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Child life specialist program highlighted at board meeting; speaker shares patient‑care example from VCMC

5941567 · October 14, 2025
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Summary

A child life specialist and a pediatric hospitalist described the role of child life services at Ventura County Medical Center and the benefits to hospitalized children and families; the board recognized staff and volunteers and received a short video presentation.

At the Oct. 14 Ventura County Board of Supervisors meeting the board heard a presentation during the “moment of inspiration” about the child life specialist program at Ventura County Medical Center (VCMC). Dr. Todd Flossy, a pediatric hospitalist and associate medical director at VCMC, and Caitlin Morton, a certified child life specialist,…

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