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‘A lot of us are going to have PTSD.’ Fatigue, burnout, exhaustion plague hospital staffs during COVID surgeJanuary 22, 2021 at 8:00 AM  Tags: News, California, Cdc, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Fema, Orange County, Southern California, Los Angeles County, Lancaster, Antonio, LA County, San Fernando Valley, Samaritan, UC Irvine 111 people like this. Like Olympia Medical Center may yet stay open to help cope with pandemic, city official saysJanuary 20, 2021 at 6:15 PM  Tags: California, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Medicare, Anderson, Ucla, Olympia, Los Angeles County, Lancaster, LA County, Wilshire, Raman, Medi Cal, New CDC, UCLA Health 106 people like this. Like Camerata Pacifica Seeks Senior Executive of AdministrationJanuary 13, 2021 at 11:30 PM  Tags: Art, Jobs, Santa Barbara CA, UCLA Health, Camerata, Camerata Pacifica, Adrian Spence, Fall Camerata Pacifica, UCLA Health Camerata Pacifica, Nightingale Channel, Camerata Pacifica Board, Camerata Pacifica Enhance, Engagement Represent Camerata Pacifica, Benefits Camerata Pacifica 100 people like this. Like Showtime must go on: How the Lakers put on games at Staples Center without fansDecember 24, 2020 at 9:29 PM After 39 years at the scorer’s table, there are very few situations when Lawrence Tanter doesn’t know how to strike the right note with the soothing baritone that is as familiar to some Lakers’ fans as the voice of a parent.
But Tanter had questions ahead of his first preseason home game earlier this month – the first time he had been the public address announcer for any game since March when the COVID-19 pandemic eclipsed the season. He asked Matt Shelton, the Lakers’ director of game entertain...Tags: Florida, Sports, Sport, Soccer, Showtime, Kings, Nba, Lebron James, NHL, Staples Center, Orlando, James, Lakers, The Lakers, HARRIS, Clippers 44 people like this. Like Doctors and nurses step up appeals to stay home amid record patient influxDecember 22, 2020 at 6:56 PM Facing the biggest health emergency of their lifetimes, doctors and nurses throughout Los Angeles County are stepping up their pleas for people to heed public health directives to cancel holiday gatherings and stay home as much as possible this holiday season.
The numbers of total patients being treated at L.A. County hospitals for the coronavirus grew to 6,155 as of Tuesday, 1,234 — or about 20% — of whom were in intensive care units, based on a state dashboard that reports numbers a day earlie...Tags: News, California, La, Los Angeles, Sport, Britain, Soccer, Davis, Long Beach, Black, Carlisle, Ucla, Lee, Los Angeles County, South Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley 30 people like this. Like Doctors and nurses step up appeals for LA County to stay home amid record patient influxDecember 22, 2020 at 6:56 PM Facing the biggest health emergency of their lifetimes, doctors and nurses throughout Los Angeles County are stepping up their pleas for people to heed public health directives to cancel holiday gatherings and stay home as much as possible this holiday season.
The numbers of total patients being treated at L.A. County hospitals for the coronavirus grew to 6,155 as of Tuesday, 1,234 — or about 20% — of whom were in intensive care units, based on a state dashboard that reports numbers a day earlie...Tags: News, California, La, Los Angeles, Sport, Britain, Soccer, Davis, Long Beach, Black, Carlisle, Ucla, Lee, Los Angeles County, South Los Angeles, LA County 28 people like this. Like Intensive-care bed capacity at Southern California hospitals tumbles to 0.5%December 16, 2020 at 4:04 PM The number of available intensive-care unit beds at Southern California hospitals has declined for the ninth consecutive day, tumbling to 0.5% capacity Wednesday, Dec. 16 — rekindling alarm among public health and hospital officials.
The index, posted by state public health officials amid the deepening coronavirus surge, fell more than a percentage point from Tuesday’s 1.7% level.
