ACCESS
We will double the number of doctors serving South LA by 2025
EQUITY
Our patients will receive the same quality of care as patients in affluent communities
LIFE
We will collaborate with partners to promote optimal wellness for everyone in our community
Our Work in Action
Creating a Caring Community, One Card at a Time
Once again, people from across LA are joining us in support of healthy families by sending birthday cards to mothers and their babies at MLKCH.
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Empathy & Access, a Patient Story
Watch Dr. Frencher share the human impact of limited healthcare access for one of his patients—and how we changed the outcomes.
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CCF Investment Supports Better Health Outcomes
The $300,000 gift from the California Community Foundation (CCF) helps to ensure that every patient admitted to MLKCH receives robust care support services.
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Our Patient Care Model, A Quality Innovation
It’s not every day you get to create systems tailor-made for your patients in a brand-new hospital. Learn how we did it with our Care Management model.
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Creating Access and Hope
Aiming to improve lives and boost community access to early diagnosis and treatment, the gift creates a dedicated CT Suite and names the Hope Emergency Center.
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Welcome New Board Members
We’re proud to formally introduce our newest additions to the MLK Community Health Foundation board of directors: John Kobara, Kyle Walton, and Larry Rosen.
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Our Initiatives
Willowbrook Master Plan
What started as a single effort to deliver high-quality healthcare by creating a new hospital is now a large effort to inspire health and wellness throughout the whole community. The Willowbrook MLK Wellness Community master plan uses our new MLKCH as the catalyst to bring not only new healthcare facilities and services to South Los Angeles, but also new:
- Recreation opportunities
- Food resources
- Walkways and bike paths
- Events
Watch the 3-minute video to see how our hospital fits into the larger vision to create a community of health and wellness.