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Ventura Health- Special Trauma Edition

When it comes to responding to high-level trauma cases at Ventura Country Medical Center, everyone works as a team. This issue delves deep into how the Trauma program has evolved since its inception 10 years ago to make VCMC a Level II trauma Center.

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AAOS on Instagram: "Say hello to our final spotlight in celebration of #BalckHistoryMonth"

Dr. Damayea Hergett! She is an orthopaedic traumatologist at Ventura Country Medical Center and faculty at Community Memorial health System's Orthopedic Residency program in Ventura, CA.

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Ventana Monthly-June 2020 by Times Media Group-ISSuu

As we continue to recover from these unprecedented times, and the world slowly opens back up, the Ventura Country Real Estate market is picking up fast!

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Ventura County Medical Center recognized for surgical quality in international assessment

Ventura County Medical Center has been recognized for surgical quality in an international assessment by the American College of Surgeons, officials announced recently.

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Selfies slice through surgeon stereotype

A father and son suffer serious injuries in a car crash. Medics rush them to separate hospitals. As the boy is prepped for surgery, the surgeon enters and says, "I can't operate. He's my son."

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Heroes amongst us

Damayea Hargett MD and Emily Benson MD specializing in trauma along with Mary Ragsdale MD specializing in joint replacement surgeries such as hips and knees are all orthopedic surgeons at VCMC. Emily went last year to accompany Dr. Serge Kaska another orthopedic surgeon based in San Diego who has contacts in Hanoi. These big-hearted doctors not only paid their own way but also sponsored Petros Frousiakis an orthopedic surgical resident at CMH knowing it would be a great experience for him as well.

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INTERNATIONAL OPERATION | Ventura surgeons join group for weeklong working holiday in Vietnam

A group of orthopedic surgeons, three from the Ventura County Medical Center, one from Community Memorial Hospital, and the others from San Diego, are on their way to Hanoi, Vietnam, where they will spend one week donating their time and skill to assist Vietnamese orthopedic surgeons with complex and intricate surgeries.

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  • Orthopedic Trauma Association
  • AO North America
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society
  • American Academy of Physician Assistants
  • Healthcare Volunteers Overseas
  • Physician Assistants Orthopedic Society
  • The American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
  • The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons
  • American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons
  • The Arthroscopy Association of North America
  • American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine
  • Sign Fracture Care International
  • Ruth Jackso
  • JROGS
  • VietCal
  • Nth Dimensions