Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center

Hollywood Presbyterian
Medical Center
CHA Health Systems
Geography
Location 1300 North Vermont Avenue,
Los Angeles, California, United States
Coordinates 34°5′47″N 118°17′28″W / 34.09639°N 118.29111°W / 34.09639; -118.29111Coordinates: 34°5′47″N 118°17′28″W / 34.09639°N 118.29111°W / 34.09639; -118.29111
Organization
Care system Private
Hospital type Teaching
Affiliated university USC School of Medicine[1]
Services
Beds 434
History
Founded 1924
Links
Website HollywoodPresbyterian.com
Lists Hospitals in California

Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, formerly known as Queen of Angels-Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, is a private hospital located at 1300 North Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The hospital has 434 beds.

History

The hospital was founded as Hollywood Hospital in 1924.[2] In 2004, it was sold to the CHA Medical Group of South Korea for US$69,000,000.[3]

Controversies

"Patient dumping"

In February 2007, an investigation was launched after a hospital official allegedly "dumped" 54-year-old Gabino Olvera, a paraplegic patient, on a Skid Row street. According to witnesses, Olvera was removed from a hospital van and was left writhing in a gutter, wearing nothing more than a soiled gown and a broken colostomy bag.[4] The hospital agreed to pay US$1,000,000 and be monitored for up to 5 years as part of a settlement agreement reached in 2008.[5]

Taken hostage by hackers

In 2016, the hospitals computer system was hijacked by hackers forcing the hospital to use paper. Patients were asked to pick up lab results in person. The hospital paid a US$17,000 ransom to the hackers to regain access to their system.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Corporate Spotlight: Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  2. ↑ "About Us". hollywoodpresbyterian.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  3. ↑ "Tenet Agrees to Sell Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center to CHA Medical Group". Tenet HealthSystem Medical. 2004-11-10. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  4. ↑ Blankstein, Andrew; Winton, Richard (2007-02-09). "Paraplegic allegedly 'dumped' on skid row". latimes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  5. ↑ Winton, Richard (2008-05-31). "Hospital agrees to $1 million settlement for dumping patient on skid row". latimes.com. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
  6. ↑ Green, Max (18 February 2016). "Hospital pays $17k ransom to get medical records back from hackers". Becker's Health IT and CIO Review. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  7. ↑ Winton, Richard (18 February 2016). "Hollywood hospital pays $17,000 in bitcoin to hackers; FBI investigating". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
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