by Carol Leish, MA
“The Community Memorial Outreach Lab Program provides convenient mobile lab service to various skilled nursing and assisted living facilities throughout Ventura County,” said Megan O’Neil, Business Development Manager at Community Memorial Healthcare. “This program is more than 10 years old, and we are the only health system in Ventura County to offer this service. The community-based program enhances the continuum of care as patients discharge from the hospital to assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.”
According to O’Neil, lab results are securely shared with the ordering physician and the facility where the patient resides. “STAT lab services are also available and results are provided within 4 hours from the time of the lab draw. This is helpful when a patient is very sick and the physician needs to determine the next step in medical care,” said O’Neil. “ Complete lab results for patient review are also available through Community Memorial Healthcare’s patient portal.”
Community Memorial currently partners with the following skilled nursing facilities to provide mobile lab services:
- Glenwood Care Center
- Camarillo Healthcare Center
- Victoria Care Center
- Ventura Post Acute
- Coastalview Healthcare Center
- Maywood Health Care Center
- Camarillo Senior Living
- Shoreline Care Center
- Oxnard Manor Healthcare Center
- Santa Paula Post-Acute
- Greenfield Care Center of Fillmore.
Assisted living facilities benefiting from the program include:
- The Ventura Townhouse
- Aegis Assisted Living
- Cypress Place Senior Living
- The Palms of Bonaventure
- AlmaVia of Camarillo
- California Veterans Home of Ventura.
In addition to the Outreach Laboratory Program, Community Memorial has three outpatient lab draw stations:
- Community Memorial Hospital-Ventura, at 147 North Brent Street, Ventura. 805-948-3138.
- Community Memorial Hospital-Ojai at 1306 Maricopa Highway, Ojai. 805-948-2245.
- Community Memorial Health Center, at 422 Arneill Road, Camarillo. 805-948-4523.
For current hours, online scheduling, and additional information, please visit: mycmh.org/lab.
