December is Safe Toys and Gifts Month

Every parent feels a longing to see the anticipation of the holiday season culminate in an excited child opening something special the morning after ...

Nov 1, 2023 More

Diabetes and Your Mental Health

If you have diabetes, you know how much time and effort it can take to manage the disease. You need to keep a close eye on your blood sugar, make ...

Sep 29, 2023 More

Live Well With Diabetes

About one in 10 Americans are living with a diabetes diagnosis. What’s more, over one-third of adults in the U.S. have prediabetes, or elevated blood ...

Sep 29, 2023 More

Notice of Progress Software Security Incident

Progress Software recently experienced a data security incident originating from a zero-day vulnerability in its MOVEit secure file transfer software. ...

Sep 28, 2023 More

Luna and Adventist Health Simi Valley Partner to Improve Access to In-Home, Outpatient Physical ...

Luna, the leading provider of in-home, in-person physical therapy, and Adventist Health Simi Valley, a leading nonprofit health system on the West ...

Sep 12, 2023 More

How Screen Time Affects Teens: Mental Health and Depression

Young people are using cellphones and computers more than ever. Learn what that means for their well-being. Digital technology certainly has its ...

Aug 4, 2023 More

The Key to Living Well Later in Life?

Get ahead of health concerns. What quality of life do you have now? What quality of life do you hope to have in the future? That’s what Melissa Davis, ...

Aug 1, 2023 More

Is It Alzheimer’s or Am I Just Forgetful?

What is Alzheimer’s? Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia, with more than 65 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s. About one in nine ...

Aug 1, 2023 More

Adventist Health Simi Valley Earns Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

Adventist Health Simi Valley has achieved Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) from the American College of Emergency Physicians. This ...

May 25, 2023 More

New Cutting-Edge Technology Revolutionizes Robotic Surgery at Adventist Health Simi Valley

Adventist Health Simi Valley, a leading medical institution in Southern California, is proud to announce the groundbreaking integration of Intuitive ...

Apr 24, 2023 More

Understanding Black Maternal Mortality

Public scrutiny over the alarming state of Black maternal health in the U.S. has grown in recent years, especially as more people share their ...

Apr 10, 2023 More

Take Heart: Better Sleep Can Be Yours

When most of us think about heart health, we think about exercise and eating right. But there’s another daily part of our lives we may not connect to ...

Jan 19, 2023 More

Know how to manage RSV, flu and COVID-19 this winter

Have you heard the terms “tripledemic” or "tridemic" recently? These are names that have been coined to reference three illnesses that are on the rise ...

Dec 9, 2022 More

Air quality and your lungs: What is poor air quality and why does it matter?

You may have seen the warnings on your weather app: “poor air quality for sensitive groups.” But what does poor air quality even mean? And who is a ...

Sep 14, 2022 More

Conquering Breast Cancer

Here’s how one woman survived and thrived after a diagnosis. When Kristi Dunbar told her doctor about a lump she found on her breast, she didn’t think ...

Aug 16, 2022 More

Video: Strategies to Overcome Burnout

Nearly three-quarters of employees across all industries say they have experienced the effects of burnout, which is work-related stress that manifests ...

Aug 1, 2022 More

Lead Exposure: Should Your Child Be Tested?

When you think of lead, you might think of pencils—but in fact, the classic yellow pencil contains graphite instead of lead. The switch was prompted ...

Jul 20, 2022 More

Adventist Health facilitates donation of medical supplies for Ukraine

Medical supplies and medications will be airlifted to Ukraine during the first week of April through a collaboration between Cardinal Health, the ...

Apr 6, 2022 More

Make New Year’s Resolutions That Last

Your healthiest year ever Adventist Health providers share how to put your wellness first all year long. Make improvements that last It’s easy to set ...

Feb 7, 2022 More

The flu shot: What is it and why do I need one every year?

As we enter another fall and winter season with COVID-19 variants still circulating, it's important not to forget the vaccine that comes around every ...

Dec 1, 2021 More

COVID-19 patient welcomes care through Adventist Health Hospital@Home

When Terri Miller took a COVID-19 test in order to travel to Maui, she got the surprise of her life. She tested positive, despite having no symptoms. ...

Oct 13, 2021 More

‘Why would you want to do anything else?’: After 30 years of helping kids, CDC Physical Therapist ...

Since 1991, Ruth Stern has helped Simi Valley’s children get moving. As a physical therapist at Adventist Health Simi Valley’s Child Development ...

Apr 2, 2021 More

‘I feel empowered’: Pandemic sheds new light on critical role lab plays in patient care

Think about a hospital. What are the first thoughts that come to mind? It’s probably a nurse adjusting the medications on an IV pump, or a team of ...

Mar 31, 2021 More

'We're not the food police': Registered dietitians bring whole-person healing through nutrition

Greek philosopher Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food,” but how often do people think about that in a hospital? When ...

Mar 23, 2021 More

‘Help me’: Social workers bridge gap between hospital and community to care for the vulnerable

The emergency department patient in the corner room was Breanna Villalobos’ last consult for the day. A victim of a violent crime suffering from ...

Mar 4, 2021 More

‘Things have changed so rapidly’: Infection preventionist navigates ever-changing guidelines to keep ...

