Amgen touts positive results with new heart health drug
By Erika Martin / Friday, March 20th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen touts positive results with new heart health drug
If approved, it will be the Thousand Oaks-based biotech giant’s first new drug on the market since the FDA’s landmark approval of the first-ever biosimilar drug on the American market.

Obamacare pushes Goleta firm to roll out new software
By Erika Martin / Friday, March 6th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on Obamacare pushes Goleta firm to roll out new software

With the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ready to financially penalize facilities that fail to mitigate excess hospital readmission, InTouch Health’s clients began clamoring for solutions to expand care beyond hospital walls.
CMHS debuts Camarillo unit in countywide expansion
By Staff Report / Friday, February 27th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on CMHS debuts Camarillo unit in countywide expansion

The Santa Rosa Health Center is the Ventura County health system’s newest location in a countywide network that includes 11 other offices.
New Ventura County med center CEO has roots in region
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 13th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on New Ventura County med center CEO has roots in region
Although Kim Milstien unexpectedly resigned from her position as CEO of Simi Valley Hospital last November, she will remain a major player in the region’s health care services as the chief executive at Ventura County Medical Center and Santa Paula Hospital.
Milstien signs on as head of VCHC
By Staff Report / Monday, February 9th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Top Stories / Comments Off on Milstien signs on as head of VCHC
Ventura County Health Center announced today that Kimberly Milstien will succeed Barry Fisher as its next CEO. She will assume the position March 1.
Clinics stage comeback as services grow
By Erika Martin / Friday, February 6th, 2015 / Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Nonprofits, Top Stories / Comments Off on Clinics stage comeback as services grow
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics brought its finances into the black largely thanks to the expansion of health coverage under the Affordable Care Act that has dropped the clinics’ number of uninsured patients by 14.4 percent.

Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit
By Staff Report / Friday, January 30th, 2015 / East Ventura County, Health Care & Life Science, Latest news, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Public Companies / Comments Off on Amgen profit tops analysts’ estimates on drug sales, tax credit

Amgen, the nation’s biggest biotech company, reported fourth-quarter profits that beat analysts’ estimates, aided by a tax benefit and higher-than-estimated sales of arthritis drug Enbrel.