STAYING HEALTHY IN SANTA MONICA UCLA MEDICAL CENTER, S A N TA M O N I C A The healthcare sector accounts for 11% of the city’s employment and impacts the community’s wellbeing in more ways than one. UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, is not only the city’s top employer, but a premier healthcare provider. The main campus features a full-service medical center and combines the knowledge of an academic facility with UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica the accessibility of a community hospital to offer patients the best of both medical worlds. The 281-bed, full-service medical center provides the complete continuum of healthcare services; features 16 operating rooms; has 1,100 physicians, 2,500+ employees; and more than 300 volunteers and 500 care extenders. These doctors, nurses and staff take inspiration from the many families with whose confidence they are entrusted for treatment, surgery, recovery and other procedures. Each year, more than 1,600 babies are born at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica. UCLA Santa Monica’s Emergency Department is always open to serve the community. “Our commitment is not just to the health of our patients – we also care about the well-being of our staff, many of whom live in the Santa Monica community,” says Janet Rimicci, senior director of UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica. “And as a hospital recently recognized as a Top Hospital for Diversity by BlackDoc.org, we also foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all.” Last year, U.S. News & World Report
While the Santa Monica community is certainly adapting to unexpected challenges, it remains fortunate to host some of the best wellness practitioners and healthcare providers in the world.
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PROVIDENCE SAINT JOHN’S H E A LT H C E N T E R Providence Saint John’s Health Center has been serving the Santa Monica and westside Los Angeles County communities since 1942. Though he joined the hospital just last fall, Chief Executive of Providence Saint John’s Health Center and Board Chairman of Saint John’s Physician Partners Michael Ricks says the steadiness of compassion and service that has sustained the organization for nearly 80 years continues to guide them, even in COVID-19’s unpredictable medical circumstances. “I’ve never seen a team have to gel so quickly because of the emergent situation right in front of them and we did that,” he says. “It was amazing to have to orientate to a brand-new crisis requiring 24/7 leadership and to be able to do that, to quickly bond as a team, has been remarkable for us.” Ricks commends the adaptability and teamwork of the staff and its support networks. “Sometimes, even in hospitals, you have silos of different specialties. This crisis has caused all the ‘specialty silos’ to break down barriers; to put the best and brightest minds together across the whole organization to do what’s best for our patients and for this community.” He adds, “To see that work and the increased collaboration around an unknown disease has been miraculous and remarkable.” Named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for eight consecutive years, Providence Saint John’s offers a full spectrum of care
