Methodist Hospital

About

Methodist Hospital is a full-service community hospital serving communities in the San Gabriel Valley since relocating to Arcadia from Los Angeles in 1957.

Story

Dan Ausman
President/CEO, Methodist Hospital of Southern California

Methodist Hospital Board of Directors

OFFICERS
Kathleen Ellison - Chairman of the Board
William Lewis - Vice Chairman
Dan F. Ausman - President
James Romo - Secretary
James Eberhardt, APA - Treasurer
William Grigg - Assistant Treasurer
Kathryn Puncer - Assistant Secretary

DIRECTORS
Dan F. Ausman - President & CEO, Methodist Hospital of Southern California
Mele Faiva Blagojevich - President, United Methodist Women
Minerva G. Carcaño - Resident Bishop, The United Methodist Church (Ex-officio)
Peggy Tsiang Cherng, PhD - Co-Chair, Panda Restaurant Group (Emeritus)
Aja Tulleners Lesh, PhD, RN, Dean & Professor, School of Nursing, Azusa Pacific University
James B. Eberhardt, APA - President, Pension Services Corporation
Kathleen Ellison - President & CEO, B&K Electric Wholesale
Richard Hale Jr. - President, The Hale Corporation
Michael Hoover - Consultant
Andrew Lee, MD - Physician, Internal Medicine
William Lewis, Senior Vice President, Bolton & Company Insurance Brokers
E. DeWayne McMullin, President, New Life Management & Development
Kurt Neubauer, MD, Chief of Staff 2014 (Ex-officio)
Ronald A. Okum, Chairman 2014, Methodist Hospital Foundation (Ex-offiio)
Robert Papadopoulos, MD, General Vascular Surgeon
James Romo, Partner, Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo
Lucy Shih, MD, Physician, Otolaryngology
Michael Tsia, Senior Consultant, Chartis Group

Mission

Mission
Our mission is to provide high-quality healing services while caring for the patient as a whole person with emotional and spiritual dimensions as well as physical needs.

Vision
Working together, we will provide an exceptional patient experience inspired by personal relationships and genuine compassion.

Values
Our values are integrity, respect, and compassion. These values shall characterize all our actions and interactions embracing our multicultural environment.

Products

Cardiology
Methodist Hospital's first-class cardiac services program is designed to provide specialized, advanced care in a compassionate, patient-centered environment. We offer the latest diagnostic and treatment services, and our highly qualified Chest Pain Team is available 24 hours a day to evaluate and relieve chest pain quickly.

When it comes to diagnosing and stopping a heart attack, the Methodist Hospital Chest Pain Team is one of the best in the country.

Methodist Hospital is a dedicated STEMI receiving center approved by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services’ Emergency Medical Services Agency. When paramedics identify patients as having an acute cardiac myocardial infarction (heart attack), they are instructed to bring the patients directly to one of the approved STEMI receiving centers, such as Methodist Hospital.

Stroke
Methodist Hospital is an approved stroke center in LA County with advanced capabilities to care for stroke victims. This means that paramedics will transport patients with stroke symptoms to Methodist Hospital, an advanced primary stroke center approved by The Joint Commission.

Methodist Hospital offers comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services for a broad range of neurological conditions, including headaches, neck and back pain, and dizziness. Our neurologists work closely with each patient to determine the exact cause of the complaint and to rule out the presence of an underlying serious neurological condition. Once a diagnosis is established, an individualized treatment plan is developed to meet the patient's needs.

Emergency Services
Methodist Hospital's full-service Emergency department is open around the clock, seven days a week, to treat serious injuries or dangerous symptoms in adults and children. Our specially trained staff includes doctors, nurses and technicians who offer high quality care when you need it most. With state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment located in the department, imaging studies are processed quickly, allowing faster diagnosis and treatment. The Emergency department is the entry point to our Chest Pain Center and to a rapid response stroke team. We are also EDAP (Emergency Department Approved Pediatrics) certified to care for infants, children and teenagers with emergencies.

Maternal Child Health
We offer a full range of obstetrical services, from a variety of educational classes to beautiful labor, delivery and recovery (LDR) suites, specially designed for new moms (nine labor/delivery/recovery suites; four labor rooms; two operating rooms; four post-anesthesia care beds). All rooms are linked to a central fetal monitor display that can be observed from the main nurses' station

Care is provided 24 hours/day by registered nurses/OB technicians and physicians. We have 24-bed couplet care unit designed for family-centered care in Berger Tower, featuring 20 private rooms and two semi-private rooms.

Our newborn nursery includes a 17-bed Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with care provided by a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists, social workers, pharmacists, dietitians and occupational therapists.
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Complete Orthopedic Care
At Methodist Hospital, we offer innovative solutions for problem joints, orthopedic injuries and chronic conditions - solutions designed to restore function, return mobility and enhance your quality of life. The diagnostic, medical, surgical and rehabilitation services at Methodist Hospital are comparable to those found in an advanced academic hospital environment. Our services include:

Arthritis diagnosis and treatment
Arthroscopic surgery
Hand surgery
Hip and knee joint replacement
Knee surgery
Physical medicine
Shoulder surgery
Spinal surgery
Sports medicine
Joint Replacement Surgery

To learn more about joint replacement, please join us for a free and informative seminar. Call 1-888-388-2838 to register and attend.

