When the COVID-19 pandemic started to ramp up in Southern California, the Information Services (IS) department needed to move quickly to make sure Keck Medicine of USC’s technological needs would be met across all fronts — and under … Read More »
The primary goal of the ambulatory services team at Keck Medicine of USC is to make sure that staff, physicians and patients are safe. To help prevent COVID-19 transmission at various Keck Medicine clinic locations, Laurie Johnson, chief … Read More »
Results are in for the health system’s Prevalence Pilot Program, which reflects COVID-19 testing results among Keck Medical Center of USC health care workers. Conducted over a four-week period in May and June, the program showed infection and … Read More »
Saturday, June 20 marked World Refugee Day, a holiday of recognition organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Agency. This year, people around the world honored this day while observing how the COVID-19 pandemic has added … Read More »
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical coordinators would typically help patients understand how to navigate the processes leading up to their procedure, including medical records, imaging, insurance, preoperative appointments and tests. Now that business is resuming at Keck Medicine … Read More »
As the COVID-19 outbreak escalated into a pandemic, Keck School of Medicine of USC lung researcher Ya-Wen Chen, MD, PhD, expected to be spending a lot of time at … Read More »
For COVID-19, like all illnesses, the drugs and vaccines to treat or prevent the disease must be backed by rigorous evidence. Clinical trials are the source of … Read More »
Amidst the pandemic, barrier shields meant to protect patients and physicians from possible COVID-19 transmission went on national backorder. Charles DeBoer, MD, PhD, a second-year resident at the USC Gayle and Edward Roski Eye Institute, responded by spending … Read More »
Eve Muller is a trained actor who portrays patients to give medical school students a chance to practice their doctor-patient interactions. Her job, commonly titled “standardized patient,” helps faculty test the students’ interpersonal skills as well as their … Read More »
Recently the nation has experienced protests at a scale and duration not seen in decades. The act of protest has always carried risks: Under previous circumstances, demonstrators and community members have faced the possible dangers of violence, tear … Read More »
Experts at Keck Medicine of USC have developed a training course for physicians across different specialities who have volunteered to serve as needed in the intensive care unit at Keck Hospital of USC during the first wave … Read More »
Patients on the COVID-19 floor of Keck Hospital of USC recognize her friendly face. She’s not a doctor, nurse or therapist, but Maria Saravia is just as important to their care.
Saravia visits their room … Read More »
Researchers at the USC Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute at the Keck School of Medicine of USC are forging ahead with their research programs, … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to be a part of the Better Together consortium, which brings several health care institutions together to inform and encourage the greater Los Angeles community while looking beyond stay-at-home orders.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic … Read More »
For the clinical pharmacy staff at Keck Medicine of USC, the COVID-19 pandemic brought about changes in the way they interact not only with patients, but also with departments across the medical center. While clinicians and researchers are … Read More »
David G. Armstrong, DPM, PhD , co-director of Keck Medicine of USC’s limb salvage program, had a patient with a problem. Post-surgery, the … Read More »
The student-led Connect for COVID-19 group is holding its second drive-thru donation event to collect electronic devices to help patients at Los Angeles … Read More »
As adults get older, it is important to make regular medical visits to maintain good health. But older adults, and especially those with underlying health conditions, are particularly vulnerable when it comes to developing serious complications related to … Read More »
They wait at the ready outside the medical facility on the University Park Campus. Their goal is to keep patients and staff safe, evidenced by their personal protective equipment and thermometers. Those who approach them are greeted with … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC employees are working extremely hard to respond to today’s rapidly changing circumstances. This ongoing series shares the experiences of faculty and staff and their responses to the crisis. This story will focus on the … Read More »