White Memorial Center
Beth Zachary
President & Ceo
- A 353-bed acute-care teaching hospital in Boyle Heights, serving Los Angeles County, California
- Key services include: advanced diagnostic imaging with cardiac imaging capabilities, behavioral
medicine, cancer care, cleft palate program, diabetes care and treatment, Level III emergency
services (EDAP facility), gastroenterology, inpatient and outpatient surgical services, heart, vascular
and stroke care (including an accredited STEMI Receiving Center, an Advanced Certification
Primary Stroke Center and a state-of-the-art Arrhythmia Treatment Center), orthopedic care, Level
III neonatal intensive care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, women’s and children’s services
- Staffed by more than 557 physicians; 1,943 employees; 69 medical residents and 187 volunteers
- 20,184 admissions; 4,052 deliveries; 51,833 emergency visits; 66,385 outpatient visits
- Spearheaded medical missions to the Philippines, Peru and Mexico
- Donated 50 used computers to sister facility Mwami Adventist
Hospital in Zambia, Africa
- Provided food, clothing, gifts and other support to the homeless
and needy
- Initiated a Frequent Users Systems Engagement program to connect
homeless people who frequent the emergency department with a
medical home and housing
- WMMC Charitable Foundation raised almost $5.6 million and
employees donated $181,619 to support hospital services and programs
- Employees raised $58,000 to help Typhoon Haiyan victims in
the Philippines
- Received a $1 million grant from the UniHealth Foundation to enhance
diabetes programs
- WMMC’s Community Leadership Council hosted health, wellness and
safety fair with community partners, providing free health screenings,
wellness information and other medical services to more than
1,500 people
- Graduated 25 physician residents and 63 nursing residents
- Sponsored 48 events with community-based non-profit organizations
- Celebrated the hospital’s Centennial, themed “100 Years of Faith &
Healing.” A highlight was the Centennial Homecoming Sabbath,
attended by more than 1,500 people; complimentary lunch for 2,000
guests; and an evening concert by renowned Christian music vocalist
Sandi Patty
- Volunteers contributed 36,051 hours
- Provided $39,435,974 for community health development
- Ranked 11th out of 140 best hospitals in the Los Angeles metro area by
US News & World Report
- Received Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award for stroke services
from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- Family Medicine Residency Program ranked number one in the state;
program celebrated its 25th anniversary
- Received the Sustained Excellence Award from the Collaborative
Alliance for Nursing Outcomes for reducing hospital-acquired
pressure ulcers for the third consecutive year
- Diabetes services recognized by the American Diabetes Association
for its Diabetes Self-management Education Program
- Saved $2.3 million by reducing length of stay and readmissions
- Achieved 90.5 percent employee retention rate
- Achieved $14.4 million in recurring annual savings by implementing
process changes and expense reductions and strengthening care
management
DESCRIPTION
Beth Zachary
President & Ceo
- A 353-bed acute-care teaching hospital in Boyle Heights, serving Los Angeles County, California
- Key services include: advanced diagnostic imaging with cardiac imaging capabilities, behavioral
medicine, cancer care, cleft palate program, diabetes care and treatment, Level III emergency
services (EDAP facility), gastroenterology, inpatient and outpatient surgical services, heart, vascular
and stroke care (including an accredited STEMI Receiving Center, an Advanced Certification
Primary Stroke Center and a state-of-the-art Arrhythmia Treatment Center), orthopedic care, Level
III neonatal intensive care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing facility, women’s and children’s services
- Staffed by more than 557 physicians; 1,943 employees; 69 medical residents and 187 volunteers
- 20,184 admissions; 4,052 deliveries; 51,833 emergency visits; 66,385 outpatient visits
COMMUNITY HEALTH DEVELOPMENT
- Spearheaded medical missions to the Philippines, Peru and Mexico
- Donated 50 used computers to sister facility Mwami Adventist
Hospital in Zambia, Africa
- Provided food, clothing, gifts and other support to the homeless
and needy
- Initiated a Frequent Users Systems Engagement program to connect
homeless people who frequent the emergency department with a
medical home and housing
- WMMC Charitable Foundation raised almost $5.6 million and
employees donated $181,619 to support hospital services and programs
- Employees raised $58,000 to help Typhoon Haiyan victims in
the Philippines
- Received a $1 million grant from the UniHealth Foundation to enhance
diabetes programs
- WMMC’s Community Leadership Council hosted health, wellness and
safety fair with community partners, providing free health screenings,
wellness information and other medical services to more than
1,500 people
- Graduated 25 physician residents and 63 nursing residents
- Sponsored 48 events with community-based non-profit organizations
- Celebrated the hospital’s Centennial, themed “100 Years of Faith &
Healing.” A highlight was the Centennial Homecoming Sabbath,
attended by more than 1,500 people; complimentary lunch for 2,000
guests; and an evening concert by renowned Christian music vocalist
Sandi Patty
- Volunteers contributed 36,051 hours
- Provided $39,435,974 for community health development
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Ranked 11th out of 140 best hospitals in the Los Angeles metro area by
US News & World Report
- Received Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award for stroke services
from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
- Family Medicine Residency Program ranked number one in the state;
program celebrated its 25th anniversary
- Received the Sustained Excellence Award from the Collaborative
Alliance for Nursing Outcomes for reducing hospital-acquired
pressure ulcers for the third consecutive year
- Diabetes services recognized by the American Diabetes Association
for its Diabetes Self-management Education Program
- Saved $2.3 million by reducing length of stay and readmissions
- Achieved 90.5 percent employee retention rate
- Achieved $14.4 million in recurring annual savings by implementing
process changes and expense reductions and strengthening care
management
