Martin Luther King Jr Los Angeles Healthcare Corporation

THE SPECIFIC PURPOSE OF THIS CORPORATION IS TO ORGANIZE AND OPERATE A GENERAL ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL TO PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY HOSPITAL INPATIENT, OUTPATIENT, EMERGENCY, AND ADDITIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE SOUTH LOS ANGELES COMMUNITY, WHICH INCLUDES INDIGENT, MEDI-CAL, MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE, AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS (AMONG OTHERS); AND TO CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ENTITIES PROVIDING MANAGED CARE PROGRAMS FOR MEDI-CAL BENEFICIARIES IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, PARTICULARLY SOUTH LOS ANGELES.

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (MLKCH) IS A COMPLETELY NEW FACILITY REPLACING A PRIOR COUNTY FACILITY THAT WAS CLOSED DUE TO QUALITY OF CARE ISSUES IN 2007. MLKCH IS A UNIQUE PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP. AS A PRIVATE, NON-PROFIT FREESTANDING 501(C)(3) CORPORATION, MLKCH LEASES A COMPLETELY NEW $280 MILLION HOSPITAL FACILITY FROM THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES. MLKCH WAS LICENSED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ON APRIL 28, 2015 AND OPENED TO PATIENT CARE ON MAY 14, 2015. AFTER INITIAL LICENSING, MLKCH PASSED THROUGH THE FOLLOWING MILESTONES AS IT BECAME FULLY OPERATIONAL:- ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON JUNE 30, 2015- OPENED ITS EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT ON JULY 7, 2015- BEGAN ACCEPTING RESCUE AMBULANCES ON AUGUST 11, 2015- STAGED A PHASED OPENING OF ITS INPATIENT FACILITIES SO THAT ALL INPATIENT BEDS WERE OPENED AND STAFFED BY DECEMBER 2015. SINCE THEN, HOSPITAL HAS CREDENTIALED ALMOST 400 PHYSICIANS AND HIRED OVER 2,000 EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS TO MEET THE EXPECTED VOLUME OF PATIENTS. MLKCH'S SERVICE AREA IS ONE OF THE POOREST IN METROPOLITAN LOS ANGELES AND SUFFERS FROM A SEVERE SHORTAGE OF PHYSICIANS. AS A RESULT, EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VOLUME HAS CONSISTENTLY EXCEEDED PROJECTIONS.IN JANUARY 2020, THE HOSPITAL COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION A 50,000 SQ. FT. MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDING, A TWO STORY BUILDING ADJACENT TO THE HOSPITAL. THE HOSPITAL WILL BE EXPANDING OUTPATIENT SERVICES TO INCLUDE WOUND CARE AND AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER.ON MARCH 13, 2020 THE GOVERNMENT DECLARED A NATIONAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN RESPONSE TO COVID 19 PANDEMIC. MLKCH RESPONDED BY PROVIDING CARE TO HUNDREDS OF COVID19 PATIENTS. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2021, MLKCH SERVED ITS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING 8,551 ADMISSION, 41,481 INPATIENT DAYS, 579 DELIVERIES, 77,453 OUTPATIENT EMERGENCY VISITS, AND 4,899 OUTPATIENT OBSERVATION VISITS.