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Children Who Once Waited Months for an MRI at Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children May Soon Wait Just Days

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 29, 2026-- For children with painful orthopaedic conditions, waiting months for an MRI can mean waiting months to begin treatment. Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children (LuskinOIC) is working to change that. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260729003467/en/ More than 200 physicians, patient families, community leaders and supporters gathered Tuesday at LuskinOIC’s Downtown Los Angeles campus as the nonprofit broke ground on a $24 million Innovation Campaign that will dramatically expand pediatric orthopaedic care and introduce one of the region’s first next-generation hybrid MRI systems. The new Advanced Imaging Center is expected to reduce MRI wait times from approximately two and a half months to just two and a half day s, giving children faster access to diagnoses and treatment. The investment includes a new 3T Siemens MRI system that combines advanced MRI technology with CT-level diagnostic detail while eliminating radiation exposure for many pediatric patients. The campaign will also expand specialty clinics and patient care space to meet the growing demand for pediatric orthopaedic services across Los Angeles. Among those attending the groundbreaking were UCLA Women’s Basketball National Champions Sienna Betts, Addy Brown, KK Bransford and Donovyn Hunter; Los Angeles City Council

The Associated Press

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Andrew Costandi, MD, MMM, Named Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 29, 2026-- Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) has appointed Andrew Costandi, MD, MMM, as Anesthesiologist-in-Chief and Department Chair of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine (ACCM), effective Aug. 1. In this leadership role, Dr. Costandi will oversee multiple clinical divisions at CHLA, including the Divisions of Clinical Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine, Palliative Care, and Critical Care Medicine, which includes the Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. In addition to ensuring high-quality clinical care across these teams, he will be responsible for advancing research and education programming; guiding strategic growth and quality improvement; leading recruitment and faculty development; managing financial priorities; and strengthening interdisciplinary partnerships with other teams across the enterprise. Dr. Costandi also serves as Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260729561541/en/ Andrew Costandi, MD, MMM, Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles “Since joining CHLA in 2015, Dr. Costandi has taken on progressively significant leadership roles within the Department of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine. Significantly, while leading the Pediatric Liver Transplant Anesthesia Program, he established enhanced recovery pathways that have contributed to CHLA’s nation-leading liver transplant outcomes for the fourth year