Marquez hopes to reach out to Downey's forsaken fringes

Attendees at the special Board presentation included (from left) Bob Boucher, Aries Limbaga, Leilani Hermosura,
Wendy Burton, Robin Bayus, Karen Wunch Dressler, Robin Bayus, Supervisor Knabe, Dr. Aisen, Gilbert Salinas,
Diane Waskul, Greg Waskul, Dr. Katz, Bobbi Jean Tanberg and Jorge Orozco.
Rancho honored by county board
DOWNEY – Rancho Los
Amigos National Rehabilitation
Center was honored by Supervisor
Don Knabe and his colleagues at
Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of
Supervisors for being ranked 7th
out of 138 hospitals in Los Angeles
and Orange County by U.S. News
& World Report magazine.
Rancho was the highest-rated hospital
in Southern Los Angeles.
“Everyone knows I’m very passionate
about the quality of the care
at Rancho,” Supervisor Knabe said
as he presented a special scroll
signed by all five Supervisors to
more than a dozen Rancho leaders
in attendance. “I have seen with my
own eyes the miracles that happen
each and every day at this remarkable
hospital. This recognition
acknowledges the extraordinary
work being done by the doctors,
therapists, nurses and team mem-
Bocce Club wins
tournament
DOWNEY – The Downey
Bocce Club hosted its annual tournament
on May 1 at the bocce courts
located at the Barbara J. Riley
Community and Senior Center.
For the second consecutive year,
Downey teams won the top two positions.
First place went to the "Downey
1" team, consisting of (from left)
Miguel Tamagno, John Fiorenza, Pat
Limatola and Amadio Egizii.
bers at Rancho on behalf of
patients with catastrophic illnesses
and injuries. I congratulate every
member of the Rancho staff for a
job well done.”
Dr. Mitchell Katz, Director of
the Los Angeles County
Department of Health Services,
was also present to salute Rancho.
“Rancho has built an international
reputation based on clinical
leadership and quality,” he said. “I
am very pleased that this worldrenowned
hospital continues to
build upon its legacy, having been
selected one of ‘America’s Best
Hospitals’ in Rehabilitation
Medicine for 21 consecutive years.
My goal is that within five years
every single L.A. County hospital
will join Rancho in being recognized
on the ‘Best Hospitals’ list.”
Rancho Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Mindy Aisen told the
Supervisors and the audience at the
Board meeting that Rancho continues
to innovate to hold its leadership
position. “We are creating
what we believe will be the most
effective medical home in the
nation for patients with disabilities,”
she said. “We are exploring
new and better ways of providing
care for our patients, including
applying the latest in advanced
technology to the patient experience.”
Dr. Aisen explained Rancho’s
strategy to reinvent rehabilitation
medicine by using robotics, virtual
reality and other emerging technologies
to enhance the patient
experience at Rancho. “We are
right were Rancho should be… s at
the forefront of advances that will
improve our ability to deliver the
best possible care for many years
to come.”