The closely watched ICU metric triggered a state-mandated stay-at-home order when Southern California’s capacity tu...Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, Government, Germany, Sport, Soccer, Community, NHL, Biden, Southern California, Ventura, Gary Bettman, UCLA Health, Top Stories LADN 25 people like this. Like LA County coronavirus surge fuels Southern California ICU bed shortageDecember 15, 2020 at 9:03 PM  Tags: News, California, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, Long Beach, Pasadena, Usc, Ucla, Gavin Newsom, Southern California, Los Angeles County, Ferrer, Pfizer Inc 149 people like this. Like SoCal ICU space reaches new low as LA County’s coronavirus deaths spike againDecember 15, 2020 at 9:03 PM Tags: News, California, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, Sport, Public Health, Soccer, Long Beach, Pasadena, Usc, Ucla, Gavin Newsom, Southern California, Los Angeles County, Ferrer, Pfizer Inc 100 people like this. Like First wave of coronavirus vaccines arriving all over Southern CaliforniaDecember 14, 2020 at 2:25 PM With the rate of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations at their highest levels of the pandemic, hope is arriving today in Southern California in the form of the first doses of Pfizer’s long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine.
The shipments of vaccines streaming off aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport marked the first step in a massive undertaking expected to inoculate millions pf people across multiple Southland counties within six months.
Vaccines were arriving at area health care faciliti...Tags: Business, News, California, Washington, Kaiser Permanente, US, Paul Simon, Los Angeles, Sport, Walgreens, Soccer, San Diego, Long Beach, Fda, Pfizer, Orange County 28 people like this. Like First wave of coronavirus vaccines arriving across Southern CaliforniaDecember 14, 2020 at 2:25 PM With the rate of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations at their highest levels of the pandemic, hope is arriving today in Southern California in the form og the first doses of Pfizer’s long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine.
The shipments of vaccines streaming off aircraft at Los Angeles International Airport marked the first step in a massive undertaking expected to inoculate millions pf people across multiple Southland counties within six months.
Vaccines were arriving at area health care facilit...Tags: Business, News, California, Washington, US, Paul Simon, Los Angeles, Sport, Walgreens, Soccer, Fda, Pfizer, Cvs, Gavin Newsom, Southern California, Simon 31 people like this. Like With initial vaccines on the way, LA County tops 4,000 hospitalizationsDecember 13, 2020 at 7:14 PM  Tags: Health, Business, News, Education, California, Government, Paul Simon, Los Angeles, Sport, Walgreens, Soccer, Beverly Hills, Community, Michigan, Fda, Pfizer 84 people like this. Like $73 million settlement reached in ex-UCLA gynecologist’s sex abuse caseNovember 16, 2020 at 8:09 PM By Stefanie Dazio | Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — The prestigious University of California system has reached a proposed $73 million settlement with seven women who accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse.
As part of the class-action lawsuit, more than 6,600 patients of Dr. James Heaps could receive part of the settlement — even if they have not accused the former University of California, Los Angeles, gynecologist of abuse.
A federal judge must approve the deal between the seven plaintif...Tags: Health, News, Sexual Assault, California News, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Higher Education, Associated Press, University Of California, Ucla, Gavin Newsom, University Of Southern California, Ron Jeremy, Danny Masterson 41 people like this. Like UCLA Health collaborates with Regeneron Genetics Center to bring genomic medicine to patientsNovember 16, 2020 at 12:23 PM UCLA Health has entered into a collaborative research agreement with the Regeneron Genetics Center (RGC) to provide whole exome sequencing for 150,000 UCLA Health patients.Tags: Health, UCLA Health, Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron Genetics Center RGC 25 people like this. Like UCLA nurses seek timely notification for frontline workers exposed to COVID-19November 6, 2020 at 8:26 PM Registered nurses at UCLA plan to hold a rally Tuesday, Nov. 10 to demand that hospital administration notify frontline workers when they’ve been exposed to COVID-19 and also guarantee routine testing for nurses and other medical personnel.
The workers, represented by the California Nurses Association, claim there has been minimal notification from hospital management when coworkers test positive and that contact tracing has been spotty.
Nurses must currently complete a daily symptom review via ...Tags: Business, News, Colorado, California, Sport, Soccer, Ronald Reagan, Healthcare, UC, Valencia, Ucla, Gavin Newsom, Santa Monica, Southland, Torrance, U S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 42 people like this. Like Technological breakthrough may increase COVID-19 testing, reduce wait time and costsOctober 8, 2020 at 7:45 PM The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted emergency use authorization for scientists at UCLA Health to begin using a new method of COVID-19 detection using sequencing technology called SwabSeq.Tags: Health, U S Food and Drug Administration, UCLA Health 45 people like this. Like COVID-19 may have been circulating in LA in December, UCLA findsSeptember 10, 2020 at 11:52 AM LOS ANGELES — UCLA researchers and colleagues have found that there was a significant increase in patients with coughs and acute respiratory failure at UCLA Health hospitals and clinics beginning in late December, suggesting that COVID-19 may have been circulating in the area months before the first definitive cases in the US were identified, it was announced Thursday.
