Healthcare

It is obvious that residents in The Conejo are committed to active lifestyles and healthy bodies because Ventura County residents are among the healthiest in the state. They were already exceeding federal health goals for the year 2006-07 in a variety of areas ranging from infant mortality to serious disease. (California does not provide statistics by city.) Many individuals have moved to this area to benefit from the clean air, mild climate, open spaces, and recreational opportunities.

Fitness
A goal for the majority of residents is to achieve and maintain good fitness. Many public, institutional, and private organizations and clubs assist in this mission, offering classes in everything from nutrition to yoga, aerobics to aquatics, Tai Chi to clogging, and weight watching to weight lifting. The quality of fitness institutions in The Conejo is of top quality. Spectrum Health Club, Newbury Park Athletic Club, Total Woman Gym & Day Spa, Curves, Gold’s Gym and ProActive Pilates are among the many health clubs that provide a wide availability of classes and features that make Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village a prime target for healthy residents.

Beauty Inside and Out
Apart from keeping physically fit, another area in which The Conejo is leading the country in is physical beauty. Day spas and salons are becoming more and more popular in our fast-paced Southern Californian lifestyle—almost a necessity to keep body and mind in sync. You can have everything from skin refreshed and massaged to your haircut and styled by some of the finest world-renowned stylists. Not only is there a gamut of day spas to choose from, making the rejuvenated inner soul as beautiful as the outer package, but cosmetic surgery has taken a new direction in today’s world, and it is beginning right in our own backyard. Home to the Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village area are many plastic surgeons who are bringing a fresh look into the cosmetic surgery field, drawing clients from Beverly Hills to take advantage of the newest technology.

Medical and Dental Practitioners
Excellent health care providers in a variety of medical and dental fields have practices in Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village. A partial listing of professionals would include primary care physicians, surgeons, medical specialists, pharmacists, physical therapists, dentists, dental specialists, chiropractors, dermatologists, optometrists, speech therapists, podiatrists, psychologists, psychiatrists, family practice therapists, mental health therapists, and many others.

Hospitals
In addition to the above dedicated providers, local residents are served by two of the finest full-service health care facilities in Southern California: Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center and Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital.

Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center is a 265-bed acute care facility dedicated to serving the residents of Ventura County, the greater Conejo Valley and surrounding communities. The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and has earned top honors through independent research studies. With 400 physicians on its medical staff representing more than 30 medical specialties, Los Robles offers a full array of medical services including a 24-hour emergency department, ICU/CCU, maternity, neonatal intensive care unit, heart center, a comprehensive cancer center, and all medical and surgical departments.

Built in 1968, Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center recently completed a $120 million master plan expansion program. It features a 200,000 sq. ft. patient wing with 90 private patient rooms, a two-story lobby, expanded patient admitting area, private consultation areas and enhanced department locales. For information, call Los Robles Hospital Public Relations department at (805) 497-2727 or visit www.losrobleshospital.com.

Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital is a multi-specialty, short-stay hospital, owned and operated by local physicians in partnership with Cirrus Health. The hospital's approach to the quality of care and service provided is unparalleled in the community. Their operating philosophy is based on the award-winning brand of hospitality-inspired patient service and attention. Patients, employees and physicians are treated as valued guests. The facility was completed in 2005 and designed as an advanced setting for surgical care with six operating rooms and one cysto/urology suite. Surgical inpatients are afforded one of the 21 spacious, private patient suites, complete with the amenities found in the finest hotels, as well as in-room accommodations and meals for patient families and visitors.

Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital is licensed by the State of California as a general acute care hospital and provides a range of multi-specialty inpatient and outpatient surgical services. The scope of surgical services includes: anesthesiology, bariatrics, ophthalmology, spine surgery, podiatry, ear, nose & throat, orthopedics, sports medicine, urology, general surgery, pain management, total joint surgery, gynecology, plastic surgery, and neurosurgery.

The hospital is certified by Medicare and accepts many forms of insurance including Medicare, private commercial insurance (HMO and PPO plans) and Workers' Compensation. For information call (805) 777-7750 or visit  www.TOSHospital.com.