2010 News Releases

Community Memorial Health System Honors Employees

Ventura California, 07/29/2010

Community Memorial Health System honored 268 employees, including one for 40 years of service and three others who celebrated their 35th anniversary with CMHS, at its annual Service Awards Banquet… >>

Seminar on Aug. 24 to Focus on Robotic Surgery for Urologic Disorders

Ventura California, 07/27/2010

Community Memorial Health System will hold a free seminar on Tuesday, Aug. 24, focusing on robotic surgery for urologic disorders… >> 

CMH Offering Free Monthly Meditation Classes to Reduce Stress

Ventura California, 07/19/2010

Community Memorial Hospital is offering free monthly meditation classes for participants in its HeartAware and StrokeAware programs… >>

College-bound Volunteers Earn Maria Cavallo Scholarships

Ventura California, 07/13/2010

Community Memorial Hospital’s Auxiliary awarded five members of the hospital’s Junior Volunteers program who plan to pursue careers in healthcare with scholarships totaling $5,000 from its Maria Cavallo Scholarship Fund… >>

Seminar on July 31 to Cover Narcotic-Free Headache Management

Ojai California, 07/08/2010

Narcotic-free headache management will be the focus of a free seminar the Community Memorial Health System is holding on Saturday, July 31… >> 

Community Outreach Day offers Free Mammograms and Education

Santa Paula California, 07/07/2010

Community Memorial Health System’s Healthy Women’s Program is hosting a Community Outreach Day which offers free mammograms and healthcare education to the first 35 women who qualify… >>

CMH Offering Free Blood Pressure Screenings Every Monday

Ventura California, 06/24/2010

Community Memorial Hospital is offering free blood pressure screenings in its main lobby every Monday, from noon to 2 p.m., beginning in July through its HeartAware and StrokeAware programs… >> 

Free Seminar on Complementary Option for Cancer Care Will Focus on Acucpuncture and Qigong

Ventura California, 06/15/2010

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura and the Community Memorial Hospital Cancer Resource Center invite cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to a free workshop entitled “Cancer from a Chinese Medicine Perspective”… >> 

"The Big Show" Art Exhibit at CMH June 6 to September 4

Ventura California, 06/07/2010

Paintings and drawings with big themes, tall orders, huge dreams and grand ideas will be on display for public viewing at Community Memorial Hospital when the Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation presents its “The Big Show” art exhibit… >> 

CMH Moving Offices to Accommodate New Hospital

Ventura California, 06/01/2010

To accommodate the pending construction of the new Community Memorial Hospital building, which is expected to begin this fall, the following CMH department offices are moving to a new location… >> 

Free Seminar Will Offer Tools For Keeping Cancer Caregivers Healthy, Balanced

Ventura California, 05/21/2010

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura and the Community Memorial Hospital Cancer Resource Center invite cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to a free workshop entitled “Care for the Caregiver” with Reverend Molly Rockey… >>

CMHS Seminar on June 22 to Cover Advances in Orthopedic Surgery

Ventura California, 05/18/2010

Advances in orthopedic surgery will be the focus of a free seminar the Community Memorial Health System is holding on Tuesday, June 22… >>

Hospital Steps Up Efforts to Educate Community on Stroke Risks

Ventura California, 05/11/2010

Community Memorial Hospital announced the launch of StrokeAware, an online risk assessment to help individuals determine if they have or are at risk for Stroke… >>

CMHS Hires Mary Schmitz as New Director of Development

Ventura California, 05/05/2010

Community Memorial Health System has hired Mary F. Schmitz, R.N., Ph.D., as its new Director of Development. Schmitz joins CMHS after serving the past seven years as president and chief executive officer of the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation… >>

Free Mammograms and Education offered at Community Outreach Day

Camarillo California, 04/22/2010

Community Memorial Health System’s Healthy Women’s Program is hosting a Community Outreach Day which offers free mammograms and healthcare education to the first 35 women who qualify. This event will take place at the Center for Family Health in Camarillo… >> 

CMHS Seminar on May 11 to Focus on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Ventura California, 04/21/2010

Tammy Cheng, M.D., an internist who specializes in joint pain as well as autoimmune conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, will lead the seminar that will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the eighth-floor Nichols Auditorium at Community Memorial Hospitalt… >> 

CMHS to hold Free Cardiovascular Health Fair on May 22

Camarillo California, 04/20/2010

Stroke screenings, heart rhythm checks, non-invasive blood pressure measurements, non-fasting total cholesterol and glucose (limited supply), diabetes information, and a cardiopulmonary resuscitation demonstration will be featured… >> 

