The Gold Dust Gala raises money to fund the Healthy Women’s Program – a program that provides free mammograms, biopsies, surgical interventions, as well as cervical cancer screening and vaccinations for the women of Ventura County who do not have access to these resources.

Investing in the Health of Ventura County Residents Now and In the Future

Maricela Escalante (center) is a CMH patient who benefited by working with a Palliative Care Team.

If you or someone close to you has ever faced a serious illness, you know that the patient’s concerns go far beyond just what is wrong with me? Even after a diagnosis has been made, the patient’s questions and worries continue: What are my treatment options? How will they affect me and my family? How long must I stay in the hospital? For patients with complex health situaItions who are asking these questions, Community Memorial Hospital’s interdisciplinary Palliative Care (PC) Team is a vital resource.

Maricela Escalante is a CMH patient who benefited by working with a PC Team. Suffering from end stage renal failure and lupus, Maricela, the mother of four, spent more than two years going from hospital to hospital searching for treatment that would alleviate her numerous painful health problems and prevent another stroke. READ MORE >