Past executives of USC University Hospital — now Keck Hospital of USC — visited Keck Medical Center of USC for a reunion on Oct. 29.
In attendance were the hospital’s founding CEO Gerald Bosworth, former COO Curt Schroeder, former CFO Mike … Read More »
USC Premier Care, a free service that helps provide coordinated, personalized care to USC Trojan Care EPO and PPO patients, celebrates its fifth anniversary at Keck Medicine of USC in 2023.
The program’s team coordinates with patients’ physicians and clinical staff … Read More »
John Peeples, FACHE, will transition from his current role as vice president and chief human resources officer for USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) to serve as the executive administrator of employee and labor relations, HR policy and compliance for Keck Medicine … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC has received the American Heart Association’s “Get With The Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Award” for 2023.
The award marks a commitment to improving outcomes for heart failure patients through measures that include improved medication adherence, … Read More »
David Peng, MD, MPH, has been named the chief clinical officer for USC. The announcement was made Aug. 2 by Steven D. Shapiro, MD, senior vice president for health affairs at USC.
Peng has previously … Read More »
Susan Bailey Gurley, MD, PhD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine and holder of the Kenneth T. Norris Chair in Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of … Read More »
Krist Azizian, PharmD, MHA, has been named chief pharmacy officer for the Keck Medicine of USC health system. Azizian assumes this role immediately and will continue to serve as chief pharmacy officer for Keck Medical Center of USC.
He will also … Read More »
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety. This achievement places USC-VHH among top tier … Read More »
Four years ago, Josh Neman, PhD, scientific director of the USC Brain Tumor Center, gave a talk in Santa Monica for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation.
There, he met Nohea Avery, the mother of Kalea … Read More »
Urologists with Keck Medicine of USC have launched a clinical trial to perform the world’s first bladder transplant. The transplant would be a major step toward a potential new surgical option for hundreds of millions of people worldwide who experience … Read More »
The Los Angeles Business Journal has announced five Keck Medicine of USC administrators and clinicians as honorees in its “2023 Women of Influence: Health Care” special section.
The 2023 honorees include:
On April 7, the USC Transplant Institute hosted a flag-raising ceremony to mark National Donate Life Month — a celebration of eye, organ and tissue donors, recipients and physicians.
The ceremony also served as a call for further participation in organ … Read More »
USC President Carol L. Folt and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles President and Chief Executive Officer Paul S. Viviano announced on Monday a new, $40 million partnership in biomedical research and innovation initiatives to improve health care.
The gift marks the final … Read More »
As California ends its COVID-19 State of Emergency, updating statewide guidelines for health care settings, Keck Medical Center of USC has announced important policy adjustments for testing and masking. The changes will go into effect on March 20, 2023 and … Read More »
Ekta Vyas, PhD, MS, joined Keck Medicine of USC in July 2022 as the organization’s new chief human resources officer.
Since then, Vyas has begun overseeing the development and execution of human resources strategies in … Read More »
By the end of December, the USC Good Neighbors Campaign will mark its 28th year providing employee-donated funds and volunteer hours to organizations that support the communities surrounding the Health Sciences and University Park campuses.
USC employees may … Read More »
On Tuesday, Dec. 6, USC President Carol L. Folt, PhD, hosted an all-staff holiday reception on the Broad Lawn at the Health Sciences Campus.
Staff members from the Health Sciences Campus and Alhambra campus enjoyed breakfast while Folt … Read More »
Nearly 30 years after the first heart transplant at Keck Hospital of USC, the USC Heart Transplant Program has performed its 500th transplant.
The patient, a 60-year-old male, received a new heart after experiencing ischemic cardiomyopathy, left ventricular failure and stage … Read More »
The USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy recently partnered with Keck Hospital of USC’s Office of Performance and Transformation to investigate and improve translation services for non-English-speaking patients who may face language barriers when receiving care.
Ricardo Suarez, … Read More »
Clinical trials to inform new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease face more significant challenges in recruiting participants than most other disease areas. These trials also take longer to complete, cost more and often lack qualified participants from diverse backgrounds.
To tackle the … Read More »