Southern California Hospital at Culver City is an acute care

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. It is located in the downtown area of Culver City, and serves

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, providing 24-hour medical services. The hospital is home to the Southern California Hospital Heart Institute. The hospital has 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, it became the David Brotman Memorial 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. He gave his insurance payment to the hospital and, later that year, the care unit for burn victims was named the "Michael Jackson Burn Center". It closed in August 1987 due to financial problems. The hospital re-opened in 2005, having been bought by

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, and was re-named Southern California Hospital. On January 12, 2025, Prospect Medical filed for

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protection, listing assets of $1 billion and liabilities of $10 billion. The company had struggled with rising debt and interest costs.

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 Companies that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2025