Good Samaritan Hospital (Los Angeles)

PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital is a hospital in Los Angeles, California. The hospital has 408 beds. In 2019 Good Samaritan joined the PIH Health network.[1][2]

PIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital
Geography
Location1225 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles 90017, California, United States
Coordinates34°3′16″N 118°15′55″W
Organization
Care systemPrivate, Not-for-profit
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityKeck School of Medicine of USC
Services
Beds408
History
Opened1885
Links
Websitehttp://www.goodsam.org
ListsHospitals in California

History

In 1885, Sister Mary Wood opened a care facility with just 9 beds. The hospital was historically affiliated with the Episcopal Church, but currently pastoral care services are available for all religions and denominations. The current hospital was built in 1976.[2][3]

Prominent American suffragist Inez Milholland died at this hospital on November 25, 1916.

Actress Jean Harlow died of kidney disease at this hospital at age 26 at 11:37 AM on June 7, 1937.

Presidential candidate United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy died at this hospital early in the morning of June 6, 1968, 25 hours after he was shot at the Ambassador Hotel.

On July 28, 2011, Becker's Hospital Review listed Good Samaritan Hospital under 60 Hospitals With Great Orthopedic Programs.[4]

In 2019 the hospital joined the PIH Health network becoming the third hospital in the network which includes PIH Health Hospital-Whittier and PIH Health Hospital-Downey.[1]

See also

References
  1. https://www.pihhealth.org/about/news/good-samaritan-hospital-joins-pih-health-network/
  2. "About Good Samaritan Hospital". Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  3. "Facts about Good Samaritan Hospital". Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  4. Becker's Hospital Review



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