Chair Alex Murkison. Courtesy photo.
LOMPOC — Savie Health, a non-profit medical clinic offering free care to the uninsured, will host a luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 4, to recognize the individuals and organizations that have contributed to the clinic’s successful first year in operation.
The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Pico Los Alamos restaurant in Los Alamos, and feature a multi-course lunch with wine pairings, entertainment, and a raffle. The event will honor Savie Health’s supporters and sponsors including Executive Director of Lompoc Valley Community Healthcare Organization Ashley Costa, and the Lompoc Valley Medical Center. Jon Clark, president of the Bower Foundation and also a Savie Health supporter, will emcee the celebration.
Tickets to the event are open to the public and go on sale on the clinic’s website, saviehealth.org, August 21, at $150 per person. Savie Health is also seeking sponsors for the luncheon starting at $500. Proceeds will support the clinic’s work and mission, to serve more uninsured community members through the provision of preventive and behavioral healthcare services.
Savie Health thanks the sponsors that have already stepped forward: Lompoc Valley Medical Center, Dignity Health, CoastHills Credit Union, CenCal Health, Planned Parenthood, Family Service Agency, Melville, CommUnify, Community Bank of Santa Maria, and Inklings Printing Co.
In addition, the organization would like to express gratitude for the event’s organizing committee: Chair Alex Murkison, a Savie Health board member and development associate at The Fund for Santa Barbara; Jocelyn Caudillo, community engagement coordinator at Savie Health; Emily Dixon, patient care navigator at Lompoc Valley Medical Center; Ahmad Nooristani, founder, board chair, and medical director at Savie Health, as well as chief hospitalist at Lompoc Valley Medical Center and founder of the SLO NOOR Foundation; Savie Health’s Executive Director Eryn Shugart; and Event Planner Mary Anne Knox.
Savie Health provides high-quality, preventative primary, and behavioral healthcare to the uninsured. It is the only free clinic in Lompoc and the surrounding area and has earned a 2023 Gold Rating from the NAFC Quality Standards Program. The clinic offers assessment and case management, preventive care, urgent care, women’s health, behavioral health, minor procedures, and referrals to specialists willing to see patients free of charge. Specialists working with Savie Health include a cardiologist, an ear, nose and throat physician, gastroenterologist, internist, ophthalmologist, surgeon, and urologist.
Since opening in June, 2022, Savie Health has provided treatment to over 500 patients from the Santa Barbara area and beyond, and medical staff have conducted more than 1,000 patient visits. While the clinic initially opened just two days a week, it is now open Wednesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to patient demand.
— The Thanks for Giving luncheon will be held Nov. 4, 2023, at Pico Los Alamos, 458 Bell St, Los Alamos. For information, sponsorship and tickets visit https://saviehealth.org/events
— Savie Health is at 1111 E. Ocean Ave. Suite 2, Lompoc, CA 93436. Clinic hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more about Savie Health’s services or to volunteer or donate visit saviehealth.org. To make an appointment call (805) 743-4776. Hablamos Español.