“It's A Bargain” Thrift Shop - Orthopaedic Hospital

suMMer 2008 v o l u M e Xiii, n u M b e r 1
About the Cover
Articles and information in motion are designed to report
on Orthopædic Hospital’s excellence in community service,
charity care for children, pioneering research, medical
education and preeminent specialty adult care. Information
is current and accurate, but is not intended to serve as
medical advice.
table of contents
A boy flinches and laughs while being sprayed with water from a dragon tail
at the new Everychild Foundation Universally Accessible Playground on the
downtown campus. The playground accommodates children with
wheelchairs, leg braces, crutches and other barriers that usually leave them
confined to the sidelines at traditional playgrounds. See story, page 8.
Taking Education to New Levels ..........2
The Orthopædic Hospital/UCLA residency program aims to become the
best orthopaedic surgery residency in the nation, producing physicians
who will change the face of medicine and become leaders in their fields.
OH’s Opportunities Grow .....................4
The decade-old alliance between Orthopædic Hospital and UCLA affords
the opportunity to expand the core historical mission of providing
charity care, conducting research and promoting education.
New Research Center Opens ..............13
An era that promises to bring about innovative medical treatments and
cures is ushered in with the opening of the new Orthopædic Hospital
Research Center on the UCLA campus.
Research Head Sees Breakthroughs .... 17
John S. Adams, MD, the new vice chair for research at the Orthopædic
Hospital Research Center, predicts that multidisciplinary teams of
scientists and clinicians will discover breakthroughs in medicine.
New Website Updates OH’s Image ...... 30
More than a year in the making, Orthopædic Hospital’s new website
highlights the flourishing children’s clinic and offers visitors a comprehensive
view of services as well as dozens of links to topics of interest.
In Memoriam ...................................... 59
pu blisher: Los Angeles Orthopædic Hospital Foundation
president: Mary Schmitz, PhD
p r o d uc e d by: Kay Lau & Associates
de s ig n: Steve Kelley
w r i t i n g an d rese arch: Steve Kelley and The Phelps Group
photogr aph y: LAOHF Staff and Steve Kelley
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