Paramount
Paramount, CA · Health
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PCH lot monitoring wells to go
The empty lot at 490 West PCH has apparently been decontaminated and the monitoring wells will be removed. There are a lot of wells there. In late 2009, the OC Health Care Agency recommended four Bridgeport families relocate from their homes near an ARCO gas station on PCH. It was the start of an environmental case that ultimately led to the demolition of the gas station and a lengthy decontamination project at the site.
sanfernandosun.com
Power of Sight Foundation to Host Free Community Vision Clinic
On Aug. 29, the Power of Sight Foundation will be hosting a free community vision clinic at Pacoima City Hall in partnership with Los Angeles City Councilmember Monica Rodriguez and Marshall B. Ketchum University’s Ketchum Health. “Good vision opens doors – to school, to work, to independence,” said Gianny...
pasadenanow.com
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Earns Prestigious Magnet Redesignation for Nursing Excellence
Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center (LAMC), which serves members in Pasadena, has earned Magnet redesignation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. This prestigious national recognition reflects its ongoing commitment to nursing excellence, exceptional patient care, collaboration, innovation and outstanding clinical outcomes. LAMC is operated by Pasadena-based Kaiser Permanente Southern California.
hoodline.com
Pasadena Mayor Says City Gets Shortchanged on New LA County Health Tax
Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo has sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors asking them to reconsider how much money the city's public health department receives under Measure ER, the countywide sales tax approved by voters in June. Gordo's request, dated July 20, centers on a 1% combined allocation that Pasadena and Long Beach are set to split, even though the two cities together generate more than 6% of the tax revenue collected under the measure.
CNN
A Los Angeles neighborhood was terrorized by a raging warehouse inferno. Now it’s tormented by the suffocating stench
After the Boyle Heights warehouse fire, millions of pounds of previously frozen food left behind is rotting and permeating the neighborhood with an inescapable stench
healthcarebusinesstoday.com
SCRC Announces Westlake Village Expansion
SCRC Opens New Satellite Location at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, Extending Patient Access Across the Conejo Valley and Surrounding Communities. LOS ANGELES — [August, 2026] — Southern California Reproductive Center (SCRC) today announced the opening of a new satellite location within CURE Medical at the Center for Health & Wellbeing at the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, open to patients August 3, 20266. CURE Medical offers individualized medical and wellness experiences within the Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, and SCRC’s new presence there extends the practice’s physician-led reproductive care to one of the region’s premier wellness destinations, bringing convenient access to patients in the Conejo Valley and surrounding communities.
hoodline.com
California Medicine Scholars Program Adds LA, Bay Area Hubs to Fight Doctor Shortage
California is betting on its community colleges to solve a looming doctor shortage, and two new Los Angeles institutions just signed on to lead the charge. The California Medicine Scholars Program announced it is expanding into Los Angeles with two regional hubs, one led by UCLA's David Geffen School of Medicine and the other by Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, while also launching a third new hub in the Bay Area.
coloradoboulevard.net
Huntington Health Named One of California’s Top 10 Hospitals
Huntington Health has been ranked the 10th-best hospital in California and fifth in the Los Angeles region in the 2026-27 Best Hospitals rankings released by U.S. News & World Report. The Pasadena hospital, a Cedars-Sinai affiliate, also remained the highest-ranked hospital in the San Gabriel Valley. Among its specialty rankings,...
Long Beach Post
Long Beach offers free vaccine clinic to ensure students are up to date before school starts
The Long Beach Health Department will host a free vaccination clinic on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to ensure students begin school with their required shots. Students aged 18 and younger are eligible if they are uninsured, enrolled in Medi-Cal, or identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. The superhero-themed clinic will...
Long Beach Post
Health provider quits at Long Beach LGBTQ Center, disrupting gender-affirming care
It’s the latest fallout after dozens of people signed a letter demanding leadership change at the longstanding LGBTQ nonprofit. The post Health provider quits at Long Beach LGBTQ Center, disrupting gender-affirming care appeared first on Long Beach Post .
crescentavalleyweekly.com
Adria Navarro, PhD Program Manager – USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, Community Resource Center for Aging
Older adults today are living longer than any generation before them, but longevity brings new challenges – especially the rising impact of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, chronic respiratory conditions and dementia. These conditions account for the vast majority of illness, disability and healthcare use among people over 60. Yet the story of aging and NCDs is not only medical. It is deeply social. The quality of support, connection and care surrounding older adults often determines whether they merely live with chronic conditions or truly live well.
mynewsla.com
California Medicine Scholars Program Expands to LA
The California Medicine Scholars Program announced Friday it will expand into Los Angeles with two regional hubs designed to help students pursue careers in medicine. The Los Angeles hubs will be led by the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. A third hub will launch in the Bay Area, led by Chabot College.
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Catalina Island's Only Hospital Faces Financial Crisis
Catalina Island Health, the island's only hospital, is fighting to stay open amid financial struggles. Despite a recent bailout, the hospital faces challenges from low reimbursement rates and upcoming Medicaid changes.
NBC Los Angeles
MLK Community Hospital facing possible closure seeks county support
A Willowbrook hospital that serves a community with limited medical emergency facilities may have to close down as it faces a multi-million-dollar funding gap. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital was built to serve 25,000 patients a year. In the past year, however, it’s seen five times that number, according to one of its leaders.