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Cedars-Sinai, Torrance Memorial to open orthopedic ASC
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Torrance (Calif.) Memorial Medical Center plan to open an orthopedic-focused ASC. The facility will include three operating rooms and be located adjacent to the Torrance Memorial campus, according to an Aug. 25 news release from Torrance Memorial. Physicians from the Torrance Memorial Physician Network, Cedars-Sinai and...
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North Hollywood's New Water Plants Aim to Cut LA's Reliance on Imports
Los Angeles officials gathered in North Hollywood this week to celebrate the completion of two groundwater treatment facilities designed to pull contamination out of a basin that has been polluted since World War II and turn it into drinking water for hundreds of thousands of homes. Mayor Karen Bass joined City Councilman Adrin Nazarian, Department of Water and Power officials, and state and federal regulators for a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the finish of the North Hollywood Central and West facilities.
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SGV Programs Offer One-Time and Ongoing Support for Caregivers
People in caregiving roles are often told to “take care of yourself,” but few receive practical advice on how to do so. Two local institutions, the Pasadena Senior Center and Pasadena Village, offer nuts-and-bolts tips and programs to help. On Thursday, Sept. 3, at 10:00 am, the Pasadena...
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Spine surgeons sound alarm on treatment delays
As patients cycle through injections, ablations and other conservative treatments, some spine surgeons have said delays in specialist evaluation can come at a cost. Nine spine surgeons discussed where the referral system breaks down and how earlier surgical evaluation could help patients receive the right treatment at the right time.
CBS LA
North Hollywood groundwater treatment facilities to deliver drinking water locally
Using advanced treatment technology, the new facilities will pump, treat, and remove contaminants from groundwater to meet drinking water standards. The treated water will then enter LADWP's water distribution system.
SFGate
Regional: California Medicine Scholars Expands Physician Pathway Program To Bay Area
California Medicine Scholars is expanding its physician pathway program to the Bay Area and Los Angeles as the state faces continued physician shortages and health care disparities in underserved communities, California Community Colleges announced earlier this month. The program, operated by the Foundation for California Community Colleges, is launching three...
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Benjamin Eye Institute in Los Angeles: LASIK, Cataract Surgery, and Comprehensive Eye Care
Where experience, innovation, and personalized care come together to help patients see life more clearly. Our eyesight is one of the most valuable gifts we have. Choosing the right eye specialist is about finding a physician you can trust with one of your most precious senses. Benjamin Eye Institute, located...
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Hospital needs help identifying elderly man found injured in downtown Los Angeles
A hospital needs help identifying an elderly patient who was found injured in downtown Los Angeles. The male patient is around 75 years old and has been hospitalized since Aug. 18, according to the Los Angeles General Medical Center. He stands 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 191 pounds. He has blue-gray eyes and […]
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Pasadena Paramedics Will Be Able to Perform Emergency Blood Transfusions In the Field Under New Program
The Pasadena Fire Department announced Thursday that its firefighter-paramedics will carry whole blood in two Battalion Chief vehicles, allowing transfusions to begin at the scene of a severe bleeding emergency rather than after the patient reaches a hospital. The department is joining LA-DROP, a prehospital blood transfusion program that the...
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Spine surgeon operates 5 days after undergoing spine surgery
Todd Lanman, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon at Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, returned to operating five days after undergoing his 12th spine surgery and eighth lumbar procedure. Joel Beckett, MD, and Luke Macyszyn, MD, performed the July 30 procedure to treat lumbar spinal stenosis at L2-L3 and L3-L4, according...
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Outpatient Demand and Aging Demographics Fuel Medical Office Competition
Los Angeles ranked second nationally for healthcare leasing activity in the second quarter, trailing only Houston, according to Avison Young. The metro area, including Orange County, California, recorded 331,000 square feet of medical office leasing in the quarter and more than 1.5 million square feet over the past 12 months. Los Angeles led all markets in healthcare sales activity during the quarter with $285 million in transaction volume.
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Restorative dentists and oral surgeons needed for Sept. 19 clinic
The CDA Foundation is partnering with Mending Kids to serve patients with special needs at an upcoming clinic in Long Beach on September 19. Mending Kids, founded in 2005, provides free life-saving surgical care to children worldwide, enlisting volunteer medical teams and supporting communities to become medically self-sustaining. Patients with...
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Abandoned St. Luke Medical Center in Pasadena, CA Is Still Standing and Still Empty
St. Luke Hospital of Pasadena is what longtime neighbors still call the big concrete hospital on E. Washington Boulevard in northeast Pasadena, California. The Sisters of St. Joseph of Orange opened it in 1933 and ran it until 1986. A convent and chapel went up beside it in 1947. In 1986 the Sisters sold the hospital to Summit Health. The name changed to St. Luke Medical Center.
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Residents were told the air around Lineage was not dangerous. A new report found health concerns.
A St. John’s report documents serious respiratory, eye and mental health problems among hundreds of patients seen after the June 17 fire. The post Residents were told the air around Lineage was not dangerous. A new report found health concerns. appeared first on LA Local .