Antonio Garcia has been appointed Chief Nursing Officer for Community Hospital of Huntington Park effective Dec. 2. Hospital CEO Hector Hernandez announced the...
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Pipeline Health Collaborates with TriVent Healthcare to Create Ventilator Liberation Unit
New Ventilator Liberation Unit to be located at Pipeline Health’s East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Pipeline Health is collaborating with TriVent Healthcare to open a...
East LA Honored for Community Care
East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital was in the spotlight Sept. 19 as the East LA Chamber of Commerce presented its Community Care Award to CEO Hector Hernandez. Hernandez...
Behavioral Health Unit Receives First Involuntary Patients
At last, the Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) at Coast Plaza Hospital has received its first psychiatric patients admitted for care on an involuntary basis. The first such...
Torres Assumes New Administrator Role
Marco Torres has been appointed to the new role of Associate Hospital Administrator for Pipeline Health. Torres reports to Pipeline CEO Robert Allen, who announced the...
Hernandez to Join Pipeline as CEO of Two Hospitals
Hector Hernandez will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer for East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital and Community Hospital of Huntington Park, effective July 29....
Happy Nurses Week!
The month of May is a special time of the year for those of us in healthcare. While we appreciate the hard work of all Pipeline Health employees throughout the year, we...
Pipeline Welcomes Rehab Services Team
A new team has formed within Pipeline Health to provide critical rehabilitation services to patients at all four hospitals. Pipeline CEO Robert Allen announced the news...
Cultural Diversity Calls for Cultural Competence
By Lisa Guzman, Chief Human Resources Officer Across Pipeline Health, our employees are dedicated to the diverse communities we serve with safe, quality care. Our...
Special Delivery Arrives in Gardena ED
Congratulations to the Memorial Hospital of Gardena Emergency Department team for the successful delivery and prompt care of a 1.7-pound baby girl and her mother Jan....
New Program Welcomes New Hires
As Pipeline Health continues to prioritize recruitment of nurses and ancillary staff, a new welcome mat has rolled out for new hires. In the first phase of a revamped...
New Position to Oversee Quality, Risk Management
has joined Pipeline Health in the new role of Corporate Senior Director of Quality Improvement and Risk Management, effective Jan. 22. Degoma is responsible for leading...
Two Sub-acute Units Offer Virtual Tours
Pipeline Health is home to two sub-acute care units located at Memorial Hospital of Gardena and East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital. Each hospital now offers virtual...
Masking Now Required for Visitors
Effective December 27, 2023, all Pipeline Health hospital facilities are observing the following visitor guidelines for the safety of our patients and staff: Masks are...
Burklow Assumes New Pipeline Post
Bryan Burklow has assumed the role of interim Chief Executive Officer for two Pipeline Health hospitals, effective Dec. 18, taking the helm of Community Hospital of...
Carrasco Assumes Dual CEO Role
Victor Carrasco has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Coast Plaza Hospital, assuming a new role with responsibility for Coast Plaza as well as Memorial Hospital...
New CFO Joins Pipeline
Michael Bogert has joined Pipeline Health as chief financial officer, effective Nov. 20. Bogert is a strategic leader in healthcare finance with a track record of...
New Hires Join the Pipeline Team
One of Pipeline Health’s strategic goals for this year has had the potential for two important benefits to our hospitals. The goal: Hire more qualified talent for our...
Pipeline Health Closes Sale of White Rock Medical Center
Pipeline Health has closed the sale of White Rock Medical Center to Heights Healthcare of Texas, LLC. The transfer of ownership occurred at midnight Central Time Oct....
VIP Guests Tour Hospitals
Pipeline Health’s newest board member, Dr. Ninfa Saunders, and her guest, healthcare consultant Tarun Mohan Lal, visited three of Pipeline’s hospitals last month....
Go-Live Success!
More than 500 individual staff and physicians have completed the Paragon Upgrade training on our electronic medical record system. Pipeline’s Information Technology...
Congressional Visits Continue at LA Hospitals
Coast Plaza Hospital and Community Hospital of Huntington Park hosted visits by U.S. Congressional representatives in August. Peter Muller, state director for U.S. Sen....
Behavioral Health Unit Ready to Open for LA Safety Net Communities
Coast Plaza Hospital in Norwalk is poised to open the first phase of a specialized inpatient Behavioral Health Unit to serve several underserved Los Angeles-area...
New Materials Ready to Greet Admitted Patients
We’re Here for You We’re here for you. Estamos aqui para ti. That’s our new message...