In a year when the world has been focused on how to stop the spread of a novel viral infection, it has made Amy Lenz’s job all the more critical. As ...

Feb 24, 2021 More

‘We’re battling Goliath’: Radiology family comes together during pandemic

When Manny Cabal looks at the chest X-rays he shoots each day, he can see COVID-19. It’s that hazy patch of white on the scan of the middle-aged man ...

Feb 9, 2021 More

‘We’re their angels’: In pandemic, respiratory therapists are one of the last lines of defense ...

About this series:It takes all kinds of people to care for a community – especially during a pandemic. Spotlightis our occasional series highlighting ...

Feb 1, 2021 More

Made for more beats

At Adventist Health Simi Valley, cardiology experts stop heart attacks in their tracks. “You’re having a heart attack.” Those are the words the ...

Jan 25, 2021 More

Made for more victories

Athletic trainers Darby and Cole care for Simi Valley’s athletes on and off the field. When Gabe Landless injured his arm playing football at Royal ...

Jan 25, 2021 More

Made for more caring

For 30 years, Dr. Kurohara has been Simi Valley’s ‘country doctor,’ caring for a generation of friends and neighbors. In some towns, a single doctor ...

Jan 25, 2021 More

Made for more good nights

Ruthann Brown’s condition haunted her sleep patterns. Robotic surgery changed her life. For months, Ruthann Brown spent her nights slumped upright on ...

Jan 25, 2021 More

Made for more tender moments

Danielle went into labor two months early. The NICU saved her baby’s life. Danielle and her husband arrived at the emergency department after 1 a.m. ...

Jan 25, 2021 More

Navigating emergencies during a pandemic: Should I go to the ER or urgent care?

During the COVID-19 pandemic, is it safe to go to your local emergency room if you need to? And when should you go to urgent care or utilize virtual ...

Jan 22, 2021 More

Care during a Public Health Emergency

Since Thanksgiving, hospitals throughout the state have seen a tragic surge in COVID-19 patients. More than ever before, very ill patients are ...

Jan 5, 2021 More

Cervical Cancer Month: HPV vaccination and other prevention tools

As recently as 50 years ago, cervical cancer was the leading cause of cancer-related death in women. But in the last 40 years, the mortality and case ...

Jan 4, 2021 More

Winter staycation: Our favorite cold-weather activities

Even if you can't travel this holiday season, it doesn't mean you can't have a winter staycation at home! When the weather outside is frightful, lean ...

Dec 6, 2020 More

Adventist Health to celebrate Mission Week November 2-6

Next week, Adventist Health will celebrate Mission Week, an annual event to reconnect to its mission of “living God’s love by inspiring health, ...

Oct 29, 2020 More

Trying to shed quarantine pounds? Follow these tips from a registered dietitian.

With the COVID-19 pandemic dragging on, it’s looking like remote work is here to stay. And with remote work comes the temptation to snack at home, and ...

Sep 10, 2020 More

The water safety tips you need to know this summer

As the weather warms up, many families choose water activities to cool down. Whether you’re going out on the boat, swimming in a pool or simply ...

Jun 23, 2020 More

Adventist Health launches Virtual Assistant and Symptom Checker

Adventist Health today announced its launch of the COVID-19 Virtual Assistant and Symptom Checker on the Adventist Health website, an easy and ...

Apr 7, 2020 More

Adventist Health coronavirus preparedness

What is a novel coronavirus? A novel coronavirus is a new coronavirus that has not been previously identified. The virus causing coronavirus disease ...

Mar 12, 2020 More

Adventist Health Simi Valley notifies patients of possible security breach

Adventist Health Simi Valley, a hospital in Southern California, recently learned of a phishing incident that compromised an associate’s email ...

Jan 17, 2020 More

Modern medicine with a whole-person approach

Adventist Health Physicians Network is proud to introduce Dr. Lauren Carpenter and Dr. Rajinder Maan. They are delivering care in the communities they ...

Oct 22, 2019 More

Adventist Health offers employment to nearly 1,600 Cerner Associates

Adventist Health is transferring the management of revenue cycle from Cerner to Huron and is offering employment to all Cerner employees who have been ...

Oct 16, 2019 More

Celebrating 30 Years Caring for Simi Valley

The physicians at Simi Valley Family Practice medical group want to say thank you! As the group celebrates its 30 th Anniversary this year with the ...

Sep 19, 2019 More

Be skin smart: Visit a dermatologist

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month—and if you don’t already have a dermatologist, there’s no better time to find one. Dermatologists are the ...

May 20, 2019 More

Explore your family’s health history

Your primary care provider needs to know a lot of things about you to help you stay healthy—including the latest medical problems of your older sister ...

May 8, 2019 More

Measles is trying for a comeback: How you can help stop it

Elizabeth Maslow, MD, has one message for parents considering not vaccinating their children against measles: “There is no downside to vaccinating ...

May 2, 2019 More

Life through death: Why Easter matters

Easter reminds us that death brings life. The darkness of winter is gone; signs of spring, and new life, are evident everywhere. With Good Friday ...

Apr 19, 2019 More

The Importance of Self-Care for Your Overall Well Being

Without question, self-care is critical to your overall well being, making you a better person overall when it comes to emotional, mental and physical ...

Mar 29, 2019 More