OurMessageto YouGiving OpportunitiesThe community supports <strong>Livingston</strong> for variousreasons. For many, providing home healthcare forthe sick, handicapped, elderly and homebound resonateswith their own values and so they support our mission.They believe, as do we, that taking care of the underinsuredand uninsured regardless of their ability to pay makes VenturaCounty a kinder and more caring place to live.Many of our foundation and government funders areinterested in insuring certain disadvantaged types of peopleor residents within a specific city. For example, we partnerwith the cities of Oxnard, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, andWestlake Village to make sure their citizens get the vitalcare they need to live healthy lives. The Women’s Legacyfund insures there are funds to care for indigent womenthroughout Ventura County.<strong>Livingston</strong> events are no exception; they too providesupporters with personally fulfilling opportunities to give.Our 5th Annual Mother’s Day Luncheon, see next page fordetails, offers many options to support <strong>Livingston</strong>. Somepeople will give in recognition of the honorees. Some willgive because they like being a part of the <strong>Livingston</strong> socialcommunity. Some will give in order to honor their ownmothers. Everyone has their own reasons for giving. We tryto provide opportunities that meet the needs of our donorsand are congruent with our mission.“Thank yous” are another matter. We are tremendouslygrateful and appreciative of every donor regardless of giftamount. On page 7 begins a list of all our 2010 donors. Wehope we’ve done a good job meeting your needs and thankyou for your continued commitment.Lanyard K. Dial, MDPresident/CEO and Medical DirectorCharles M. Hair, MDChairman of the BoardBOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS 2010Charles M. Hair, MDChairmanLaura K. McAvoyVice ChairJeffrey D. PaulTREASURERRaymond G. BoydSecretaryCarol H. Hambleton, RNPaul E. LorenzMichael R. LurieThomas P. PechtEdward P. Waters, RN, CRNACommunity Development AdvisorsDonna Miller and Sherry ScottProfessional Advisory BoardNormand Bessette, MD Lois Manning, MSN, MS, PHNLarry DunstReverend John MartinBarbara Gage, OTR Joel Paule, MDCharles M. Hair, MD Kathy Pierce, LVNRev. Curtis Hotchkiss Ron Pollack, MDKaren Jensen, RN, MN, PhD John Walters, MDLanyard K. Dial, MDPRESIDENT/CEO and Medical DirectorMission Statement<strong>Livingston</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> VNA Health Corporation and <strong>Livingston</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong><strong>Visiting</strong> Nurse <strong>Association</strong> recognize the growing need to provide services inthe home environment for the sick, handicapped, elderly and homebound.As community-supported, nonprofit organizations, they strive to provideprofessional, licensed and supportive home health and hospice care servicesof the highest quality in the most cost effective manner to the people ofVentura County to ensure a positive patient outcome.LMVNA explores and develops health-related programs based uponcommunity need and acceptance, economic viability, and availability ofresources to provide services.LMVNA is sensitive to the financial circumstances of its patients and providesneeded services, including those at reduced or no charge to indigent patients,based upon the available resources for the organization.The <strong>Livingston</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> VNA Health Corporation is the parent organizationof <strong>Livingston</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>Visiting</strong> Nurse <strong>Association</strong> and Gold Coast CareGivers.<strong>Livingston</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>Visiting</strong> Nurse <strong>Association</strong> is licensed by the State ofCalifornia, certified by Medicare and Medi-Cal, and is accredited by The JointCommission.Joint Commission accreditation is regarded as themost comprehensive review of patient safety andquality efforts in the industry. Accredited home healthorganizations have fewer readmits to the hospital afteran episode of care.Gold Coast CareGivers is a non-medical provider of in-home assistance.2 <strong>Livingston</strong> <strong>Memorial</strong> <strong>Visiting</strong> Nurse <strong>Association</strong> • livingstonvna.org