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Ruben Maciel

Jun 12, 2023 Comments Off on Ruben Maciel
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

Ruben Maciel is President of The SL Group and new Adventist Health White Memorial Charitable Foundation (AHWMCF) Board of Directors Board Chair. Ruben joined the Board of Directors in 2016 and has served the East LA and Boyle Heights communities with tremendous passion, empathy and leadership. He believes that no…

Kathleen P.

Jun 12, 2023 Comments Off on Kathleen P.
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

It was a Thursday afternoon when Kathleen P., a 47-year-old resident of Boyle Heights, suddenly felt confused and dizzy while she was driving. Next, her vision blurred. She pulled over and managed to get to her phone. Something was clearly wrong. Her vision was now completely impaired so she had…

Patricia Razzano

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Patricia Razzano
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

Patricia Razzano, 66, lives in Laguna Niguel in Orange County. She’s a successful resort and spa specialty sales representative. She’s a wife, a mother to three daughters and a grandmother of three. She’s fiercely independent, confident and doesn’t like to complain. To call her busy is an understatement. So, it…

Nora Fabrigar, RN

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on Nora Fabrigar, RN
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

Working in the behavioral health unit of a hospital can be one of the most demanding and rewarding experiences for a nurse. It takes a special kind of nurse to effectively care for and support the individuals who come through the unit’s doors. At Adventist Health White Memorial, one such…

Mental Health Awareness Month

May 24, 2023 Comments Off on Mental Health Awareness Month
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, an annual public health awareness campaign to shed light on the importance of emotional well-being and its crucial role in overall health. At Adventist Health White Memorial, we prioritize improving pediatric behavioral health with an emphasis on prevention, working tirelessly to serve the children…

Jessica Ancona

May 24, 2023 Comments Off on Jessica Ancona
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

On Tuesday, December 1, 2020, Jessica Ancona was sworn in as El Monte’s mayor. But as she took her oath of office, the ceremony was tinged with bittersweet emotions: just two days earlier, Ancona tested positive for COVID-19. As a result, her swearing-in took place virtually as she lay in…

María Lozada

May 24, 2023 Comments Off on María Lozada
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

Twenty-five years ago, María Lozada’s infant son, Jeremiah, developed a fever. At the time, Lozada was a 24-year-old wife and mother, juggling her work at the California Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program with the classes needed to become an elementary school teacher. But as Jeremiah’s fever raged, he was…

Ruben Rosales

May 24, 2023 Comments Off on Ruben Rosales
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

In 1991, at 31 years old, Ruben Rosales received a life-altering lupus diagnosis. Doctors delivered a chilling prognosis: “You have 10 years to live.”

Rostam Kavoossi, MD

Mar 31, 2023 Comments Off on Rostam Kavoossi, MD
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

“Having an impact on his patients and being part of a community that needed help was one of the things he was very passionate about,” shared his wife, Ava Kavoossi. “So I am grateful we can have an impact to help Adventist Health White Memorial too.”

Sean King, Board Member

Mar 22, 2023 Comments Off on Sean King, Board Member
February 8 @ 10:14 pm

Sometimes the greatest adventure is the one you were scared to take. For Sean King, his wife Kaitlin, and three kids, Eamon (9), Emma (8), and Brendan (5), the year 2019 was their call to adventure. So far, it’s been an incredible journey. King began his professional career with PepsiCo…