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At the inaugural HEDI Showcase, nine departments shared their progress on cultural change and anti-racism efforts.
‘We know that many are still being affected by COVID-related challenges and food insecurity’
Guests included Ava DuVernay, Mindy Kaling, Landon Donovan and Dolly Parton
Zoom symposium will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideals
“This is my Christmas. I’m not happy, and I don’t have the Christmas spirit until I do this,” affirms Roberto Calderon, a captain for United Airlines. Calderon has delivered Ben Flyin Adventure Bears to patients at By • January 3, 2020
Kevin Luzande, an accomplished chef and friend of a nurse at the Mattel Children’s Unit at UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, decided to brighten up the holiday season for families in need of some good cheer. Luzande, with donations from several prominent restaurants including Citizen Sprout, [...]
“I came into the emergency room last night, and they told me they had to remove my appendix,” mentions 12-year-old Marco Bledo, a patient at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, who received some surprise visitors.
“My baby is two months old, and he’s been here since he was born,” says Laporsha Manning. Laporsha came with her family to the annual UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital holiday party.
“My brother’s been through a lot of bad things. He’s had surgery in his nose,” explains 10-year-old McKennan Griffith about her 11-year-old brother, Jack.
“Santa comes in on the fire truck, and we wrap gifts and pass them out,” smiles Laila Ramji, the Child Life Manager at Mattel Children’s Hospital, Santa Monica.
