Olympia Medical Center Appoints Los Angeles City Advocate Betty Wilson to Board
Olympia Medical Center appointed the 14th board member to the board. The hospital is located in the heart of Los Angeles and has been providing medical care to its community since 1948. Services at the 204-bed acute care hospital include comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and a 24-hour emergency room.
Los Angeles, CA, May 20, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Olympia Medical Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Betty R. Wilson, Director of Community Affairs with the City of Los Angeles’ Department on Disability, to the hospital’s board of directors. Wilson, an advocate and pioneer for the delivery of services to people with mental and physical disabilities, has been selected to serve as the newest member to the existing 14 member hospital board.
Wilson is responsible for the establishment of the first Department on Disability at any municipal government level. Currently, she is focusing on the oversight, development and supervision of innovative programs for the disability community.
Wilson has received the United Nations Distinguished Service Award , Medallion of Excellence, and the International Service Award from United Disabled Latin Americans. She was also an invited speaker at the United Nations General Assembly and Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
About Olympia Medical Center: Olympia Medical Center is located in the heart of Los Angeles and has been providing medical care to its community since 1948. Services at the 204-bed acute care hospital include comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and a 24-hour emergency room. The hospital is dedicated to clinical excellence and delivering health care services in a patient-centered, community focused environment. Services include the California Digestive Diseases Institute, the Los Angeles Center for Spine Care and Research, the Southern California Sports Medicine Institute, the center for Wound Management and Hyperbaric Medicine, the Continent Ostomy Center, the Center for Geriatric Health, Reflections and the Memory Institute. Olympia Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about Olympia Medical Center, visit www.olympiamedicalcenter.com.
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Wilson is responsible for the establishment of the first Department on Disability at any municipal government level. Currently, she is focusing on the oversight, development and supervision of innovative programs for the disability community.
Wilson has received the United Nations Distinguished Service Award , Medallion of Excellence, and the International Service Award from United Disabled Latin Americans. She was also an invited speaker at the United Nations General Assembly and Commission on Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
About Olympia Medical Center: Olympia Medical Center is located in the heart of Los Angeles and has been providing medical care to its community since 1948. Services at the 204-bed acute care hospital include comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services and a 24-hour emergency room. The hospital is dedicated to clinical excellence and delivering health care services in a patient-centered, community focused environment. Services include the California Digestive Diseases Institute, the Los Angeles Center for Spine Care and Research, the Southern California Sports Medicine Institute, the center for Wound Management and Hyperbaric Medicine, the Continent Ostomy Center, the Center for Geriatric Health, Reflections and the Memory Institute. Olympia Medical Center is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency. To learn more about Olympia Medical Center, visit www.olympiamedicalcenter.com.
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