Catching Up with Pipeline’s CHRO
Since joining Pipeline Health two months ago, Chief Human Resources Officer Lisa Guzman has hit the ground running. She has visited the Los Angeles-based hospitals,...
We (heart) Our Nurses!
As we honor our nurses across Pipeline Health during National Nurses Week, we remember the legacy of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), whose birthday ends the week--May...
Pipeline Health Corporate and LA Market’s Central Business Office
Members of Pipeline’s corporate staff gathered May 11 at the El Segundo office for a fiesta luncheon of enchiladas and time to socialize. Two staff members were...
Happy Hospital Week! Happy Nurses Week!
This week we celebrate our employees all across Pipeline Health with festive lunches, games and gifts – all in appreciation for their dedication to the patients we are...
Carrasco Assumes CEO Role in Gardena
Healthcare executive Victor Carrasco has joined Memorial Hospital of Gardena as chief executive officer, effective May 1. Pipeline Health CEO Robert Allen and Los...
New CHRO Arrives April 24
Lisa Guzman has been appointed Chief Human Resources Officer for Pipeline Health. Pipeline based in Los Angeles, Guzman assumes her role April 24. CEO Robert Allen made...
Bell, Orzano Reappointed Co-Presidents
Pipeline Health Chief Executive Officer Robert Allen announced today that Mark R. Bell, M.D., and Nick Orzano have been re-appointed Co-Presidents of Pipeline,...
ELA Serves Up Ice Cream Prize
BRAVO! to Pipeline Health’s Los Angeles hospitals and the Patient Hub team that received a record 100 patient transfers to our hospitals in March. In fact, as of March...
LA Patient Hub Sees Success
BRAVO! to Pipeline Health’s Los Angeles hospitals and the Patient Hub team that received a record 100 patient transfers to our hospitals in March. In fact, as of March...
Carrasco named CEO of Memorial Hospital of Gardena
Pipeline Health CEO Robert Allen and Los Angeles Market COO Patrick Rafferty announced today that Victor Carrasco will return to the health system as Chief Executive...
HR Director Serves Four LA Hospitals
Born at East Los Angeles Doctor’s Hospital, Ciara Gutierrez grew up in Los Angeles County. Her career with the Pipeline Health hospitals started in 2002 when she was...
New Tool Helps to Improve Patient Outcomes
A customized tool is helping to improve patient outcomes in Pipeline Health System’s hospitals. Called a Harm Prevention Index, the tool helps to track incidents of...
A Conversation with Our New CEO
Bob Allen became Chief Executive Officer of Pipeline Health on Feb. 6. Pipeline Pulse posed some questions to the company’s former Chief Financial Officer to explore...
Four Executive Appointments Announced
Pipeline Health CEO Robert Allen announced four executive appointments taking effect this month. To learn more about Pipeline’s executive leadership team, visit the...
Pipeline Health Exits Bankruptcy as New CEO Takes Charge
Robert Allen has assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer for Pipeline Health System, LLC, as the company emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Allen brings more...
Here’s to Your Health in 2023
Nearly three weeks into the new year, how are you doing with your new year’s resolutions? Did you set some goals to adopt a healthier lifestyle in 2023? According to...
Pipeline Health Confirms Exit from Bankruptcy
Restructuring Strategy in Place, Leadership Changes Announced Pipeline Health System, LLC, has announced that its Chapter 11 Plan was confirmed by the United States...
Pipeline Health Finalizes Real Estate Transaction for Two Chicago Hospitals
Pipeline Health System, LLC, has finalized the real estate transaction concerning two Chicago hospitals with Ramco Healthcare Holdings, LLC. The transaction was...
Pipeline Health’s Sale of Two Chicago Hospitals Approved by Court
Pipeline Health System’s sale of two Chicago hospitals to Resilience Healthcare and Ramco Healthcare Holdings, LLC, was approved late today by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court...
Pipeline Health and Resilience Healthcare Reach Agreement for Sale of Two Chicago Hospitals
Pipeline Health System, LLC, has reached an agreement with Resilience Healthcare and Ramco Healthcare Holdings, LLC, to purchase Pipeline’s two Chicago hospitals, West...
Employees Express a Cornucopia of Gratitude
It’s the season to give thanks, and many of us are thankful for our families, our health, our jobs and other blessings we enjoy throughout the year. As the 2022...
Veterans Day Message to Employees from CEO Andrei Soran
In 2007, 1st Lt. Travis Manion, U.S. Marine Corps, was killed in Iraq while saving his wounded teammates. Today, the Travis Manion Foundation (TMF) is a nonprofit...