This sudden spike in patients with these symptoms, which continued through February, represents an unexpected 50% increase in su...Tags: News, California, La, US, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Disneyland, California Supreme Court, Ucla, Mickey, LA County, UCLA Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, Michael Pfeffer 23 people like this. Like COVID-19 may have been in LA as early as last December, UCLA-led study suggestsSeptember 10, 2020 at 12:00 AM UCLA researchers and colleagues who analyzed electronic health records found that there was a 50% increase in patients with coughs and acute respiratory failure at UCLA Health hospitals and clinics beginning in late December 2019 and continuing into February, suggesting that COVID-19 may have been circulating in the area months before the first definitive cases in the U.S. were identified.Tags: Science, La, Ucla, UCLA Health 49 people like this. Like Justin Turner is Dodgers’ nominee for Roberto Clemente AwardSeptember 3, 2020 at 11:07 PM LOS ANGELES – By definition, the Roberto Clemente Award isn’t awarded for lifetime achievement. For Justin Turner, who was chosen Thursday as the Dodgers’ nominee for the annual award, the honor would be a just reward for years of service.
Turner joined the Dodgers in 2014. Two years later, he registered his eponymous charity as a tax-exempt nonprofit. With help from his wife, Kourtney, and partner Clint Carlton, Turner has used the foundation to pump hundreds of thousands of dollars back into t...Tags: La, Sports, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Mlb, Los Angeles Dodgers, Turner, Colorado Rockies, Rockies, Joe Kelly, Kelly, DAVE ROBERTS, Roberts, Dodgers, Marquez 2 people like this. Like Apple and UCLA Launch Depression and Anxiety StudyAugust 4, 2020 at 2:38 PM  Tags: Apple, Health, Cnbc, Ucla, UCLA Health, University of California in Los Angeles UCLA, Nelson Freimer 117 people like this. Like Ex-UCLA gynecologist faces 20 additional chargesAugust 3, 2020 at 5:49 PM Dr. James Mason Heaps
LOS ANGELES — An obstetrician-gynecologist formerly employed by UCLA now faces a total of 20 felony counts charging him with sexually assaulting seven patients between 2011 and 2018, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Dr. James Mason Heaps, 63, of Woodland Hills, initially faced charges involving two alleged victims.
He pleaded not guilty to the newly filed charges Monday and was taken into custody and ordered to return to court on Sept. 1...Tags: News, Sexual Assault, Office, California News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Ronald Reagan, Bail, Ucla, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles Superior Court, Woodland Hills, Weinstein, UCLA Medical Center, James Mason 40 people like this. Like UCLA, UCI and Hoag hospitals score high in annual ratingsJuly 28, 2020 at 5:56 PM LOS ANGELES — Three Southern California hospitals — UCLA Health, UCI Health and Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian — received high marks Tuesday in the annual rankings issued by U.S. News & World Report, which judged them to be among America’s best hospitals.
The rankings recognize hospitals that excel in treating the most challenging patients and conditions. For the 2020-21 rankings and ratings, U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 medical centers nationwide in 25 specialties, procedures and co...Tags: News, California, California News, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Hospital, Soccer, Ronald Reagan, Pasadena, Orange County, Ucla, Southern California, Santa Monica, Newport Beach, Hoag 15 people like this. Like COVID And Flu Season Are Set To Collide, And Experts Fear ‘Disaster’July 10, 2020 at 5:10 PM  Tags: Hong Kong, News, Cdc, United States, National Institutes of Health, Flu, Emergency Department, UCLA Health, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Biddinger, Cobey, Ali Mokdad, Sarah Cobey, Muckraker, Josh Kovensky, Uslan 69 people like this. Like Under Armour wants to end $280M UCLA deal, but university is fighting to keep itJune 27, 2020 at 4:21 PM WESTWOOD — UCLA officials are resisting attempts by Under Armour to terminate a 15-year apparel and footwear contract with the school, university officials confirmed Saturday.
