The renaming aims “to reflect the hospital’s rich history and strong connection to the community accurately while maintaining its commitment to world class and culturally world-class ca…
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center will officially be renamed Los Angeles General Medical Center during an announcement Wednesday by Supervisor Hilda Solis, Mayor Karen Bass and hospital leaders.getting a new moniker
The county Board of Supervisors officially voted Tuesday to change the name. According to the motion by Solis, whose Fourth District includes the hospital, “the center is now charting a new path forward,” and the county is seeking to rename the facility “to reflect the hospital’s rich history and strong connection to the community accurately while maintaining its commitment to world class and culturally world-class care.
She said research indicated “there is no consistent name or brand” by which the general public or even the patients and staff know the establishment, which was long known simply as General Hospital. Its image is still used in exterior shots for the long-running TV soap opera of that name.
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