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A New King for South L.A.

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2015

Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital Prepares for Reopening The new Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital is set to reopen in late spring for South LA residents. (courtesy MLKCH) After rebuilding from a long tarnished history, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) is set to reopen this spring for South LA residents and surrounding communities. The hospital officially closed its doors in 2007 when it decided to rebuild and potentially bring on a new agenda. “Our commitment to passionate care for our patients will be evident in the new hospital,” said Dr. Elaine Batchlor, President and Chief

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MLK Hospital set to reopen

Kimberlee Buck Sentinel Intern [email protected]June 27, 2014

The reopening of the hospital is scheduled for early 2015 The embattled Los Angeles’ Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital is set to reopen in early 2015 according to hospital officials, giving residents in its surrounding community access to much needed care as well as job opportunities. The hospital originally opened in 1972 serving the African American and Latino community with various types of medical services until the year 2007. The “heaven sent” hospital as it is known to many members of the community was shut down due to high patient deaths, unqualified staff, hygiene issues, and medical scandals. The

News

Board of Supervisors Approves Funding for MLK Hospital

Sentinel News Service [email protected]August 22, 2013

Moving forward with construction of the new Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital in Willowbrook, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved $29 million to complete the County’s share of construction work on the facility within the next 60 to 90 days. After the construction of the hospital, which is 92 percent complete, is finished, the staffing and equipping of the facility will begin; the hospital is expected to open in early 2015. Workers will be on site, working overtime and on weekends to meet the Oct. 31 deadline to complete construction of the hospital. The adjacent

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YMCA 42nd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast

Sentinel Wire ServiceJanuary 24, 2013

Los Angeles Y President & CEO Alan Hostrup & Board Member John Emerson; CA AG Kamala Harris; Mrs. Patricia and Dr. James London; LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas; and Y Board Chair Cristina Rose at the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast, January 18, 2013 Los Angeles Y President & CEO Alan Hostrup & Board Chair Cristina Rose pose with LA County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, who was this year’s recipient of the YMCA Human Dignity Award, at the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles 42nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Brotherhood Breakfast,

Political

Making History in L.A. Mark Ridley-Thomas Chairman of the Board

Yussuf J. Simmonds (Managing Editor)November 29, 2012

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas will be the first African American man to chair the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors In 2008, Mark Ridley-Thomas was elected the first Black man to become a member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, as Supervisor of the Second District. On Friday, November 30, at 10 a.m., the Supervisor will make history when he is sworn in as the first African-American man to hold the position of Chairman of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The ceremony will include highlights of the Supervisor’s first term in office, such as

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Restoring King Hospital

Yussuf J. Simmonds Sentinel Managing EditorMarch 15, 2012

MLK Hospital Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has made the restoration of MLK Hospital to its full potential, a cornerstone of his administration. According to Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas’ website, he is building more than a hospital; he’s building a sprawling health care complex that will be an economic engine for new jobs and allied health business development. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas has been the driving force to restore to Greater South Los Angeles the critical life-sustaining healthcare resource that was lost due to mismanagement and high profile medical failures. When King-Harbor Medical Center that was forced to close in August 2007 for repeatedly

Celebration of Life

A True Community Treasure Passes On

Yussuf J. Simmonds (Managing Editor)July 21, 2011

Mother Lillian Mobley, the community treasure To Lillian Mobley, the community was her child and she was a mother to ‘us’–a comforter to the afflicted, the protector of the innocent, a defender in times of peril, a teacher, a guide, and the epitome of Black Motherhood. Mother Lillian Mobley was a mother to the community; she was always there, front and center, to protect and serve, defend in good times and to fight in times of trouble, she was there for the community–in the streets or the suites; in City Hall, Sacramento or Washington D.C. and with the powerful and

News (Business)

Board Awards $165 Million to Begin Construction of the New Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital

Sentinel News ServiceApril 22, 2011

SUPERVISOR RIDLEY-THOMAS Almost two years ago, HMC Architects delivered renderings for a new Martin Luther King, Jr. Hospital that inspired widespread hope and enthusiasm for a top-of-the-line healthcare facility in Willowbrook. Today, those plans are no longer just pictures on a drawing board. With the Board of Supervisors’ vote awarding $165 million to the Inpatient Tower Project at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Medical Center, contractor Hensel Phelps now begins construction of the new 120-bed hospital. “After today, the shovel goes in the ground and the building commences for a cutting edge healthcare facility,” said Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas. Roughly 194,000

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L.A. Care Awards $500,000 for a “New” King Hospital

Sentinel News ServiceApril 1, 2010

L.A. Care Awards $500,000 for a “New” King Hospital Grant will fund planning process to establish new non-profit Jump starting the planning process for a new Martin Luther King (MLK) Hospital in South Los Angeles, L.A. Care Health Plan’s Board of Governors awarded $500,000 to Los Angeles County. The grant will fund a planning process that will, among other things, establish a new independent, non-profit corporation to manage and operate the newly refurbished facility. The new hospital is expected to open in late 2012. While operationally independent, the new nonprofit organization will seek physician services and quality oversight from the

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