“UCLA Athletics learned this week that Under Armour is attempting to terminate its 15-year apparel and footwear contract with us and the Bruin community. We are exploring all our options to resist Under Armour’s actions,” UCLA Athletics Director Dan Guerrero said in a statement. “We remain committed to providing our hard-w...Tags: Business, News, Sports, California News, Nike, Sport, Soccer, College sports, Ncaa, Baltimore, Ucla, Boston College, Armour, Guerrero, UCLA Health, Top Stories LADN 46 people like this. Like How UCLA is handling student-athletes returning to campus MondayJune 20, 2020 at 3:47 PM UCLA will open its campus up to select student-athletes Monday, with stringent guidelines in place to keep all members of the athletic department safe.
UCLA officials held a teleconference Saturday in which they outlined the plan to bring Bruins back to Westwood as the department enters phase one of its reopening.
“It was critical for us to make sure that we complied with every standard that was set forth by government officials, the NCAA and the Pac-12,” said Matt Elliott, the senior associate ...Tags: Sports, Sport, Soccer, College sports, Ncaa, Ucla, Elliott, Kelly, Bruins, Westwood, UCLA Health, Matt Elliott, UCLA Football, College-football, Coronavirus, Deshun Murrell 2 people like this. Like UCLA to allow student-athletes return starting next weekJune 17, 2020 at 2:13 PM Sports are beginning to return to UCLA. Slowly.
The UCLA athletic department announced on Wednesday that football student-athletes can begin to return to campus on Monday. Local athletes from men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, men’s water polo and cross country will also be allowed back on campus starting next week.
UCLA is describing this as Phase One of their plan to reopen campus. This stage will “consist of COVID-19 and antibody testing and comprehensive screening of both physical...Tags: Sports, Sport, Soccer, College sports, Ucla, Jackie Robinson, UCLA Health, College-football, COVID, Jackie Robinson Stadium Where UCLA 21 people like this. Like Things to do – online – from the San Fernando Valley and LA area, June 11-18June 11, 2020 at 9:00 AM
Miguel Moller, left, takes a photo of Chantae Cheney, front row from left, Ana Rovang, Korbi Christenson, Sonia Nunez, back row from left, Rose Broderick, Rachel Sandoval, and Virginia Kelly during the 5th annual Valley Pride festival at Van Nuys Civic Center in Van Nuys on Saturday, June 22, 2019. (Photo by Ed Crisostomo, Contributing Photographer)
Take a chance on new entertainment experiences online, June 11-18.
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San Fernando Valley LGBT Community Center: Celebrating June...Tags: Facebook, Instagram, California, Youtube, La, America, Los Angeles, Sport, Paypal, Soccer, Graham, Arthur Conan Doyle, Marvin Gaye, Ucla, Eastern Europe, James Hetfield 46 people like this. Like Role of nuclear cardiology in COVID-19June 10, 2020 at 2:45 AM "We know that without a vaccine we're going to be dealing with this virus for a while," said Johnese Spisso, president of UCLA Health, in an interview with Johannes Czernin.Tags: Health, UCLA Health, Johnese Spisso 16 people like this. Like 56 coronavirus deaths, 1,329 new cases logged in LA CountyJune 6, 2020 at 5:26 PM As fatalities and cases continued to show no sign of relenting, Los Angeles County health officials reported 1,329 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 56 additional deaths today, bringing the county’s totals to 62,338 cases and 2,620 fatalities.
“Each day, we think of the many people who are experiencing the sorrow of losing a loved one to COVID-19. Our thoughts and prayers are with you every day, and we are deeply sorry for your loss,” said Barbara Ferrer, the county’s director of public heal...Tags: News, California, Sport, Soccer, Long Beach, Catholic, Pasadena, State, Los Angeles County, Ferrer, LA County, San Fernando Valley, City News Service, UCLA Health, Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles Archdiocese 7 people like this. Like UCLA develops 3D-printed testing swabs to address shortageJune 6, 2020 at 9:00 AM  Tags: News, Los Angeles, Sport, Soccer, Fda, Ucla, U S Food and Drug Administration, LA County, UCLA Health, Oland, Top Stories LADN, Top Stories OCR, Top Stories PE, Top Stories IVDB, Top Stories RDF, Top Stories Sun 147 people like this. Like |
