MLKCH strengthens workforce with grants from Bank of America
MLKCH strengthens their workforce and South LA’s health with more than half a million dollars in grants from Bank of America.
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A new generation carries on a proud tradition of civil rights
Over MLK Day weekend, students at Heschel Day School marched through the San Fernando valley to support our fight for healthcare equity in South LA. Their advocacy is a powerful testament to the school’s founder, civil rights activist Rabbi Heschel, and a reminder of the healing power of solidarity.
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A Clinic for Moms & Its Champion
Lactation Educator Lydia Boyd dedicates herself to educating the mothers of South LA to ensure no one else faces breastfeeding challenges alone.
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Lessons from the end of her mother’s life
As her mother declined, Dr. Elaine Batchlor experienced firsthand the structural racism that underlies the American medical system.
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Vaccine hesitancy becomes personal
Dr. Batchlor published a personal story in The Atlantic illustrating the work we need to do to overcome distrust of the healthcare system in Black communities.
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Meet the Joyful Dr. Myron Hall
Dr. Myron Hall feels joy about doing his life’s work at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital and his joy is contagious.
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The crisis of chronic underinvestment in minority communities
Dr. Elaine Batchlor, MLKCH CEO, writes in “Health Affairs” about how existing health disparities in South LA drove COVID-19 outcomes.
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COVID-19 Photo Exhibit by Francine Orr
Award-winning photographer, Francine Orr “embedded” with MLKCH for six weeks to chronicle the hospital’s response to the first wave of COVID-19 cases.
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On the Front Lines of COVID-19 in South LA
Danica Riedlinger is an Emergency Department nurse putting her life on the line for a community she believes in.
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It's About Time
What's one of the most important things a doctor can give a patient? Dr. Ben Cheng knows—time.
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Coronavirus update for residents of South Los Angeles
In light of the ongoing spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital wishes to advise residents of our Service Area as to health precautions they can take as well as MLKCH’s response.
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Love and Lifelines Lead from Poverty to MLKCH
From a grandmother’s generous love comes a doctor who knows firsthand about the struggles his South LA patients face.
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