Staff Spotlight

Nurse Educator Brianna Bonner remembers chatting with a newly graduated nurse one day and being a bit stunned by what she heard.

Registered Nurse Sarah Read was named the January 2022 recipient of LVMC’s DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses.

Emergency Department Registered Nurse Brenton “Brent” Kraushaar was named Lompoc Valley Medical Center 2021 Employee of the Year during a ceremony on Monday.

Sometimes it takes a lifetime of job experiences to find the right fit.

Registered Nurse Jared Clodfelter, BSN, was named LVMC’s newest recipient of The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Jared, who has been a Medical-Surgical nurse at LVMC since last September, is nicknamed “Sparkles” or “Dr. Sparkles” by his coworkers.

During Nurses Week, our Chief of Staff gives a glimpse of nursing in the Critical Care Unit.

Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham has chosen Lompoc Valley Medical Center Critical Care Unit registered nurse Thao Carey as the 35th District Woman of the Year 2021.

Lompoc Valley Medical Center Registered Nurse Thao Carey has been recognized with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The prestigious international award is part of The DAISY Foundation’s mission to recognize the extraordinary, compassionate nursing care provided to patients and families every day.

We asked some our staff "What is a special or unique December holiday tradition in your family?” Our Outreach Coordinator Karen Ortiz had this to say:

The vital and hard work of our Environmental Services team was recognized this week by a national distributor of medical supplies. 

The recognition comes during Environmental Services Week. 

We are periodically spotlighting employees who volunteer their time and talents to help our community. Kim Nelson is a Clinical Informatics Analyst and has been with LVMC for more than 11 years.

Agnes Anderson is a clinical clerical aide who was hired in March 2017. She can often be found at LVMC’s Diagnostic Imaging registration area, or at Lompoc Health – North H Center.