Committees Address Sensitive Patient Issues

Committees Address Sensitive Patient Issues

Patient care decisions can be difficult. Following are just two challenging situations that occur in hospitals every day. Two family members do not agree on putting a “Do Not Resuscitate” order in place for their loved one. A nurse is unsure of how to support an...
Tips for Coping with Disaster

Tips for Coping with Disaster

The SoCal fires have affected each of us in one way or another. Some of our Pipeline Health employees have been evacuated, and a few have lost homes. All of us have been heartbroken by images we see online and on television. Dangerous smoke is permeating the air we...
Gardena Welcomes EVS Team

Gardena Welcomes EVS Team

The Memorial Hospital of Gardena team has grown with the insourcing of Environmental Services (EVS) staff effective July 1. “This is a significant change from using contract workers to provide housekeeping services in our hospital,” explained hospital CEO Victor...
Pipeline Welcomes Rehab Services Team

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 in an April 15 memo to all employees and physicians. He referred to the new in-house team as “the...
A Conversation with Lillian Tran, MS, RD

A Conversation with Lillian Tran, MS, RD

During National Nutrition Month this March, Pulse interviewed Lillian Tran, MS, RD, who serves as clinical nutrition manager at Memorial Hospital of Gardena. Following is that conversation. What is your role at Memorial Hospital of Gardena? I’ve been the clinical...