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Locations
Medical Services
Health & Wellness
Health and Wellness Resources
Health Resource Center
Sansum Speaks
Online Health Library
Healthy Weight Resources
Nutrition
Healthy Recipes
Healthy People Healthy Trails
Diabetes Education
WomenHeart
Camp Wheez
Community Service Programs
GoodHealth Magazine
E-Newsletter Sign-up
Share Your Story
Patient Information
Make an Appointment
Flu Season 2022-2023
Registration Information
Billing & Insurance
MyChart - Electronic Health Record
Records Access
Policies
Patient Feedback Form
Parking
Language Services
Out of Town Visitors
Holiday Schedule
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Hospital Affiliations
WE CARE
Lompoc Transition to LVMC
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Patient Population
Age 16 or older
Patients do not need a referral to see us
Diagnoses
Advanced lung, kidney, or neurologic disease
Class IV heart failure
Severe life-threatening illness or trauma
All stage IV malignancies, and any active malignancy
Any advanced end-stage disease with multiple co-morbidities
Approach to Care
Provide relief of pain or other distressing symptoms related to malignancy, or advanced end stage disease sequelae
Integrate the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care
Team approach to address the needs of the patient and family
Explore patient values and goals, to assist with medical decisions (goals of care, treatment options, code status)
Assist with advance care planning (advance directives, POLST)
Provide phone triage and support between clinic visits
Pain Management
We manage pain symptoms in most patients with the above advance disease processes, but will refer patients with addiction or narcotic misuse to our Sansum Pain Management group, or other local pain specialists, if necessary
Contact Us
Office phone: 805-879-0675
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