley Hospital’s Home
Care Services, said the entire home care team is focused
on the specific needs and lifestyle preference of each
individual patient.
“If there is one main theme in home care, it is ‘We are
here to help you learn how to take care of yourself,’” she
said. “People come home after surgery or after having
had a stroke or being diagnosed with diabetes or cancer,
and they haven’t been in the hospital long enough to
learn how to do all the new things they need to do to
heal properly or to adapt to their new circumstances.
We’re there to help make that transition easier and
safer.”
Jennifer Swenson,
President and CEO
COMMUNITY FOCUS:
Our commitment to you