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Building South LA's Healthcare Workforce

Healthy Moves Towards a Healthy Community

Funded in partnership with Health Net, MLKCH's Healthy Moves van supports our Know Your Basics program to bring health screenings directly to the community.

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An "Angel" Fights for the Sickest Patients

Empathy for COVID-19 patients inspired nurse Angela Escobar to push for a change in hospital policy.

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Stories from the Hospital

Keeping Our Promise to South LA

State budget cuts that threatened $30 million a year in supplemental funding have successfully been fought off, thanks to local leaders and community support.

Strange, Unpredictable, Deadly

The odds were stacked against patient James Simpson. But a dedicated team and high-quality care have been important tools in the uncertain battle against COVID-19.

Gifts from the community support hospital's response to COVID-19

Stunning and Unexpected Gifts from the Community

Bank of the West, Tesla, Target, celebrities, local school teachers, donut shops and others deliver “stunning, unexpected” gifts to Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital to help fight COVID-19.

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