Letter from the Publisher
Josh Schimmels
In recent times, health care professionals at all levels in our region have been asked to do so much and have accomplished countless essential tasks while helping to pioneer innovative new technologies and treatment protocols. The leaders of this industry have had difficult and transformational decisions to make every day and we all owe them a debt of gratitude.
The importance of the leaders and teams who are running health care organizations and making key decisions to help improve our communities cannot be overstated. This section of the Los Angeles Business Journal is designed to honor the particularly outstanding leaders in health care for our region. These individuals, organizations and programs have made remarkable strides helping Los Angeles (and beyond) to provide outstanding levels of care and treatment while fighting to help us navigate through uncharted waters and beyond.
Included in this special section you are reading now are spotlights on the honorees we celebrated as part of our annual Health Care Leadership Symposium & Awards event on Wednesday, August 23rd at the Biltmore Los Angeles.
Before launching into the awards ceremony, the event brought together a diverse group of elite health industry insiders for a panel discussion about everything from providing to underserved populations to the biggest challenges the system is facing to the overall impact new protocols are having on Southern California, and much more.
The esteemed panel included insights from George Greene (president/CEO, Hospital Association of Southern California); Joya Henderson (chief nursing officer, Antelope Valley Medical Center); Precious Mayes (CEO and president, Pacifica Hospital of the Valley); Roger Sharma (president and CEO, Emanate Health); Joi Torrence-Hill (chief of operations, USC Norris Cancer Hospital); and Paul Viviano (president & CEO, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles).
During the award ceremony portion of the event, 14 inspirational honoree organizations and individuals were announced this year and are described in this section. We applaud each of them, as well as the impactful collection of finalists, also described in these pages. Congratulations – and thank you – to all the great health care leaders in Los Angeles who play such integral roles in our lives and the lives of our families, friends and coworkers.
HONOREES
HEALTH SYSTEM EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Honoree
STEVEN D. SHAPIRO – University of Southern California
HOSPITAL/MEDICAL CENTER CEO OF THE YEAR
Honoree
HOSPITAL/MEDICAL CENTER EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR
Honoree
LARA KHOURI – Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
TRUSTED ADVISOR OF THE YEAR
Honoree
CLAIRE MARBLESTONE – Foley & Lardner LLP
OUTSTANDING HEALTHCARE INNOVATOR
Honoree
KEITH VOSSEL – David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
OUTSTANDING HEALTHCARE VOLUNTEER
Honoree
MIRNA ORIHUELA – Kaiser Permanente
IMPACT HOSPITAL OR HOSPITAL SYSTEM OF THE YEAR
Honoree
COMMUNITY CLINIC OF THE YEAR
Honoree
EDUCATIONAL OR INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAM OF THE YEAR
Honoree
KAISER PERMANENTE BERNARD J. TYSON
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
EXCELLENCE IN IN-HOME HEALTH AWARD
Honoree
TOP TELEHEALTH PROGRAM
Honoree
OUTSTANDING COLLABORATION OF THE YEAR
Honoree
GREATER LOS ANGELES VETERANS RESEARCH
AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION (with leading researchers)
NEW IMPACT HEALTH CARE PRODUCT OR SERVICE OF THE YEAR
Honoree
For the list of Finalists:
click here
PANELISTS
George Greene, Esq.
President/CEO
Hospital Association of Southern California
Precious Mayes
CEO and President
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley
Joya Henderson
Chief Nursing Officer
Antelope Valley Medical Center
Roger Sharma
President and CEO
Emanate Health
Joi Torrence-Hill
Chief of Operations
USC Norris Cancer Hospital
Paul Viviano
President & CEO
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Inside the Supplement
Profile of a Safety Net Hospital
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley (PHV), is a 231-bed safety net hospital located in Los Angeles County and serves 14 zip codes
including subacute patient referrals from hospitals 400+ miles away… Read More
Transforming Health Care Delivery for the Community
The one constant of health care is its ever-evolving nature, and one of the most significant results of this is the paradigm shift of community hospitals’ approach to care.… Read More
Excellence in Healthcare is Rooted in Compassion, Respect and Inclusion
The increasing diversity of our nation brings opportunities and challenges for healthcare providers and healthcare systems to not only create and deliver culturally competent services… Read More
A Century-Long Commitment to Better Health for All
Since its establishment in 1923, the Hospital Association of Southern California (HASC) has been a driving force in… Read More
Advancing Research and Education for the Health of Veterans
The Greater Los Angeles Veterans Research and Education Foundation’s (GLAVREF’s) mission, (“building partnerships to advance research and education for the health of our nation’s Veterans”) is designed specifically to… Read More
Your Organization Needs (at Least One) Health Care Systems Engineer
Although our U.S. health care system consumes nearly 20% of the GDP, it is plagued with pockets of poor quality, waste, fragmentation, and disparities… Read More
Docuseries Examines ACL Injury Epidemic in Women’s Soccer
At least 36 world-class Women’s World Cup soccer players were sidelined due to ACL injuries during the competition this year… Read More
Delivering Excellence Through Specialty Services
Located in the heart of Antelope Valley, California, the Antelope Valley Medical Center (AVMC) stands as a beacon of hope and healing for the local community and beyond.… Read More
Spotlight on an Impactful Community Health Center
For more than 55 years, community health centers have existed to deliver care in areas where access to basic medical care was limited. The mission of the Watts Healthcare Corporation is to “improve the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve by ensuring access to compassionate.… Read More
‘Bones Love Milk’ Event Series Kicks Off New Season at Shredquarters
The “Bones Love Milk” skate team, sponsored by the California Milk Processor Board (creators of got milk?), hosted Shredquarters, a four-day immersive skateboarding pop-up event in Huntington Beach right across the street from the US Open of Surfing that draws 500,000 people annually… Read More
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