Pipeline Health Charts Path Forward Amidst Industry-Wide Financial Challenges
Purposeful Restructuring Strategy Focuses on Uninterrupted Service to Patients Pipeline Health System, LLC, announced Oct. 3 that it has filed a petition for relief...
Labor Day Message to Employees from CEO Andrei Soran
Theodore Roosevelt remains the youngest person to become president of the United States. He held that office from 1901-1909. Best known as a leader of the progressive...
LA hospitals launch patient transfer hub
Pipeline Health is launching a patient admit and transfer process under the name Patient Hub to better serve patients and our communities. The new process provides...
State Board Approves Resilience Healthcare Purchase of West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital
The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board today approved the sale of two Chicago-area hospitals to Resilience Healthcare, led by healthcare executive...
Pipeline appoints interim CIO
Meghan Bisping has assumed the role of interim Chief Information Officer for Pipeline Health, effectively immediately. Pipeline CEO Andrei Soran made the announcement...
Happy National Hospital Week!
A Message from Pipeline Health CEO Andrei Soran For those of us who work in healthcare, one of the rites of spring is the celebration of National Hospital Week. With a...
Patrick Caster to lead MHG
Patrick Caster will become Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Hospital of Gardena, effective May 2. Pipeline Health CEO Joe Badalian made the announcement today....
CEO Soran Recognizes Doctors Across Pipeline
CEO Message on Doctors’ Day To all of the physicians with whom we work across the Pipeline Health system, Happy Doctors’ Day! In the United States, we observe National...
CIO Named to Hall of Fame
Steven R. Garske, Ph.D., chief information officer for Pipeline Health, has been named to the CIO Hall of Fame, which celebrates his outstanding leadership in business...
Pipeline Publishes Los Angeles Community Impact Report
Pipeline Health has released highlights of its continued investment in new equipment, facilities upgrades, expanded clinical programs and enhanced community engagement...
Chicago Hospitals Plan for Change of Ownership
California-based Pipeline Health has executed a letter of intent to sell West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago’s Uptown...
Matt Whaley, RN, appointed CEO
B. Joseph Badalian, chief operating officer for Pipeline Health, has announced the appointment of Matt Whaley, RN, to the role of Chief Executive Officer for Community...
Hospitals Report on Impact in their Communities
The year just ended was one of investment and revitalization at our Pipeline Health hospitals. Making sure the communities served are aware of that good news is the...
Pipeline Health Launches Newsletter for Healthier Communities
Members of the communities surrounding our Pipeline Health hospitals in three states have a new tool for achieving good health. Health Connection is a community...
Pipeline CEO is Thankful for Employees
It’s time to welcome the holiday season. It’s time to gather with family and friends around the Thanksgiving dinner table to enjoy turkey and dressing and pie and...
Pipeline CEO’s Salute to Veterans
Today we celebrate Veterans Day, honoring those individuals who have served our country and made America the pillar of democracy and the example for the world to...
New COO Appointed for Pipeline Health
Pipeline Health System CEO Andrei Soran has appointed B. Joseph Badalian to the role of Chief Operating Officer for the company’s seven hospitals located in three...
New Chief Medical Officer Joins Pipeline Health
Robert Frank, M.D., has joined Pipeline Health as Chief Medical Officer, effective Sept. 6, 2021. Bob is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon, health care executive...
A Labor Day Reflection
Across our Pipeline Health System, that question resonates and is well answered. You are making a difference each day, one person, one patient at a time. You are on the...
Pipeline Names New Senior Advisor
Pipeline Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Anthony “Tony” Tedeschi as Senior Advisor and Chicago Market Leader for Pipeline Health, effective Aug....
Pipeline Health Partners with Medical Properties Trust in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, CA – July 29, 2021 – Pipeline Health, LLC, and Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (MPT) have entered into a sale-leaseback agreement giving MPT ownership of...
Pipeline Endorses Health Enterprise Zones Act
Pipeline Health System, LLC, is pleased to endorse the Health Enterprise Zones Act (H.R.4510) introduced in the U.S. Congress this week. The legislation is designed to...
Pipeline Names New VP, Marketing and Communications
Pipeline Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Jane Brust to the position of Vice President for Marketing and Communications, effective July 12. As Vice...
Pipeline Health Welcomes New Corporate CEO
Andrei Soran, a highly experienced healthcare executive and clinician, joins as Chief Executive Officer. Click the link below to learn about Andrei's vision for how...