Stories That Inspire

Your Adventist Health White Memorial Story Matters

We are grateful to our patients, care teams, donors and neighbors for sharing their experiences. These stories show the importance of providing accessible, compassionate, life-saving healthcare in East Los Angeles, Boyle Heights and Montebello.

We are honored to play a part in inspiring stories of health, wholeness and hope through giving and compassion.

Dr. Michel Daher

Prescriptions with a Purpose: A Compassionate Care Strategy

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Dr. Michel Daher is deeply committed to healthcare, applying his pharmacy expertise to improve outcomes for the underserved.

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Bret Thompson

Chef Creates Impact Beyond the Kitchen

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Chef Bret Thompson translates his culinary passion into combating food insecurity and fostering community through nutrition.

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Nicolas Mosaquites

Transforming Experience into Community Action

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Nicolas Mosaquites leverages his financial background and experience to enhance financial literacy and access among Black and Hispanic-Latino communities.

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Providing Compassionate Cancer Care

Understanding the Patient Experience

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Daniel H Kim, MD, found his life’s calling in the quiet of a microbiology lab at the University of California, Berkeley. “I was a biochemistry and molecular biology major working in a microbiology lab with vials of yeast and bacteria, and my only human interactions were my lab mates,” Kim…

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Yanira Hurtado

A Patient's Mission to Help

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The air was tense in Dr. Faisal Khan’s office as Yanira and her husband awaited her biopsy results. Khan entered and pulled his stool close. He looked at Hurtado, shook his head, and said, “Yanira, it’s cancer.” The weight of his words matched the gravity in his eyes.

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Whitney Davis

A Fateful Fall: Whitney's Battle for Recovery and the Caregivers That Rose to Support Her

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After Whitney Davis fell more than 10 feet from a stairwell, her arm was fractured, she was in excruciating pain and her spirit was nearly broken. But the compassionate care at Adventist Health White Memorial nurtured both back to health.

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