California Hospital School of Nursing Alumni, Barbara Jury, reflects on a long career of nursing
July 10, 2019: Featured on Nurse.com
Jury practiced from the 1950s to the 1990s and experienced important evolutions in acute care nursing. She was among the first in her profession to earn a bachelors in nursing, graduating from nursing school in California in 1950.
She then spent her entire 40-plus-year nursing career at California Hospital Medical Center in downtown Los Angeles, where she experienced a spectrum of nursing roles. Read More>>>>
L.A. Downtown News Announces CHMC's Heart of the City 5K
March 26, 2019
"A venerable Downtown fundraiser is back this week. The Heart of the City 5K, organized by California Hospital Medical Center, takes place on Saturday, March 30. Proceeds benefit the hospital’s in-the-works four-story patient care building, which is seeking to raise $260,000." Read More>>>
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center Breaks Ground on New Patient Care Tower in Downtown L.A.
LOS ANGELES – Jan. 28, 2019
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center has broken ground on a $215 million campus expansion and modernization project designed to keep up with the growing and diverse healthcare needs of the downtown and surrounding Los Angeles communities. The centerpiece of this project is a new, 150,000-square-foot patient care tower that will add space, privacy and advanced medical technology while greatly enhancing capacity and accessibility for emergency, trauma and maternity services. It is anticipated that the project will be completed in 2020 with occupancy in 2021. Read here >>>
California Hospital Medical Center Raises $675,000 at Gala
LOS ANGELES – Nov. 28, 2018
With more than 700 leaders of the Los Angeles downtown business and healthcare communities in attendance, California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) raised more than $675,000 at its annual La Grande Affaire gala earlier this month. The funds will support the $215 million expansion and modernization of the only hospital located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles. Read More >>>
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center to Construct Patient Care Tower as Centerpiece of Campus Expansion
LOS ANGELES – Sept. 24, 2018
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center announced plans to construct a new patient care tower that will serve as the centerpiece of a $215 million campus expansion and modernization designed to keep up with the growing and diverse needs of the greater Los Angeles downtown community. The new 150,000-square-foot, four-story tower will provide added space, privacy and advanced medical technology while greatly enhancing the hospital’s capacity and accessibility for emergency, trauma and maternity services. Read here >>>
Written Notice to CA Attorney General
2018
On March 29, 2018, Dignity Health provided written notice to the California Attorney General of its proposed alignment with Catholic Health Initiatives. The notice is also available online for viewing or download at this link.
Top Award for Flu Compliance
2016
Awarded by by Dignity Health, California Hospital was recognized as a leader in Safe Practices for Excellence for attaining 90% and above with employee influenza vaccination for two consecutive years.