Richard A. Hachten II, president and administrator of Arcadia's Methodist Hospital of Southern California, has submitted his resignation to the hospital board of directors. He has accepted the position of administrator of the Tri-City Hospital District in Oceanside as of November 1. Hachten was associated with Arcadia Methodist Hospital since 1972 and was president/administrator since March 1981.
Methodist Hospital of Southern California joins Keck Medicine of USC as USC Arcadia Hospital. The affiliation was finalized July 1. Dan Ausman is the president and CEO of USC Arcadia Hospital.
Methodist Hospital of Southern California has been grappling with the cultural differences brought about by the influx of Chinese Americans to Arcadia surrounding communities.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital of Southern California and Keck Medicine of University of Southern California (USC) take next steps toward affiliation. A written notice has been submitted to the Office of the Attorney General of California for regulatory review and approval. Following regulatory approval, Methodist Hospital will officially join the Keck Medicine clinical enterprise as USC Arcadia Hospital.
Methodist Hospital of Southern California, Arcadia, has received a $95,000 grant from the Atlantic Richfield Foundation to fund a mobile community health program.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital of Southern California officially broke ground for a $12.8 million surgical wing that is designed to meet the needs of the community into the next century.
Methhodist Hospital of Southern California has been named a "Distinguished Hospital" by two firms that rate medical facilities on the quality of patient care.
Arcadia City Council has approved a major expansion of Methodist Hospital of Southern California. The project will cost $130 million and is slated to finish by early 2009.
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.