Some hospitals boast an army of specialists in every field, but few can say they have an art curator on staff. Fewer still are home to a blue-chip art collection. Cedars-Sinai is a prominent exception. John T. Lange, who studied sculpture and had been a gallery assistant and graphic designer, was hired in 2003 to […]
You’ve Seen Them on the Road, but What the Hell is Ambulnz?
They began popping up in L.A. three years ago—cheery blue rigs marked Ambulnz. “What the hell is Ambulanz [sic]?” asked a Reddit commenter in New York two years later as the company expanded its reach eastward, echoing the general confusion about the oddly shaped vehicles. “My partner said they’re like an Uber, but with EMTs.” […]
Is Urgent Care Safe? Depends on Where You Go
In February, I fractured my wrist in three places and spent two-and-a-half hours waiting to be X-rayed at UCLA’s Westwood emergency room. The next day I traveled back to Westwood to get a knuckle-to-elbow cast. Over the course of treatment, I saw one nurse practitioner, four doctors, and underwent a series of X-rays and MRIs. […]
Plastic Surgeons Reveal the Procedures Most Requested by Image-Obsessed Angelenos
Pamela Anderson’s Double Ds have fallen out of favor, Kim Kardashian’s ass is passé, and Kylie Jenner’s plumped pout has lost its luster—at least according to L.A.’s top cosmetic surgeons. Until recently, “people wanted to look like they had something done because it showed that they had money,” says Dr. Richard Zoumalan, a Beverly Hills […]
L.A.’s Medical Community Is More Diverse than Ever, but There’s a Long Way to Go
Gloria Sanchez didn’t see herself as a typical American med student. As the daughter of migrant workers from Mexico, her first language was Spanish, and by the time she graduated from her Orange County high school in 1990, she had rarely seen a doctor who wasn’t male and Anglo. Her path toward becoming a doctor […]
The Renegade Doctor of Skid Row Is Caring for Homeless Addicts in Revolutionary Ways
Dr. Susan Partovi is not supposed to drive patients to the emergency room, but it happens. The “Skid Row Doctor,” as colleagues know her, has an award in her office praising the “boundless compassion” she has demonstrated over what is now nearly 15 years of caring for thousands of the sickest of the sick in […]