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It has been over a month since Methodist Hospital initiated its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. We were all aware of this threat for weeks as we watched illness and death caused by the virus wreak havoc around the world, and we watched ...

By: Deborah McCoy, RN - VP/Chief Nursing Officer Despite the fear and anxiety, which are real and true emotions felt by each of you during this pandemic, the dedication that you continue to exhibit at all levels of our profession is most ...

Thank you to all in our community who have responded so generously with donations to Methodist Hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic. Your generosity truly helps to ensure our ability to provide uninterrupted, high-quality health services. ...

Arcadia, CA – Methodist Hospital of Southern California and the American Red Cross will host four blood drives on the hospital campus during the coming weeks in an effort to relieve a local shortage. The entire country is facing a ...

Methodist Hospital Foundation’s 25th Mardi Gras fund-raising event held Feb. 25 at Sirona’s Restaurant in Santa Anita Park crowned Dr. Jacob Fakoory as this year’s King while Mardi Gras revelers raised more than $165,000 ...

The 25th annual Mardi Gras Food Fest benefitting the Emergency Department at Methodist Hospital of Southern California will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 25 at Sirona’s Restaurant in Santa Anita Park. Presented by the ...

The ScART Gallery in our hospital’s Berger Lobby recently celebrated our scArtist’s inspirational designs and stories of their cancer journey and scars. ScART, or scar art, is an abstract painting process where cancer survivors ...

Cold and flu season, cold and flu medicine, cold and flu symptoms — all too often, we talk about the common cold and influenza virus like they’re one in the same. But in reality, that’s anything but true. The Main ...

A head injury is any injury to the brain, skull, or scalp — they’re some of the most common injuries experienced here in the United States and can range from a small bump on the head to a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It’s ...

Over the years, urgent care centers have become more and more popular, and for good reason. Say you get a small cut on your hand or are suffering from a minor skin rash, these are both instances when you’d benefit from urgent care ...

From how you catch it to how you treat it, there’s no shortage of myths surrounding the flu. But one of the most common is that cold weather somehow causes it, meaning those in warm weather climates have nothing to worry about. ...

Each year, Americans suffer more than 1.5 million heart attacks and strokes. While certain factors, such as age, ethnicity, and family history, are out of your control, strokes and heart attacks are anything but inevitable diseases — ...

Your brain is arguably the most complex organ in your body, as it controls everything from how you walk to your likes and dislikes. So even a temporary lack of blood flow to an area of your brain can have severe consequences. Three Main ...

After suffering a stroke, it can be easy to assume you’re life is going to be permanently changed. And while that may be the case for some, we’ve found that through rehabilitation and determination, many stroke survivors go on ...

Congratulations to the Bashir Ahmad Scholarship recipients. Every year, Methodist Hospital of Southern California Medical Staff offers the Bashir Ahmad Scholarship to qualified employees. The requirements are: Current enrollment in an ...

Crystal Ball Honorees Patty and Mike Nijjar, center, with event Co-Chairs Aner and Rebecca Iglesias, left, and Co-Chairs Sherry and Shone Wang. The Methodist Hospital Foundation will “Celebrate Good Times” with the ...

For years, the two things that contributed to your heart health were diet and exercise. While those two do play a significant role in your heart health, one important factor was missing — your mental health. Mental Health Affects Your ...

We’ve all seen characters in TV shows and movies have heart attacks — they grab their left arm and suddenly fall to the ground. And while arm pain is certainly a common sign of a heart attack, it’s far from the only one. ...

B.E.F.A.S.T. Stroke According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , nearly 800,000 Americans will suffer a stroke each year. And of those, more than 600,000 will be first-time stroke sufferers. If you believe you or ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 790,000 Americans suffer a heart attack each year. While you should do your best to take specific measures to reduce your risk of a heart attack, not all heart attacks are ...