Ryan Gerber
Ryan Gerber, a downtown Los Angeles resident in his 30s, felt chest pains while at the gym just a few blocks from California Hospital Medical Center. He searched for “emergency room” on his smart phone and came to our hospital. It turned out that he had a serious heart condition called an aortic dissection and an aneurysm. There is a very small window of time in which you can treat this condition before it is fatal. Mr. Gerber is grateful for the doctors and nurses who saved his life that day and to California Hospital for being his community hospital.
“The nurses, doctors, and staff were all pretty awesome. They really looked after me and my mom, who was there for almost the entire time. Amazing people like Nurse Practitioner Elena Rossman treated us like family and really took care of me at my weakest, when I couldn’t even take care of myself. They’re good people and I really am indebted to them for the rest of my fortunate life. Did I mention how awesome they are?”
—Grateful Patient Ryan Gerber