Address to Focus on New Hospital, Healthcare Reform

Ventura California, 04/15/2010

The public will receive updates on the construction of a new Community Memorial Hospital and other building projects, including the new Cancer Center, when President and CEO Gary Wilde gives the 2010 State of the Hospital address on Thursday, May 6… >> 

CMH Launches ‘New Beginnings’ Art Exhibit on March 8

Ventura California, 04/05/2010

Paintings and drawings celebrating spring as the season of rebirth, renewal and rejuvenation will be on displayed for public viewing at Community Memorial Hospital when the Community Memorial Healthcare Foundation presents its “New Beginnings” art exhibit… >> 

National Healthcare Decisions Day Set for April 16, 2010

Ventura California, 03/25/2010

Community Memorial Hospital, along with other national, state and community organizations, are leading a massive effort to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making… >> 

CMHS Seminar on April 20 to Focus on Cataract Surgery

Ventura California, 03/24/2010

Advances in cataract eye surgery will be the focus of a free seminar Community Memorial Health System is holding on Tuesday, April 20… >> 

Community Memorial Hospital Volunteers are Honored

Ventura California, 03/23/2010

Community Memorial Hospital and 150 of its Auxiliary members honored close to 70 men and women who have donated thousands of hours of service to hospital patients and their families… >>

Webcast on March 24 to focus on cancer and end-of-life care

Ventura California, 03/22/2010

Community Memorial Hospital will hold the Hospice Foundation of America’s 17th annual “Living with Grief” teleconference on Wednesday, March 24, in its eighth-floor Nichols Auditorium… >> 

Pepperdine Professor and Cancer Survivor to Lead “Success Over Stress” Workshop for People Affected by Cancer

Ventura, California, 02/23/2010

The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura and the Community Memorial Hospital Cancer Resource Center invite cancer patients, survivors, and caregivers to a free workshop entitled “Success Over Stress” with Ed Rockey, Ph.D… >> 

New Equipment for Ojai Valley Community Hospital

Ojai, California, 02/22/2010

Last November at the 8th annual Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foundation Guild's Nightingale Ball, a “fund a need” auction was held to benefit the hospital. The auction raised over $20,000, providing for a new MRI vascular injection pump to be purchased for the hospital's Radiology Department… >>

Seminar to Focus on Advances on Sinusitis

Ventura California, 02/22/2010

Sinus infection, also called sinusitis, will be the focus of a free informational seminar that Community Memorial Health System is holding on Tuesday, March 9… >>

“The Hop” To Celebrate 50 Years for OVCH

Ojai, California, 02/20/2010

The Ojai Valley Community Hospital opened its doors to patients in 1960. The celebration of its 50th anniversary has inspired the Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foundation Guild to host a 1950's themed fundraiser. “The Hop” will be held May 15 from 6 to 10 PM at St. Thomas Aquinas Hall… >>

Country Music’s Phil Vassar headlines 20th Gold Dust Gala Benefit

Ventura California, 02/16/2010

Country recording star Phil Vassar, who has charted 19 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs – including four No. 1 hits – will return to the Ventura Fairgrounds to headline the 20th annual Gold Dust Gala benefit on Saturday, April 17… >>

Seminar to Focus on Managing Early-Stage Prostate Cancer

Ventura California, 02/01/2010

The active surveillance method of managing early-stage prostate cancer will be the focus of a free seminar the Community Memorial Health System is holding on Tuesday, Feb. 23… >>

CMHS Seminar on Feb. 6 to Focus on Palliative Care

Ojai, California, 01/18/2010

The public is invited to learn more about palliative care – a form of medical care dedicated to helping patients and their families cope with debilitating illnesses – at a free seminar Community Memorial Health System is holding on Saturday, Feb. 6… >>

February 2010 Calendar of Events – Ventura, Oxnard & Camarillo

Ventura, California, 01/15/2010

FREE programs of support and education for people with cancer, cancer survivors, and their loved ones… >>

CFH in Oxnard Offers Free Mammograms on Jan. 23

Oxnard, California, 01/12/2010

Community Memorial Health System is offering free mammograms and healthcare education to the first 35 women who qualify at its Center for Family Health on Citrus Grove in Oxnard on Saturday, January 23… >>

Community Memorial Hospital Receives American College of Cardiology Foundation’s NCDR® ACTION Registry®–GWTGTM Gold Performance Achievement Award

Ventura, California, 01/11/2010

Community Memorial Hospital received the American College of Cardiology Foundation’s Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2009 – one of only 121 hospitals nationwide and one of 5 in California to do so… >>