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America/Los_Angeles
In Our Community
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cedars-Sinai volunteer helps distribute food packages. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.Volunteer handing out food at SEE LA Food Distribution at the Santa Monica Airport wearing mask
- Cedars-Sinai Blood Donor Services' mobile unit at a community blood drive. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.
- Seniors stretch during a free exercise class in Los Angeles. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.By Cedars-Sinai
- During the COVID-19 pandemic, a Cedars-Sinai volunteer helps distribute food packages. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.Volunteer handing out food at SEE LA Food Distribution at the Santa Monica Airport wearing mask
- Cedars-Sinai Blood Donor Services' mobile unit at a community blood drive. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.
- Seniors stretch during a free exercise class in Los Angeles. Photo by Cedars-Sinai.By Cedars-Sinai
Community Stories
November
21,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The Chuck Lorre Family Foundation is doubling down on its commitment to supporting healthcare opportunities for young people, through Cedars-Sinai’s Youth Employment and Development (YED) Health Careers Academy. The foundation has pledged an …
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November
03,
2023
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08:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In a vibrant display of unity and community spirit, Cedars-Sinai joined Charles R. Drew University, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital and other local organizations as sponsors of the Los Angeles Sentinel’s 18 annual Taste of Soul festival.As …
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October
19,
2023
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In a major push to help bring medical care to people experiencing homelessness, Cedars-Sinai has donated a mobile medical unit to Venice Family Clinic. Cedars-Sinai also is giving $1 million to the nonprofit community health center to help fund the …
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October
06,
2023
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06:30 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Three Cedars-Sinai Health System hospitals—Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Huntington Hospital and Torrance Memorial Medical Center—will hold free community flu vaccine clinics on the same day, Sunday, Oct. 8.“We urge everyone in our community to get …
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September
07,
2023
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07:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
In a move that aims to transform the lives of young athletes in underserved communities, Cedars-Sinai Team HEAL (Helping Enrich Athletes' Lives), in partnership with Los Angeles Unified School District, is expanding its program to include more …
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August
21,
2023
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06:15 AM
America/Los_Angeles
The temperature feels like summer is still in full swing, yet this week, thousands of Los Angeles schoolchildren headed back to the classroom."Everyone knows that the first weeks of school can be stressful for students,” said Suzanne Silverstein, …
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June
23,
2023
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07:06 AM
America/Los_Angeles
It’s summertime and California hiking trails are beckoning. But along with lusher than usual greenery due to this year’s heavy rains, the hills are alive with ticks and fleas. The Cedars-Sinai Newsroom talked with Priya Soni, MD, a pediatric …
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November
17,
2022
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06:01 AM
America/Los_Angeles
For many high school football athletes who play on teams in underserved communities, access to athletic trainers or a licensed physician is a rarity but Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute Surgeon and Team HEAL (Helping Enrich Athletes' Lives) …
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November
07,
2022
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07:20 AM
America/Los_Angeles
On a day designated annually to recognize philanthropy nationwide, Cedars-Sinai received the highest honor awarded by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Los Angeles Chapter (AFP-GLAC).The Legacy of Philanthropy award, presented at …
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October
05,
2022
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06:13 AM
America/Los_Angeles
Cedars-Sinai is opening free flu vaccine pop-up clinics to help the community combat the upcoming flu season, which is shaping up to be a rough one.“We want to make it as easy as possible for people to get their vaccines by eliminating barriers such …
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September
05,
2022
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06:00 AM
America/Los_Angeles
People in Los Angeles County experience differences in cancer risk and survival depending on a variety of factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, geographic location and socioeconomic status, according to a new study by …
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