Arcadia neurologist Vincent Fortanasce talks about his experiences as a Little League manager and his philosophy in dealing with children and patients.
For years, long-time Arcadia resident Kurt W. Rose designated $50 a year to the Methodist Hospital Foundation. Mr. Rose, who died last year at the age of 91, left $4.2 million to the Methodist Hospital Foundation, the largest individual contribution in the hospital's 95-year history.
The memory of Monsignor Gerald M. O'Keefe, the founding pastor of Holy Angeles Parish in Arcadia, was honored recently at a rededication ceremony. The church history is profiled.
A profile of Roger and Lilah Strangeland, major donors to the new cardiac catheterization laboratory at Methodist Hospital. The lab will be named in honor of the Strangelands. Mr. Strangeland is former Chairman and CEO of The Vons Companies, Inc.
Stephen M. Shortell, son of long-time resident Robert M. Shortell, has been awarded the Bexter Health Services Research Prize, the highest honor in health care services research. Photo.
Arcadia citizens rally against Measure "M", the proposition on the November 5 ballot that would require a special election every time any non-racing activity is proposed for Santa Anita Park race track.
Methodist Hospital's new Chief Operating Officer, Dennis Lee, said his biggest challenge will be maintaining an already "extremely well-managed hospital."
Olga Budds, 62, an anesthesiologist at Methodist Hospital for 32 years, is now the hospital's first female chief of staff, acting as a liaison between the 425 physicians and the administration.
Arcadian Elene Chaffee Loebbecke was awarded the George Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge for her lifelong volunteerism.