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Blood Supply at Children’s Hospital Critically Low

July 5, 2017

July 5, 2017

The blood supply at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has reached critically low levels, hospital officials said Wednesday. “We need blood...

Riding High at the Rose Parade

January 10, 2017

January 10, 2017

Yvonne Dove, a 65-year-old liver transplant recipient, was this year’s Cedars-Sinai float rider on the Donate Life float at the...

Local Woman Shot While In Her Car

November 17, 2016

November 17, 2016

A woman was hospitalized Thursday after being shot at while in her car in South Los Angeles. The shooting occurred...

Los Angeles County Requires Hospitals to Report “Superbug”

October 7, 2016

October 7, 2016

Los Angeles County plans to require hospitals to begin reporting when patients are infected with a certain highly lethal superbug,...

USC Opens Free Mental Health Clinic Thanks to $15.7 Million Gift

August 31, 2016

August 31, 2016

Thanks to a $15.7 million gift, USC and the nonprofit Cohen Veterans Network will open a free mental health clinic...

Patient Files Stolen from LA County/USC Medical Center

August 30, 2016

August 30, 2016

Files containing personal information on patients treated at Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center were stolen when an employee’s car was...

Glendale Hospital to Use Disinfecting Robot

August 11, 2016

August 11, 2016

A robot that can disinfect a hospital room in minutes by using UV light to kill bacteria and microorganisms that...

Westwood, Santa Monica UCLA Hospitals Rank Among Nation’s Best

July 22, 2015

July 22, 2015

UCLA Medical Center, with hospitals in Westwood and Santa Monica, tied for third place today on U.S. News and World...

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles announces million dollar donation

February 9, 2015

February 9, 2015

Children’s Hospital Los Angeles today announced a $1 million donation to support its Children’s Orthopaedic Center.   The gift was made...