Ventura County Medical Center

Ventura County Medical Center
Geography
Location Ventura, California, United States
Organization
Care system County, Medicare, Medicaid
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university University of California, Los Angeles
Services
Emergency department Level II trauma center
Beds 208
Links
Website http://www.vchca.org/hospitals/ventura-county-medical-center
Lists Hospitals in California

Ventura County Medical Center is a hospital in the city of Ventura, California, USA. It is a Level II Trauma Center with 208 bed acute care hospital. The county also operates a 49 bed campus in Santa Paula. In November 2014, the county health center launched a public health initiative How High Ventura County in Southern California. It is the largest teen marijuana education platform in California launched to educate parents about the harm that consuming marijuana causes to the adolescent brain.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. "What's Your High Q? Thousand Oaks Program Educates Parents In Combatting Teen Pot Use". MSN News. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. Gardner, Amanda (27 August 2012). "Pot smoking may leave mark on teen brains". CNN. Retrieved 24 December 2014.

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Coordinates: 34°16′52″N 119°15′14″W / 34.281°N 119.254°W / 34.281; -119.254


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