The Western Jubilee Crystal Ball of the Methodist Hospital Foundation was held on Oct. 5 at the Autry Museum. Mickey Segal, Chair of the hospital foundation, presented the Berger Award in philanthropy to the Forest Lawn Foundation. Approximately $130,000 was raised to benefit the new Maternal Child Health Center at the hospital.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been named one of the top 100 U.S. cardiovascular hospitals by Solucient, a company that provides health-care business information to hospitals.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital is celebrating its 100th year in 2003. This article traces its history back to 1903 when the hospital started in downtown Los Angeles.
A new Active Health fitness center has opened at Methodist Hospital to fill the gap between insurance-approved rehabilitation and unsupervised workouts at local gyms.
Methodist Hospital's 14th annual Crystal Ball at Santa Anita Park raised about $90,000 to buy state-of-the-art CT scanning equipment and funding for equipment needs in the new maternal child health care center.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital and Santa Anita YMCA offer a joint medically-based fitness program called Active Health. It is designed for people with health problems or who want a monitored workout routine and diet plan.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital implements the insertion of a stent or tubular scaffold, into an artery to compress and clear blockages for those with Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD).
A profile on Jill Harkema, director of community outreach for Methodist Hospital, who was given the Heart in Hand Humanitarian Award by the Foothill Unity Center.
Methodist Hospital expects an increase in the number of emergency patients using its facilities because of the closure of the emergency room at Santa Teresita Hospital in Duarte.
A survey gives City of Hope in Duarte and Huntington Hospital in Pasadena the highest rank in patient care. Methodist Hospital of Souther California in Arcadia received average to above-average ratings.
Methodist Hospital will close down its Active Health gym in August. It is the region's first medically based fitness center. It was losing money and took up space needed for other uses.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital celebrates its centennial. There were 30 invited guests and local dignitaries, including past chiefs of staff. The hospital began in 1903 in a 2-story house on Hewitt Street in downtown Los Angeles. It was founded by the Women's Home Missionary Society and had 5 beds.