Long Beach Medical Center and LBFD host free, hands-only CPR training as community bystander response remains below 50%
When cardiac arrest strikes, the first few minutes can mean the difference between life and death. Yet fewer than half of patients receive CPR before reaching the hospital. To help close this gap and improve survival rates in the Long Beach community, MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center, in partnership with the Long Beach Fire Department…
A new era of cancer survivorship starts here
There are 18 million cancer survivors in the United States…
Servant leadership: civic stewardship beyond the ballot box
By: Mark Guillen There is a version of civic life…
City of Hope® offers Long Beach unparalleled care for prostate cancer
One in seven U.S. men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Although incidence rates are high, there is reason for hope for the future of prostate cancer in Long Beach and nearby…
She thought it was the flu – at 27, it was early-stage lung cancer
At just 27 years old, Emily never imagined she’d be facing a cancer diagnosis. In late 2022, she was busy working in aerospace and living a typical young adult life…
Ethics in leadership is good for business, investment, and the economy
By John Keisler and Harry Saltzgaver “Trust is one of the greatest economic forces on Earth.” — Charlie Munger Charlie Munger (1924–2023) was an American investor, businessman, attorney, and philanthropist…
Lara Khouri, MBA, MPH, named new chief executive officer of Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital, part of MemorialCare, is one of only eight free-standing children’s hospitals, and one of just three under-one-roof children’s & women’s health models. LONG BEACH,…
History made: Dr. Wassef performs world’s first robotic hip revision with Mako 5.0 software
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has made history by becoming the first hospital in the world to successfully perform a robotic hip revision surgery using Stryker’s Mako Total Hip with…
