Celebrating SCV Businesses

We continue to be so proud of the resilience of our business community in the Santa Clarita Valley. Despite the pandemic and all the challenges we have faced over the last two years, we continue to grow and celebrate our amazing community. From celebrating new businesses opening or marking special occasions and achievements, we have been proud to be part of your celebrations.

Our grand opening/ribbon cuttings are free and open to all to attend.

Do you have a grand opening or anniversary coming up? Email us at hello@scvchamber.com for details about hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Join us on September 17th for Santa Clarita Valley Rotary’s 2nd Annual SCV Day! There will be food, shopping, activities for the kids and Live Music! To find out more go to www.scvday.com

We celebrated the grand opening of Restore Hyper Wellness in July. Congratulations and welcome to the Santa Clarita Valley business community.

Give them a visit at 23961 Newhall Ranch Road, Valencia www.restore.com.

Photo credit: Joie de Vivre Photographie

HEALTHCARE

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Thanks to video calling, there has been an influx of online doctor’s visits. In crises where people cannot make it to doctor’s, online visits have become the new house call. The convenience of online visits also extends accessibility to doctors in rural areas that are lacking medical care. 2. Group Visits

As the population expands, there’s an increased demand for doctors. If the supply can’t keep up, what’s the next best thing? Group visits are becoming more popular. Group visits are when doctors see multiple patients with similar symptoms at the same time. Group visits are also likely to occur with patients who share chronic conditions like diabetes. On the upside, this could bring together people in similar situations who can meet and try to manage their conditions together. 3. Team Approach

To optimize healthcare, providers may leverage a team approach to treatment. This means that doctors in varying levels and specialties come together to help manage a patient and address all their needs from different perspectives. The teamwork approach places the patient in the middle and relies on each professional to contribute knowledge to optimize care. 4. Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence will continue and expand its presence in healthcare. Medical uses of AI can be witnessed in the case of deep learning. This is when robots can use data to learn and respond to different situations without human interaction. In the medical field, real-time diagnosis and even prescriptions have been handled by AI. From a tangible sense, robots will also be used to aid healthcare professionals with physical tasks, like pulling supplies from stock rooms or the kitchen in a hospital, for example. 5. Virtual Reality

There are many uses for virtual reality in the healthcare field. Consider this, a child is in pain in a pediatric unit. They can put on a virtual reality headset and escape into a virtual oasis that can help to alleviate the pain. For medical school students, virtual reality is a way to simulate a surgical environment and practice before a student becomes a doctor and enters the OR. 6. Healthcare Trackers,

Wearables and Sensors

Data and technology are playing a massive role in personalizing healthcare. New healthcare trackers from the Apple Watch to diabetic sensors like Dexcom are helping people take control of their own health and wellness. From managing weight to stress levels to blood sugar, patients can also easily share

3D printing allows the creation of something from nothing. The medical world can use 3D printers to make artificial limbs, blood vessels and even bio tissues.

health data with their doctors to help diagnose and prevent problems. 7. Personalized Healthcare

One of the biggest changes in healthcare is predictive medicine. Smart machines and devices can share healthcare data with professionals to predict problems before they even arise or become life threatening. This proactive model of healthcare is inherently personalized because patients’ data is being sent from their bodies, in essence, to their healthcare teams for plans and treatment. 8. Genome Sequencing

The ability for researchers and medical scientists to conduct whole genome sequencing is opening the door to understanding major diseases. Genome sequencing helps to discover how DNA and genes can cause diseases. For example, whole genome sequencing has given scientists new insight into the heritability of schizophrenia. 9. Drug Development

Medical professionals are finding new and faster ways to develop drugs since the current process is lengthy and costly. They are using the power of artificial intelligence and in silico trials to do so. 10. Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology can help with wound treatment and healing. Companies are creating nanotechnology in the form of patches, for example, to monitor wounds and even stimulate healing. 11. 3D Printing 3D printing allows the creation of something from nothing. The medical world can use 3D printers to make artificial limbs, blood vessels and even bio tissues. There have even been cases where pharmaceutical companies have 3D printed medicine. As time progresses, experts believe that the uses for 3D printing in healthcare will continue to expand. 12. Robotics

Robots have been used to help patients heal from surgery and can also make for great companions to those who are suffering from an illness. Startups are even creating ways in which robots can