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MISSION Livingston Memorial VNA Health Corporation, Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Livingston CareGivers recognize the growing need to provide services in the home environment for the sick, handicapped, elderly, terminally ill, and homebound. As community supported nonprofit organizations, they strive to provide professional and supportive home health and hospice care services of the highest quality in the most cost effective manner to the people of Ventura County to ensure a positive patient outcome. Livingston explores and develops health- related programs based upon community need and acceptance, economic viability and availability of resources to provide services. Livingston is sensitive to the financial circumstances of its patients and provides needed services, including those at reduced or no charge to indigent patients, based upon the available resources of the organization. The Livingston Memorial VNA Health Corporation is the parent organization of Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association and Livingston CareGivers. Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association is licensed by the State of California (Department of Public Health), certified by Medicare and Medi-Cal, and is accredited by The Joint Commission. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Laura K. McAvoy, Chairman Thomas P. Pecht, Vice Chair & Treasurer Ric Ruffinelli, Vice Chair William J. Kearney, Secretary Joan R. Araujo, RN, MHSA Fred Ashworth Christine Cohen John Fankhauser, MD, MHA, FAAFP Jurgen Gramckow Banks Staples Pecht Martin A. Pops, MD C. Albert Reeves, MD Robert C. Streeter, MD, FACHE Adam Y. Thunell, FACHE Jane Donlon Waters, RN, MSN Lanyard K. Dial, MD President/CEO and Medical Director COMMUNITY ADVISORS Gail Beltramo Elena Brokaw Nina Kobayashi Gerry Olsen LIVINGSTON MEMORIAL VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION 1996 Eastman Ave., Ste. 101 Ventura, CA 93003 (805) 642-0239 lmvna.org PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Joan R. Araujo, RN, MHSA Normand Bessette, MD Jeannine Carter, MS, CCC-SLP Miguel Cervantes, MD Daniel Cox, MD John Fankhauser, MD, MHA, FAAFP Barbara Gage, OTR James Helmer, Jr., MD Rev. Curtis Hotchkiss Karen Jensen, RN, MN, PhD Fran Larsen, MD Lois Manning, MSN, MS, PHN Rev. John Martin Ben Pecht, MD Martin A. Pops, MD C. Albert Reeves, MD Robert C. Streeter, MD, FACHE John Walters, MD HOSPICE PHYSICIANS James Helmer, Jr., MD Mish Pearl, MD Becky Wade, MD The Joint Commission accreditation is regarded as the most comprehensive review of patient safety and quality efforts in the industry. Accredited home health organizations have fewer re-admits to the hospital after an episode of care. Livingston CareGivers is a non-medical provider of in-home assistance and is CAHSAH certified and not associated with The Joint Commission. Livingston CareGivers is licensed by the State of California (Department of Social Services).