USC University Hospital

Oct 12 2011

Lincoln Heights

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Nearly 700 caregivers at Keck Medical Center of USC in Lincoln Heights launched a 24-hour strike today to protest conditions that “compromise patient care” and plans to impose a one-year wage freeze, but management said it would be able to run the facility without them.

The job action at the former USC University Hospital began at 6 a.m., when the strikers, many in scrubs or lab coats, started marching with picket signs. National Union of Healthcare spokesman Leighton Woodhouse said the picketing is scheduled to end at 6 p.m.

Jul 19 2011

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center was ranked among the top five in the nation and the best in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report.

In the metro area, the hospital earned a top ranking with national recognition in 15 medical specialty areas. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ranked second with recognition for 12 specialties, while USC University Hospital placed third, earning national rankings in eight specialty areas.

Jul 5 2011

Nine firefighters injured

PALMDALE, Calif.—Nine firefighters were injured when a U.S. Forest Service truck rolled off the side of a Palmdale road near the Angeles National Forest when the driver apparently swerved to avoid a dog, authorities said today.

The crash occurred at 9:33 p.m. Monday on Mount Emma Road, east of Cheseboro Road, California Highway Patrol Officer Krystal Carter said. A dog was found at the scene uninjured, and animal control officers were called to take it away, Carter said.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.