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Dear Lompoc Valley Community:

Below, please find an update regarding the COVID-19 situation from the Lompoc Valley Medical Center perspective.  I intend to provide updates weekly, or as needed.

LVMC and its staff are extremely grateful to Eric Smidt and his company, Harbor Freight, for the donation of two pallets full of Personal Protective Equipment. 

Lompoc Valley Medical Center expresses its thanks and gratitude to L3Harris Technologies at Vandenberg Air Force Base for the generous and much-needed donation of Tyvek isolation coveralls.

As of 9:30 am Thursday, March 26, Lompoc Valley Medical Center was notified by the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department that one of our screened patients tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The patient was not hospitalized and is in self-quarantine. Santa Barbara County Public Health Department staff are monitoring the status of the patient, as it is with all other Santa Barbara County COVID-19 positive patients.

Dear Lompoc Valley Community,

The administration and staff of Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Lompoc Health and the Comprehensive Care Center are thankful for the outpouring of support in recent days for our healthcare workers. Our highest priority is the health and safety of our community members, our medical staff and our employees.

Effective March 19, 2020, visitors are prohibited from entering Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Hospital and the Comprehensive Care Center by order of the Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer.

Read the Order

Beginning Wednesday, March 18, Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Lompoc Health – North H Center and Lompoc Health – North Third Center will screen all visitors prior to allowing entry into the facilities.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Lompoc Valley Medical Center and Lompoc Health are putting in place new rules concerning laboratory appointments. The temporary changes are being made to help limit interactions between patients and staff, to adhere to CDC-recommended social distancing, and to reduce the likelihood of community spread of COVID-19. They will be in place until further notice.

Many new physicians coming to Lompoc Valley Medical Center are unfamiliar with the area and need to spend a bit of time getting to know the Central Coast.

Congratulations to Comprehensive Care Center Plant Maintenance Employee Ron Bellrose on being selected as Employee of the Quarter!

Congratulations to Lompoc Health – North Third Center Registration Representative Christina Vega on being named Employee of the Quarter!

Congratulations to Financial Analyst Amy McConnaughey on being named LVMC Employee of the Quarter. Amy, who has worked at the hospital for more than four years, was lauded for exemplifying the mission and values of the hospital.

In our society, the word "diet" is often used as a four-letter-word. We usually associate diet with deprivation, giving it a negative connotation. The more accurate definition of diet is simply the types of foods and beverages consumed daily, along with the attitudes and behaviors with which they are associated.

Lompoc Valley Medical Center is honored to be the recipient of numerous awards in 2019 for its work in improving quality and patient safety.

One person tells you to stop eating fat; someone else tells you that eating fat is healthy. What do you do? Who do you listen to? For these moments of indecision, you can make an outpatient appointment with Lompoc Valley Medical Center’s Registered Dietitian.