Methodist Hospital Physical Therapy and Rehab Center
Rehabilitation bridges the gap between limitation and function. Our Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center offers comprehensive out-patient occupational, physical and speech therapy services.

Physical therapy provides treatment for pain or physical impairment. Services include modalities for pain relief, therapeutic exercise, functional mobility training and home program instruction. Occupational therapy provides activities of daily living and self care instruction and retraining in tasks for job performance and also promotes cognitive development.

We offer a variety of individualized services to address the particular needs of each patient, and we have a state-of-the-art gym.

Please contact us to discuss how we can meet your rehabilitative needs. We are located at 301 West Huntington Dr., Suite 618, Arcadia, CA, 91066. We are open convenient hours Monday through Friday. You can contact us by calling (626) 821-6928. Our fax number is 626-821-2313.

Bariatric Surgery
Methodist Hospital is proud to be recognized as American Society of Bariatric Surgeons; Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence Blue Shield Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery; CIGNA Certified Hospital forBariatric Surgery Health Net of California Designated Bariatric Surgery Program; Aetna Institutes of Quality Bariatric Surgery Facility.

Methodist Hospital's bariatric surgeons are highly skilled and experienced. We have more than 20 years of experience in bariatric surgery. We have performed more than 2,000 bariatric procedures. Our services include laparoscopic gastric bypass, lap band and lap revisions. We feature a surgical floor dedicated to bariatric patients. Our staff is experienced, caring and dedicated. We use special highly technical equipment. We have a dedicated bariatric RN coordinator. Our average length of stay is only one day for bypass surgery patients. Our lap band surgery is performed as an outpatient procedure. We accept most insurances, and our physicians are contracted with many types of insurance.

Wound Healing Center
Chronic wounds are a reality for nearly 5 million Americans, with about 500,000 new cases diagnosed annually. The 14 million individuals with diabetes nationwide are particularly vulnerable to chronic wounds, and are 12 times more likely to undergo limb amputation due to unhealed wounds. While diabetes is a prime culprit, other conditions can also lead to chronic wounds, including arteriosclerosis, traumatic injury, rheumatoid arthritis, congestive heart failure, arterial or venous ulcers and vascular disease. Surgical complications and circulatory conditions can also prevent wounds from healing.

The Wound Healing Center at Methodist Hospital is a vital, compassionate resource for patients with non-healing wounds. Patients may be candidates for our program if their wounds have not started healing in one month or have not completely healed in two months.

The Wound Healing Center, an outpatient department of Methodist Hospital, has healing rates among the highest in the country, with consistently low days to healing. We have healed hundreds of patients since the Center opened in 1998. Our wound healing staff includes general surgeons, vascular surgeons, plastic surgeons and podiatrists.

Appropriate candidates for our program include patients with:

Diabetic ulcers
Venous stasis ulcers
Pressure ulcers
Arterial and venous etiologies
Neuropathic ulcers
Ischemic ulcers
Burns

The Wound Healing Center accepts most insurance plans and welcomes calls to discuss covered benefits. For more information, please call (626) 462-2655. Our wound healing staff work closely with Referring Physicians. If you have additional questions, contact the Wound Healing Center at 626-462-2655. Or e-mail us at [email protected]

Transitional Care Unit
Methodist Hospital has had a Transitional Care Unit (TCU) since 1991. The unit provides "transitional" care for patients who have completed their acute stay in the hospital yet still require skilled nursing and other supportive care before returning to home or other living arrangements. Patients can continue to receive IV therapy and wound dressing changes as well as physical, occupational, speech or respiratory therapies.

The TCU has 26 private rooms. Nursing care is provided around the clock with skilled RN's, LVN's and certified nursing assistants. The unit has physical and occupational therapists whose home base is the TCU so they get to know their patients well. An interdisciplinary team meets weekly to discuss the plan for each patient. Each discipline contributes to the plan to ensure the best possible care for the patient. Because the unit is part of the hospital, every service provided by the hospital is available to the patients as needed.

The TCU provides a valuable service to the patients by allowing them extra time in the hospital to recover from their illness or injury. Our goal is to assist patients to achieve the highest level of functioning prior to being discharged.

For referral information please call 1-888-388-2838.

Senior Services/50+ Health Connection Program

Designed with the needs of active, older adults in mind, the 50+ Health Connection Program at Methodist Hospital offers members a wide array of services. The 50+ health program is not a medical insurance, but a free membership program for those 50 years of age and older.

Join the 50+ Health Connection Program and enjoy the following benefits:
Free insurance counseling, including Medicare, Medicare/Supplemental and HMO information
Complimentary 50+ Connection newsletter offering program news, additional discounts, health education calendar and more
Free annual flu clinic
Free health education classes, screenings and physician referrals
For more information, please call our 50+ office at 626-821-2344.