Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH)

Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital Receives $500,000 BOFA Grant to Train and Hire More Healthcare Professionals in South L.A.

Sentinel News ServiceFebruary 11, 2021

To help meet the increased demand for highly-trained nurses and essential healthcare workers in medically-underserved areas like South Los Angeles, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) announced it has received a half million dollar grant from Bank of America to expand its healthcare worker career programs.

Assemblymember Mike A. Gipson Holds COVID-19 Vaccine Town Hall

Bertram Keller, Contributing WriterJanuary 14, 2021

Assemblymember Mike Gipson introduced CEO of Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Dr. Elaine Batchlor, MD, MPH, and Vice President of Population Health at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH), Dr. Jorge Reyno, MD, whom both shared new data regarding pandemic and their recommendations on getting the COVID-19 vaccine.

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On the Front Lines of COVID-19 in South LA

Gwen Driscoll, Special to the SentinelMarch 26, 2020

“We need goggles, N-95s, surgical masks, pretty much every kind of personal protective equipment,” said Debra Flores, chief operations officer for the hospital and the lead for this emergency response. “What aren’t we thinking of? What more can we do?”