Southern California Hospital at Culver City is an acute care

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. The hospital is located in Culver City's downtown area. The hospital serves

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; providing 24 hour medical service. The hospital is home to the Southern California Hospital Heart Institute. The hospital expanded from its original eight-bed clinic to 420 beds in three buildings.

History

Southern California Hospital was founded in 1925 by Dr. Foster Hull. In the 1970s, the hospital became the Brotman Hospital. In 1984,

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was admitted to the hospital due to a serious burn that occurred during a shoot for a

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TV ad. Later, he gave his insurance payment to the hospital. That year the care unit for burn victims was named the "Michael Jackson Burn Center" in his honor. It closed in August 1987 because of financial problems. In 2005 it became Southern California Hospital. It opened again under the leadership of Prospect Medical Holdings.

Notable employees

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, bassist and vocalist for the American

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worked there as a

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in the early 1980s.

References

External links

This hospital in the CA Healthcare Atlas
A project by OSHPD {{Coord, 34, 01, 22, N, 118, 23, 51, W, region:US-CA_type:landmark_source:gnis, display=title Hospitals in Los Angeles County, California Buildings and structures in Culver City, California Hospital buildings completed in 1924