A former official at St. Mary Medical Center said she pushed to prevent deaths by installing barriers on a tall structure there, but was told it would make the Long Beach hospital "look guilty."
A former official at St. Mary Medical Center said she pushed to prevent deaths by installing barriers on a tall structure there, but was told it would make the Long Beach hospital "look guilty."
Long Beach, Calif.-based Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center has selected a new contractor to provide trauma services at the hospital and is parting ways with its previous team of trauma surgeons the latest in a series of departmental shake-ups over
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Surge upon surge they come.
People with COVID-19 in desperate need of care.
Doctors, nurses, and other Los Angeles County healthcare providers struggle to provide it.
A day off or a decent night’s sleep are hard to come by.
Since before Thanksgiving, Dr. Mauricio Heilbron has had precious few days off. He says that’s not all that unusual for hospital staff these days.
Heilbron is a board-certified surgeon who specializes in general, trauma, and vascular surgery. He’s currently vice chief of staff at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California.
We spoke with Heilbron about what’s happening in Los Angeles County hospitals and his thoughts on the pandemic in general.