Los Angeles County Medical Association Honors Former Los Angeles Mayor Richard J. Riordan With Receive Highest Honor

 

LOS ANGELES, CA—The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) hosted the 2014 Los Angeles Healthcare Awards on Thursday,November 13, 2014 at the California Club.  Individuals and institutionswere recognized for their exemplary contributions to improving access to quality healthcare in Los Angeles.  Proceeds from the event help support the Patient Care Foundation Medical Student Scholarship Programassisting disadvantaged students achieve their dream of giving back to their community as physicians.

 

The Honorable Mayor Richard J. Riordan was honored as the 2014 LA Healthcare Champion of the year for his incomparable leadership and steadfast commitment to making Los Angeles a healthy world city.  “LACMA takes great pride in recognizing former Mayor Richard for his commitment and accomplishments and he will join the Healthcare Champion of the Year Hall Fame with Los Angeles County SupervisorMark Ridley-Thomas and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong,” said Dr. Pedram Salimpour, LACMA President.  

 

“This year’s event was successful and our slate of honorees were stellar,”said Dr. Troy Elander, Chairman, Patient Care Foundation.  Rocky Delgadillo, LACMA Chief Executive Officer added “Mayor Riordan has never wavered in his public policy statements. In Riordan’s words, “Every child in the country has a God-given right to a quality education and quality healthcare.”

 

In addition, this year’s awardees include:

 

Hospital Physician Leadership Award​Dr. Ronald W. Busuttil, MD & UCLA Liver Transplant Program

Independent Physician Leadership Award​Dr. Kenneth Sim, MD; Allied Physicians of California

Innovation Award—Community Service​South Central Scholars -- Dr. James & Patricia London

Innovation Award---Public Education​Castulo de la Rocha, CEO & President -- AltaMed Health Services​

Innovation Award---Facilities​​Dr. Mark Wakabayashi, President, Medical Staff -- City of Hope​

​Innovation Award---Physician Leadership ​Dr. Stephanie Hall, MD; Keck Medical Center of USC

In Medical Education​

Shine the Light Media Award​Dr. David Pryor, MD; BlackWomensHealth.com

 

LACMA is a professional medical association representing over 6,000 dedicated physicians. For more than 140 years, LACMA has been at the forefront of current medicine providing leadership and innovation in healthcare and fostering collaborations among physicians, patients and the community through the Patient Care Foundation.

 

The Patient Care Foundation is a charitable organization that serves as a link between physicians and the community.