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About Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital

The new Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH) scheduled to open in South Los Angeles in 2015. As a private nonprofit, the safety-net hospital will deliver high quality, collaborative care to South Los Angeles and surrounding communities in partnership with the County of Los Angeles, University of California and other community providers. The Board of Directors of Martin Luther King, Jr. – Los Angeles Healthcare Corporation (MLK-LA), which governs and will operate the new community hospital, is committed to establishing a national model that focuses on patient-centered care.

Once opened, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital will be licensed for 131 beds and will provide general acute care. It will feature an emergency department, a critical care unit, labor and delivery capabilities and include radiology and other ancillary services. The new hospital will offer a level of service that ensures a high quality, high tech and high touch health care experience for patients and their families regardless of citizenship status or ability to pay. Care will be organized through a state-of-the-art, safe and secure electronic health record. In addition, MLKCH will serve as a resource by supporting a coordinated and integrated approach to community wellness.

The new facility is a private, nonprofit hospital governed by the MLK-LA Board of Directors. The independent, eight-member hospital board has authority over, and accountability for the new hospital’s startup and ongoing operations. Dr. Elaine Batchlor serves as the Chief Executive Officer. As part of the coordinating agreement between the County of Los Angeles and the University of California, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) will play a leading role in developing and maintaining medical care quality standards and graduate medical education.

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