USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL FOUNDATION

PROGRAM SERVICES: IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR GENERAL HOSPITAL SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION ALSO SUPPORTED THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC PROGRAMS OF HOSPITAL. NEXT GENERATION CARE - A NEW PATIENT TOWER WAS COMPLETED IN 2011 THAT HOUSED ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL CARE IN A HEALING ENVIRONMENT. THE NEW TOWER FEATURES THE HOLLFELDER EMERGENCY CARE CENTER WHICH EXPANDS LIFE SAVING SERVICES, INCREASES THE NUMBER OF PATIENT BEDS AND ADDITIONAL CRITICAL CARE BEDS, PLUS SPECIALTY AREAS FOR CARDIOLOGY, CANCER, AND ORTHOPEDICS. CARDIAC CARE - USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO ALWAYS BEING THAT PLACE - ONE THAT IS CAPABLE OF HELPING PATIENTS IN A CRISIS WHETHER IT IS A CARDIAC ARREST, HEART ATTACK, HEART FAILURE OR LONG-TERM REHABILITATION CARE AFTER CARDIAC SURGERY. ITS EXCELLENCE IN COMPREHENSIVE CARDIAC SERVICES INCLUDES: (1) AS A SPECIALLY DESIGNATED STEMI RECEIVING CENTER, PARAMEDICS BYPASS OTHER HOSPITALS AND BRING PATIENTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING A LIFE THREATENING STEMI-TYPE HEART ATTACK (WHERE THE CORONARY ARTERY IS COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY A BLOOD CLOT) TO USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL; (2) THE CHEST PAIN TEAM STANDS READY 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, TO OPEN BLOCKED ARTERIES IN ONE OF THREE CATH LABS IN LESS THAN 90 MINUTES, THE GOLD STANDARD IN CARDIAC CARE; (3) IT IS AMONG THE FEW HEART CENTERS WHERE TOP ELECTROPHYSIOLOGISTS ARE REGULARLY MAPPING THE HEART AND USING ULTRASOUND OR RADIO WAVES TO CORRECT DANGEROUS ARRHYTHMIAS WITHOUT DRUGS; (4) IN THE CARDIAC REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT, STAFF CERTIFIED IN AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION (AHA) ADVANCED CARDIAC LIFE SUPPORT OFFER EDUCATION AND EXERCISE THERAPY WHOSE GOAL IS TO HELP CARDIAC PATIENTS RECOVER QUICKLY AND RETURN TO WORK OR AN ACTIVE RETIREMENT; (5)LOS ANGELES COUNTRY'S EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AGENCY RECOGNIZES THAT THE TEAM PROVIDES SOME OF THE BEST CARDIAC CARE IN LOS ANGELES COUNTRY; (6) AMONG OTHER AWARDS, USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL'S CARDIOLOGY SERVICES WHERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED WITH A GOLD PERFORMANCE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM AHA FOR OUR HIGH-QUALITY CARE OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PATIENTS. STROKE CARE CENTER - USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL IS APPROVED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER AND IS CERTIFIED BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AS AN APPROVED STROKE CENTER - ONE OF ONLY 18 APPROVED STROKE CENTERS IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ONE OF ONLY TWO SUCH FACILITIES IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. WHEN IT COMES TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT, WHERE PATIENTS GO FOR HELP IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL MEETS ALL THE KEY CRITERIA WITH: (1) SPECIALLY TRAINED PHYSICIANS, NURSES AND TECHNICIANS WHO READY TO SPRING INTO ACTION WHENEVER A STROKE PATIENT ARRIVES; (2) A PLACE THAT DELIVERS CARE FAST - MEETING OR EXCEEDING NATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO RAPIDLY ASSESS STROKE VICTIMS AND START TREATMENT WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF ARRIVAL IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; (3) THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY TO STOP STROKE IN ITS TRACKS AND MINIMIZE DAMAGE; (4) HOSPITAL WITH A PLAN OF ACTION THAT WORKS HARD TO CARE FOR THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EVERY STROKE PATIENT. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT PATIENTS NEVER HAVE TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER STROKE. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL IS ONE OF THE TWO LARGEST EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS IN THE WEST SAN GABRIEL VALLEY. EACH YEAR, CARE IS PROVIDED FOR APPROXIMATELY 47,472 PATIENTS WHO COME, THROUGH EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT HAS PHYSICIANS OF ALL SPECIALTIES ON CALL 24 HOURS PER DAY, SEVEN DAYS PER WEEK, INCLUDING CARDIOLOGIST, ORTHOPEDIC, PLASTIC, HAND, NEURO AND VASCULAR SURGEONS - SPECIALISTS THAT MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE AT OTHER HOSPITALS. REHABILITATION CENTER - A NEW ACUTE REHABILITATION UNIT WAS COMPLETED IN 2016. WITH ITS EXPANSION AND IMPROVEMENT, USC ARCADIA HOSPITAL CAN HELP MORE PATIENTS RECOVERING FROM STROKES, BRAIN INJURIES, ORTHOPEDIC AND OTHER CONDITIONS.