Shannon Collins, 21, of Torrance, California, who lived through a deadly fire when she was a child is now spreading awareness on how to properly use space heaters. The burn survivor hugged Torrance Memorial Medical Center nurses and one of the doctors who took care of her for...
Torrance Memorial Medical Center patients received a surprise visit from Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Kenley Jansen this past weekend. Jansen delivered holiday cheer and signed Dodgers gear to cancer, cardiac and pediatric patients. Jansen's son was born at the hospital earlier this year. “I know how...
Each week, seniors brush away stress and ailments with a dose of art therapy taught by world-renowned Chicana artist Yolanda Gonzalez. A native Angeleno, Gonzalez lends her talents to teach seniors in AltaMed Health Services’ Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) how...
AltaMed Health Services, the nation’s largest independent federally qualified community health center, provided voter registration assistance to the public outside its health center. To date, AltaMed has registered more than 2,200 people in Los Angeles and Orange County. As a civically engaged health care leader,...
This community health clinic is checking patient’s blood pressure, cholesterol and temperature… and their status as registered voters. AltaMed Health Services, the largest federally-qualified health center in the nation with 52 accredited centers in southern California, has launched a comprehensive civic engagement campaign program called “My...
As summer approaches and temperatures begin to rise, it becomes increasingly important for parents to not leave their children in a hot car. Dr. Ilan Shapiro (fluent-Spanish speaker), a pediatrician at AltaMed Health Services and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) aims to...
Chubbs, the 10-year-old Himalayan mix, took himself for an afternoon walk down a busy Altadena street. Luckily, he was found by a good Samaritan who lugged him to the Pasadena Humane Society & SPCA (PHS). The 29-pound cat, which has now gone viral, is one of...
Thousands of rubber ducks will transform the ocean into a sea of gold during the 26th annual Duck-a-Thon™ at the Huntington Beach Pier. This special event benefits AltaMed Medical & Dental Group – Huntington Beach, a nonprofit that provides medical and dental care for Orange...
"Bridges in a Time of Walls: Mexican/Chicano Art from Los Angeles to Mexico" is an exhibition that will bring an iconic collection of Chicano art from AltaMed Health Services' Art Collection to the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in Mexico City in September. The collection will feature around...
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasNw4gTTaE&t=6s[/embed] Studies have shown that the longer someone with mental health needs sits in an emergency room, the more likely they are to get sicker, hurt themselves, or hurt someone else. At St. Joseph Hospital of Orange, patients with psychiatric needs have their own emergency room. The...