Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center

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Hollywood Presbyterian
Medical Center
CHA Health Systems
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Geography
Location 1300 North Vermont Avenue,
Los Angeles, California, United States
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Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university USC School of Medicine[1]
Services
Beds 434
History
Founded 1924
Links
Website HollywoodPresbyterian.com
Lists Hospitals in California

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, formerly known as Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, is a private hospital located at 1300 North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The hospital has 434 beds.

History

The hospital was founded as Hollywood Hospital in 1924.[2] In 2004, it was sold to the CHA Medical Group of South Korea for US$69 million.[3]

Controversies

"Patient dumping"

In February 2007, an investigation was launched after a hospital official allegedly "dumped" 54-year-old Gabino Olvera, a paraplegic patient, on a Skid Row street. According to witnesses, Olvera was removed from a hospital van and was left writhing in a gutter, wearing nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag.[4] The hospital agreed to pay US$1 million and be monitored for up to 5 years as part of a settlement agreement reached in 2008.[5]

Taken hostage by hackers

In 2016, the hospitals computer system was hijacked by hackers forcing the hospital to use paper. Patients were asked to pick up lab results in person. The hospital paid a US$17 thousand ranson to the hackers to regain access to their system.[6][7]

References

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