California Hospital Medical Center Foundation

Thank you frontlinefoods @frontlinefoodsla and @azultaqueria for your kindness today in donating another 200 meals.

Hope Street Margolis Family Center was featured in the news!

To commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15 10/15), our art teacher, Araceli, taught students to make paper mache Alebrijes. These are whimsical animals that... often have horns, antlers, wings and fins. Many feature detailed patterns and have exaggerated body parts with dramatic facial expressions. Each one is unique but all are brightly colored. A renowned indigenous Mexican artist, Pedro Linares, first created these creatures after seeing them in a fever induced dream. Seeing these unusual creatures in his dream startled him so much that he woke up, thus breaking his feverish coma. Making Alebrijes is now a celebrated folk art tradition all over Mexico. Para conmemorar el Mes de la Herencia Hispana (15/9 - 15/10), nuestra maestra de arte, Araceli, les enseñó a los estudiantes a hacer Alebrijes en papel maché. Estos son animales divertidos que a menudo tienen cuernos, astas, alas y aletas. Muchos presentan deseños detallados y tienen partes del cuerpo exagerados con expresiones faciales dramáticas. Cada uno es único pero todos son de colores brillantes. Un reconocido artista indígena mexicano, Pedro Linares, creó por primera vez estas criaturas después de verlas en un sueño provocado por una fiebre. Ver a estas inusuales criaturas en su sueño lo sobresaltó tanto que se despertó, rompiendo así su coma febril. Hacer Alebrijes es ahora una famosa tradición de arte popular en todo México.

Happy National Pharmacy Week to our CHMC pharmacists and pharmacy technicians! Thank you for the important role you play in promoting the safe and effective use of medication with our patients. Fun Facts: Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist named John Pemberton. He carried the jug of the new product down the street to Jacob's Pharmacy where it was sampled and pronounced "excellent" and placed on sale for 5 cents a glass as a soda fountain drink. Another pharmacist, Charles Alderton, invented Dr. Pepper. Pepsi was also invented by a pharmacist, as was Vernor’s Ginger Ale by Detroit pharmacist James Vernor. #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #nationalpharmacyweek #frontlineheroes #downtownlosangeles #dtla #southparkla

Meet Beronica, Julieta, and Vanessa, the Medical Assistants at our Los Angeles Center for Women's Health at California Hospital. We are so thankful for the many ways that they support our staff and patients. Happy Medical Assistants Recognition Week! #Hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #medicalassistantsrecognitionweek #frontlineheroes

We invite you to join us for a fun-filled evening in support of California Hospital Medical Center. For the first time ever, anyone anywhere can join us virtually for the annual La Grande Affaire gala! You can RSVP for free at: supportcaliforniahospital.ejoinme.org/lgarsvp #hellohumankindness #charity #californiahospital #gala #fundraiser #community

Meet Abby Usayiwevu, BSN, RN, CIC , Manager of Infection Control at California Hospital. During this time of COVID-19, Abby and a team of helpers have worked tirelessly to keep our employees and patients safe, not only from COVID-19, but from many other infectious diseases as well. She also maintains our data and reporting to many agencies helping to track our numbers. Abby continues to encourage all of us to wear a mask, stay physically distanced, and wash our hands often. S...he also encourages employees to be extra vigilant when on breaks and during any workplace celebrations. It can be easy to let your guard down during those times. Thank you to Abby and her helpers who have been heroes during this time! #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #downtownlosangeles #southparkla #infectionpreventionweek #frontlineheroes

Our heroes. Frontline Foods @frontlinefoodsla and Voltaggio STRFSH thank you for spoiling us with lunch today.

A BIG thank you to our Central Sterilization team as they celebrate this week. This team of 8 is a specialty trained staff team certified in their area of expertise. They bring an ongoing due diligence to industry standards and best practices so patient safety is never sacrificed. They are responsible for all decontamination, assembly and sterilization of instruments hospital wide. #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #internationalsterileprocessingweek #californiahospital #dtla #southparkla #downtownlosangeles #frontlineheroes

Happy Emergency Nurses Week! We are so grateful for all you do to keep our community healthy. #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #nationalemergencynursesweek #frontlineheroes #dtla #downtownlosangeles #southparkla

The ILWU Local 94 generously donated meals to CHMC today. Thank you from our whole hearts. #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #dignityhealth #frontlineheroes #downtownlosangeles #southparkla #dtla

The Care Coordination registered nurses complete discharge plan assessments, clinical reviews communicated to the insurance groups, and assist in discharge planning needs in collaborations with the Care Coordination Assistants and Social Workers. The Care Coordination team is passionate about providing collaborative plans that keep our patients individual needs at the center of our work. The team of 28 at CHMC consists of a combination of RN Care Coordinators, Care Coordin...ation Assistants, and the leadership team. They love to celebrate one another by recognizing monthly birthdays and providing thank you cards when someone goes above and beyond for our community or our work family. We love to celebrate them ! Thank you for all that you do here at CHMC and happy National Case Management Week! #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #nationalcasemanagementweek #healthcareheroes #frontlineworkers

We all need a helping hand every now and again and at California Hospital we care about the health of our patients, far beyond the walls of our hospital. Click the link to learn more about all the ways we support the community and their mental health needs. #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospitalmedicalcenter #californiahospital #worldmentalhealthday... https://www.supportcaliforniahospital.org//world-mental-he

It's National Health Care Supply Chain Week! What a privilege it is to recognize our CHMC warehouse and supply chain staff during the current crisis. This is a team of dedicated professionals who are making sure that our staff has access to all essential PPE, as well as all other equipment and supplies, which will keep us safe and protected during this pandemic. The warehouse is the portal through which all of our critical equipment and supplies are received and then distr...ibuted to the floors. Everything from Band-Aids to face masks to big medical equipment like CT scanners, goes through their capable hands before it comes into use on the floors. Each week, an average of 962 products are received and an average of 3,993 items are stocked on the supply carts. That’s a Herculean task, even in the best of times. Delivering supplies takes our warehouse staff to every part of the hospital, so their good work touches everyone here. In tracking and receiving the supplies that keep us efficient and productive, they are also part of the bulwark of our Stewardship pillar. Not only is everything meticulously tracked, but they also must make sure that it arrives to us in a manner that keeps us safe and compliant. More than ever right now, they are part of the frontline heroes who make healing our patients the focus of their lives. Thank you and Happy National Health Care Supply Chain Week! #hellohumankindness #supportcaliforniahospital #californiahospital #dignityhealth #healthcareheroes #nationalhealthcaresupplychainweek #dtla #downtownlosangeles #soutparkla