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Kenneth Schwartz is deeply grateful for the vital care he received at Adventist Health White Memorial after undergoing the Watchman procedure in September 2024. The Watchman is an implantable device that protects people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) from life-threatening strokes by sealing off a part of the heart where dangerous…
更多的2024 marked the 10-year anniversary of the Adventist Health White Memorial Los Angeles Pet Therapy Program, also known as Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT). We’re grateful for volunteers like Tina Appel and her dog, Belle, from Love on 4 Paws, who bring smiles to our patients and help speed up their recovery. …
更多的Angelique Alvarez is an intern who joined Adventist Health White Memorial’s Workforce Development program in 2024. Learning from nurses and supporting patients helped her gain self-confidence and show more of her personality. Her simple gestures, such as a friendly “hello,” sparked conversations with grateful patients who were happy to see…
更多的When Adrian Preciado, 5, from Bell Gardens, California, visited the Rainbow Children’s Center in February 2024 for a speech and language evaluation, he was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. Adrian was nonverbal. He understood the world around him but had no way to express himself. That changed when pediatric speech-language…
更多的Thanks to your generosity, every program, resource and human connection provided through the Adventist Health White Memorial Community Resource Center (CRC) has changed lives. CRC Program Coordinator Araceli Marquez sees the impact every day. For Marquez, this work is personal. “My parents didn’t have many resources, and they don’t speak…
更多的In December 2021, Rosa Mercado suffered a stroke that paralyzed her right side. She could no longer do what she loved, like work, drive or dance cumbia. Isolated and depressed, she spent two years in physical therapy but remained weak, reliant on a walker and afraid to leave her home…
更多的On Sept. 26, 2024, the Adventist Health White Memorial community gathered to honor the Robert R. and Jaclyn Tilley Hill family for their generosity. During an intimate ceremony, two plaques titled “This Little Light of Mine” were unveiled in the hospital’s lobby and surgery waiting room. In August 2020, the…
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