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.
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.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital is seeking approval from the California Department of Health for a $15 million building program. Included would be a 3-story addition to house emergency services, remodeling, and a parking structure.
Arcadia's officials, harboring "serious concerns" about a massive expansion plan for the Santa Anita Park property, want to meet with owner Frank Stronach. An artist's rendering of the proposal is included.
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.
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.
Interview with Suzanne Wallace, who operates the Turnquist Santa Anita Dog School. Good summary of the services that the school offers, hours of classes, etc.
A new program at Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been implemented to conserve blood and avoid transfusions whenever possible. It is called Bloodless Medicine Center.
Gastric bypass surgery patients who had the surgery at Methodist Hospital held a patients' reunion. Frank DeMarco, his wife and daughter were enthusiastic about the operation.
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.
Registered nurse Shawn Douthit, of Cerner Corp., promotes the "Smart Semi," a mobile caregiver station that travels across the country and is making a stop at Arcadia Methodist Hospital. This new technology integrates different systems and devices, including electronics, IV pumps, monitors, into the electronic medical record. Kara Marx, the hospital's chief information officer, already has plans to install a system similar to Cerner's by August.
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.
A new $6.7 million Maternal Child Health Center will open in the next several weeks at Methodist Hospital. It is larger and will make mothers and families more comfortable. Jan McEachern is shown in a photo.
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.
Arcadia officials approve expansion and seismic retrofitting plans for Arcadia Methodist Hospital. Expansion plans include a new five-story patient tower, a new ambulance bay, a larger emergency room and a larger critical care unit.
Six sets of golf clubs have been stolen in the past five weeks from Santa Anita Golf Course. Authorities are conducting undercover sting operations and encouraging golfers to monitor their possessions.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital has been trying to reduce the number of heart failure patients that are readmitted to the hospital through education, teamwork, and follow-up. The Heart Failure Program was established in 2003 for this purpose. Since 2003, more than 600 patients have participated in the program with encouraging results.