On Oct. 24, the Keck School of Medicine of USC held its annual Faculty Awards and Recognition Ceremony, shining a spotlight on excellence in clinical practice, diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging, as well as mentoring, scholarship, service and teaching throughout … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC brought home the prestigious President’s Award during the 60th annual PRism Awards, honoring excellence in public relations, hosted by the Los Angeles Chapter of the Public Relation Society of America (PRSA-LA). The President’s … Read More »
On Jan. 1, Greg Kharabadze, MHA, FACHE will become senior associate dean, chief operations and finance officer for the Keck School of Medicine of USC. In an announcement released on Oct. 8, Dean Carolyn C. Meltzer stated … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC has been named a top performer in the 2024 Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership award by Vizient, Inc., a leading health care performance improvement company.
The top performer designation acknowledges the hospital’s excellence in delivering high-quality care … Read More »
On Sept. 11, the Keck School of Medicine of USC announced that 11 members of its faculty have received endowed faculty positions — the highest academic recognition that USC, or any university, can bestow on a professor. The status is … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC is proud to share that Pasadena Magazine’s 2024 roster of “Top Doctors” includes 155 physicians associated with the health system.
The doctors represent 42 different specialties and have each developed unmatched expertise in their field. Every day, … Read More »
Rod Hanners was recognized as Health Care Executive of the Year by … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC, USC Verdugo Hills Hospital (USC-VHH) and USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) have received five American Heart Association (AHA) Get With The Guidelines® quality achievement awards with Target: Honor … Read More »
A 2023 federal report shows that for the years 2019-2021, the USC Norris Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapy Program, an adult-only program of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of Keck Medicine of USC, was one of 12 allogeneic … Read More »
For the second year in a row, Keck Hospital of USC has earned five stars, the highest rating possible, on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services quality star rating report.
Out of 3,076 hospitals rated across the … Read More »
On July 16, Rod Hanners, CEO of Keck Medicine of USC, released an announcement regarding Keck Medicine of USC’s high rankings from this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals issue. The memo has been reprinted here to make … Read More »
On June 19, the Black Leaders and Colleagues at Keck Medicine of USC (B.L.A.C.K. Med) employee resource group for Black and African American employees, honored Juneteenth with a flag-raising ceremony at Keck Medical Center, followed by a celebration with food, … Read More »
The USC Trojan Marching Band (Photo/Hinde Kast)
On June 1, the 2024 Festival of Life celebrated the strength, resilience and tenacity of cancer survivors and their families, honoring … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC has named Joseph Ouzounian, MD, as president of USC Care Medical Group, a faculty practice plan composed of Keck Medicine physicians at hospitals and ambulatory locations. Ouzounian, who is also chair of the … Read More »
On June 6, Keck Medicine of USC held its seventh annual USC Choi Family Awards for Excellence in Patient-Centered Care.
From left to right: … Read More »
Trojan students, faculty and staff kicked off LGBTQ+ Pride Month on Monday, June 3 with a powerful virtual program that included remarks by USC President Carol L. Folt, followed by a pride flag raising ceremony on the USC Health Sciences … Read More »
Paula Cannon, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Microbiology & Immunology with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, has become the president of the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT), the world’s … Read More »
On May 28, Paul Krekorian, president of the Los Angeles City Council, recognized May 2024 as Brain Tumor Awareness Month for the first time in the city’s history and honored the USC Brain Tumor Center, part of … Read More »
Readers of USC Health, Keck Medicine of USC’s patient- and community-facing magazine, can find the latest issue online at KeckMedicine.org/magazine. Print copies are also en route to Keck Medicine clinical locations and mailboxes across southern California.
In this … Read More »
Keck Medicine of USC hospitals and USC Student Health, part of Keck Medicine, received the ‘LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader’ designation in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2024 Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
The HEI is the leading national benchmarking survey … Read More »