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CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Ranked No. 2 in California for Coronary Intervention by Healthgrades for Two Years in a Row

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—February 24, 2024—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, has been ranked as the second-best hospital in California for coronary interventional procedures for two consecutive years, according to a new analysis released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems. This achievement reflects CHA HPMC’s commitment to delivering the best care possible and distinguishes the organization as one of California’s leading hospitals for Coronary Intervention.
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CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN TO PARTICIPATE IN $40 MILLION STUDY OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN PERSONS OF KOREAN, VIETNAMESE, AND CHINESE ANCESTRY

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—July 11, 2023—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, is proud to announce its participation in a prestigious $40.5 million, multisite study funded by a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), for the development of the Asian Cohort for Alzheimer’s Disease (ACAD). CHA HPMC’s state-of-the-art eye institute, Southern California Eye Institute (SCEI), is one of the 15 academic medical centers across the United States and Canada, participating in the study led by Penn Medicine.
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CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER RANKED NO.2 IN CALIFORNIA FOR CORONARY INTERVENTION BY HEALTHGRADES

LOS ANGELES—February 7, 2023—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, has been ranked as the second best hospital in California for coronary interventional procedures, according to a new analysis released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems. Additionally, CHA HPMC has been recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention for two years in a row (2022-2023), America’s 100 Best for Spine Surgery for three years in a row (2021-2023), and a recipient of Orthopedic Surgery Excellence Award (2023).
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LIFE-SAVING FETAL SURGERY PROGRAM LAUNCHES AT CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER

LOS ANGELES—January 18, 2023—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, has announced a new program to provide innovative and life-saving fetal surgery to pregnant women and their unborn babies with birth defects through a collaboration with Los Angeles Fetal Surgery. This will be one of the only fetal surgery centers in the U.S.
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CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER SKILLED NURSING FACILITY RANKED ‘HIGH PERFORMING’ BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

LOS ANGELES—December 7, 2022—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center’s skilled nursing facility, Chalet, has been recognized as a “Best Nursing Home” for short-term rehabilitation for 2022-2023 by U.S. News & World Report, a global leader in quality rankings. Only 16% of skilled nursing facilities in the country earned the “Best Nursing Home” designation this year.
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CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Emergency Department Opens Fast Track Program

LOS ANGELES— CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC) launched its Emergency Department fast track (ED Fast Track) program to better serve its community. CHA HPMC is home to one of the highest patient volume emergency rooms in Los Angeles County. The implementation of a fast track is expected to offset the patient-to-caregiver ratio which is necessary in order to most effectively and efficiently serve the Hollywood and Greater Los Angeles Area.
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CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Joins New TeleStroke Program

LOS ANGELES— CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC) has launched telestroke services to provide timely assessment of stroke and improve the quality of care to its patients through a collaboration with the USC TeleStroke and Neurological Emergency Program. This program allows physicians in the emergency room at CHA HPMC to consult directly with Keck Medicine of USC world-class stroke neurologists. The program is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for neurological emergencies through a one-click, HIPPA-compliant online telemedicine platform.
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CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Receives National Recognition for Providing High-Quality Stroke Care

LOS ANGELES—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC) has received the American Heart Association’s Gold Plus Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.
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July 13, 2022
Professor Rachel West honored with KY CHA Award in Stem Cell Technology

LOS ANGELES—The American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) honored Professor Rachel West at Auburn University with the KY CHA Award in Stem Cell Technology for her contributions to the development of reproductive medicine. Dr. West follows a distinguished group of researchers as the ninth recipient of the award.
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July 6, 2022
CHA HEALTH SYSTEMS PARTNERS WITH CERAS HEALTH TO IMPROVE REAL-TIME CARE COORDINATION AND HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR PATIENTS

LOS ANGELES—CHA Health Systems (CHS), a global leader in healthcare and biotechnology, today announced a partnership with digital healthcare services company Ceras Health (Ceras) to use its breakthrough digital transitions of care solutions, to drive improved health outcomes and care coordination for the health system’s Medicare and other vulnerable patient populations.
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March 8, 2022
CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER NAMED ONE OF NATION’S TOP SPINE HOSPITALS BY HEALTHGRADES FOR 3 YEARS IN RUNNING

LOS ANGELES—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, has been named as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery by Healthgrades, the leading online resource that connects consumers, physicians, and health systems, for three years in a row. In addition, CHA HPMC is the only hospital in Los Angeles to be recognized for three consecutive years within the top 1% of nation’s hospitals that deliver superior patient outcomes in back and neck surgeries and spinal fusion.
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September 29, 2020
CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER APPOINTS MARCEL LOH PRESIDENT & CEO

LOS ANGELES—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a hospital that is a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marcel Loh as president and chief executive officer (CEO) effective October 5, 2020.
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January 19, 2020
CHA HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER OPENS FIRST DEDICATED HOSPITAL-BASED OPHTHALMIC OPERATING ROOM IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY

LOS ANGELES—Jan. 19, 2020—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a hospital that is a member of CHA Health Systems, a global network providing a full spectrum of dynamic healthcare services, today announced the opening of a state-of-the-art ophthalmic surgery suite as part of the hospital’s Southern California Eye Institute. The new surgery suite is the first hospital-based facility dedicated to eye surgery in the Los Angeles area.
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October 26, 2018
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Announces Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, World Renowned Eye Care Specialist, as Founding Director of the Southern California Eyecare and Vision Research Institute

LOS ANGELES—October 26, 2018—CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA HPMC), a subsidiary of CHA Health Systems, a global leader in bio-technology and healthcare, and Dr. Rohit Varma have partnered to form the new Southern California Eyecare and Vision Research Institute (SCEVRI) to provide specialized and comprehensive eye care and cutting edge therapies to the diverse communities in Southern California, and to conduct world class research in collaboration with CHA Health Systems’s leading edge stem cell research platform.
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October 19, 2018
CHA-HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER, RECEIVES “HEALTHCARE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR” AWARD FOR SERVING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COMMUNITIES

LOS ANGELES—October 19, 2018—CHA-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA-HPMC), a subsidiary of CHA Health Systems (a global leader in bio-technology and healthcare), was recognized as the Healthcare Provider of the Year for serving the Southern California communities, by the Asian Business League at its 34th Annual Awards, held on October 17.
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October 1, 2018
CHA-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, Titanium Healthcare, and Charter Health Group Partner to Launch New Medicare Initiative
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CHA-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA-HPMC), a subsidiary of CHA Medical Group (a global leader in bio-technology and healthcare), Titanium Healthcare, LLC, and Charter Health Group have partnered together to improve quality of care as part of Medicare’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced (BPCI Advanced) initiative. The team will launch the innovative “Continuing Care Program” at CHA-HPMC on October 1, 2018. The Continuing Care Program will provide intensive support to Medicare beneficiaries for a period of 90 days after discharge.
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July 25, 2018
CHA-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center at the Forefront of Robotic Surgical Technology
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CHA-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (CHA-HPMC), a subsidiary of CHA Bio Group (a Korea-based global leader in bio-technology and health care) has introduced its latest addition, da Vinci Xi Surgical System. CHA-HPMC will be the first community medical center in the area (Hollywood, Korea Town, Los Feliz, and Silver Lake) to offer this advanced surgical system, which optimizes clinical outcomes and patient experience — while minimizing surgical invasiveness and the length of hospital stay.
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May 7, 2018
CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Breaks Ground on New Patient Care Tower
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) has broken ground on a new patient care tower designed to further meet the community’s needs while assuring that Hollywood’s first medical facility meets all current state seismic requirements.
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