Methodist Hospital's emergency room was closed for three hours early Saturday morning after an x-ray film processor malfunctioned and emitted toxic fumes.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital is celebrating its 90th anniversary and preparing for the $34 million, 5-story, 128-bed "patient tower" that was approved in September.
Nurses Susan Ricci, Hiedi Reed, Karen Schade and Sonya Smith are claiming in a lawsuit that Dr. Albert Peters sexually harassed and sexually battered them.
Methodist Hospital of Southern California has been grappling with the cultural differences brought about by the influx of Chinese Americans to Arcadia surrounding communities.
John F. Llewellyn and Arne Lalm are the newest appointees to the board of directors of the Methodist Hospital of Southern California. Llewellyn, a Sierra Madre resident, is President of Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries. Kalm, an Arcadia resident, is President of First Arcadia Corp., an investment banking firm.
Arcadia Methodist Hospital (AMH) was awarded 3 year accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). AMH scored 93 out of 100.
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.
Methodist Hospital's new Chief Operating Officer, Dennis Lee, said his biggest challenge will be maintaining an already "extremely well-managed hospital."