Lompoc Healthcare District

Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Type	Private
Industry	Healthcare
Predecessor	Lompoc Healthcare District, Lompoc Hospital District
Founded	Lompoc, California (1946)
Headquarters	Lompoc, United States
Number of locations	10 facilities (Sep 2018)
Area served	Lompoc Valley;
Key people	Jim Raggio (CEO); Naishadh Buch (COO); Jim White (CIO); L. Wayne Mills (CFO); Yvette Cope (CNO); Edwin Braxton (CHRO); Dr. Randall Michel (CMO); Melissa Debacker (CQAPIRMIPC);
Number of employees	750 (2015); 600 (2010);
Website	lompocvmc.com

Lompoc Valley Medical Center (formerly Lompoc Healthcare District) is a community created, government entity authorized by California state law to deliver healthcare services to the residents of the Lompoc Valley. The District is a political agency and receives operating property taxes annually based upon the assessed value of taxable real property located within the District.

Lompoc Healthcare District owns and operates the following locations:

Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Comprehensive Care Center: a 110-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Counseling Center
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Family Caregiver Support Network
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Hematology-Oncology (licensing in progress)
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Hospital - a 60-bed, general acute care hospital.
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Laboratory & Imaging
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Physician Services (formerly Valley Medical Group)
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Sleep Disorder Center
Lompoc Valley Medical Center: Surgical Service

Governance

Board of Directors

The District is governed by the Board of Directors, which consists of five members, each elected to four-year staggered terms. The Board has the ultimate responsibility for quality patient care; District policies; strategic planning as well as fiduciary responsibility for protecting and enhancing the District's assets. The Board hires a Chief Executive Officer to manage the District's operations and appoints physicians to an organized medical staff. Regular board meetings are held monthly and are open to the public. All members of the Board are elected at large within the District.

The current members of the board are:

Chairman Raymond Down, board member since 1973;
Roger McConnell, board member since 1996;
Dr. David McAninch, board member since 2000;
Mary Sharp, board member since 2013;
Sharon Martinez, board member since 2017.

Administration

The day-to-day operations and management planning for the Health Facilities are handled by the following key administrative officers:

Chief Executive Officer: Jim Raggio
Chief Operating Officer: Naishadh Buch, PharmD
Chief Financial Officer: L. Wayne Mills
Chief Nursing Officer: Yvette Cope, MSN, RN
Chief Information Officer: Jim White
Chief Human Resources Officer: Ed Braxton, MSHRM
Chief Medical Officer: Dr. Randall Michell, MD, FACS
Chief QAPI/RM/IPC: Melissa Debacker, MSN, RN, CPHQ, HACP
Comprehensive Care Center Administrator: Katie Ellis, MSN, RN

History

The first operating healthcare district established in California, Lompoc Healthcare District was created in 1946 by a vote of the registered voters of the proposed district and by resolution of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors. The District is organized and operates under the Local Health Care District Law of the State of California.

Name

Founded under the name Lompoc Hospital District, the organization renamed its self to Lompoc Healthcare District in order to represent the wide spectrum of care and facilities provided. On Jan. 1, 2008, the name was changed from Lompoc Healthcare District to Lompoc Valley Medical Center.

Boundaries

The District's boundaries are the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, Highway 101 on the east and the San Antonio River on the north. The only city located within the District is the city of Lompoc. Other communities in the boundary include Vandenberg Air Force Base, Vandenberg Village, Mesa Oaks, and Mission Hills.