On Friday, May 12 and Saturday, May 13, the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s graduating students — surrounded by faculty, family and friends — gathered to celebrate the completion of a vital phase in their health care careers.
The momentous … 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 »
Tammy Capretta, RN, MPH, chief transformation and risk officer for Keck Medicine of USC, has been named the 2023 Los Angeles Woman of Impact by the American Heart Association (AHA).
Each year, nominees begin their … Read More »
Updated masking guidelines for Keck Medicine of USC employees and providers will go into effect on Monday, April 10.
The guidelines proceed recently updated COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements at Keck Medical Center of USC, as well as a March … Read More »
Bold ideas, smart investments and strong compassion helped USC navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, and those assets are key to future growth in health sciences, USC President Carol L. Folt said Wednesday in the second of two annual … Read More »
At 9 a.m. on the Health Sciences Campus, the MD students of the class of 2023 tore open their assigned, sealed envelopes in sync with students across the nation. It was Match Day, an annual, nationwide event taking place on … 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 »
At a special ceremony last week, Maria Hyde, CNA, a nursing assistant at Keck Medical Center of USC’s Hematology/Oncology unit, was named 2022 Employee of the Year … Read More »
This year, two Keck School of Medicine of USC alumni have been awarded grants by the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. They join 20 additional students and alumni from across the university, making the University of Southern … Read More »
On Feb. 9, Elizabeth A. Graddy, PhD, Interim Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Southern California, made the annual announcement naming the newest faculty members to be named a University Professor … Read More »
Last year, Shannon Bradley, MBA, became the first chief diversity and inclusion officer at Keck Medicine of USC. Her role, which began Sept. 26, is focused on developing new strategies and initiatives to further the organization’s existing diversity, equity and … Read More »
A new laboratory designed to advance early-stage research into lifesaving, commercially viable therapies was celebrated on the USC Health Sciences Campus Tuesday night.
Housed at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, the USC/CHLA cGMP Laboratory will manufacture cell and gene therapies … Read More »
Keck Hospital of USC ended the year with a special milestone: its 600th lung transplant. The patient, a 56-year-old male with lung fibrosis, received a double lung transplant on Dec. 17 and is expected to go home this month.
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Keck Medicine has officially launched the Gender-Affirming Care Program to meet the comprehensive needs of adults in the transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse community. Services include everything from routine health care, such as preventive cancer screenings, yearly checkups … Read More »
For the seventh time in a row, Keck Hospital of USC earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization, for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety.
“While Keck Hospital has … Read More »
Tom Bates, MBA, RN, will serve as the first chief quality officer for Keck Medicine of USC, a newly created role within the organization.
Bates, who joined Keck Medicine in 2009, now serves as the executive administrator for Quality, Patient Safety … Read More »
On October 14, employees and leadership from across the Keck Medicine of USC enterprise descended upon Mayer Auditorium on the USC Health Sciences Campus. For many individuals gathered on this overcast day, it was the first time they had seen … Read More »
On Sept. 6, cardiac surgeons from USC Cardiac and Vascular Institute (USC CVI) performed the first collaborative surgery between Keck Medicine of USC and USC Arcadia Hospital (USC-AH) personnel since the hospital’s new affiliation.
“Our longstanding aim has been to bring … Read More »
On October 3, leaders from the University of Southern California, including those from Keck Medicine of USC, joined elected officials to celebrate and visit USC Arcadia Hospital, which became affiliated with the Keck Medicine health system on July 1.
Despite the … Read More »