LACMA Member Appointed To Medical Board of California
LOS ANGELES, CA — California Governor Jerry Brown, announced the appointment of Randy W. Hawkins, MD, of Los Angeles to the Medical Board of California. Read More
California Medical Association Elects New Chair for Board of Trustees
LOS ANGELES, CA – The California Medical Association (CMA) elected David H. Aizuss, M.D. as the new Chair of the Board of Trustees. This is the first time in twenty years a Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) member has been elected CMA chair. Read More
LACMA commends the LA County Department of Health Services for Increasing Funding for Areas with Shortages of Primary Care Health Professionals
The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) commends the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) for its aggressive approach to secure federal funding to bring more doctors to our most challenged communities. Read More
Los Angeles County Medical Association joins Other Stakeholders in Lawsuit against the State of California to Protect the Rights of the Most Vulnerable Patients
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 7, 2014) — The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) joined other stakeholders, including three independent living centers (Communities Actively Living Independent & Free, Westside Center for Independent Living and Southern California Rehabilitation Services, Inc.) and Dr. Manuel Puig-Lino in Chula Vista, in filing a lawsuit in Sacramento Superior Court seeking to, among other things, halt the implementation of the ill-conceived Cal MediConnect demonstration project, part of the State’s Coordinated Care Initiative. Read More
Pedram Salimpour, M.D.,Takes the Gavel of the Los Angeles County Medical Association as its 143rd President
LOS ANGELES, CA (July 1, 2014) — Dr. Pedram Salimpour will take the reins as the youngest ever president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) effective July 1, 2014 and will represent 6,500 member physicians. Read More
Mayor Eric Garcetti appoints and Los Angeles City Council confirms Dr. Robert Bitonte, Past President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association to serve on City’s Commission on Disability
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 9, 2014) — Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) announced that Dr. Robert Bitonte, past president of LACMA, has been selected by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to join the City’s Commission on Disability. Read More
Los Angeles County Medical Association Announces Call for Nominations for 3rd Annual Healthcare Awards
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 3, 2014) — The Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) today issued a call for nominations for its annual Healthcare Awards, which honors leadership, innovation, education, community service and healthcare facilities in Los Angeles.
Mayor Eric Garcetti selects Los Angeles County Medical Association President-Elect to serve on City’s Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners
LOS ANGELES, CA (January 22, 2014) — Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) announced that Dr. Pedram Salimpour, President-Elect of LACMA, has been selected by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti to join the City’s Board of Fire and Police Pension Commissioners for the term ending June 30, 2017. Read More
LA County Medical Association Joins Forces With LA County Podiatric Medical Society to Protect Patients From Proposed Cal MediConnect Pilot
LOS ANGELES, CA (August 6, 2013) — The Los Angeles County Medical Association for the first time is forging an alliance with the Los Angeles County Podiatric Medical Society to challenge the ill-conceived federal/state Cal MediConnect project that will marginalize some of the state’s most vulnerable patients. Read More
Marshall Morgan, M.D., Chief of Emergency Medicine at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center Takes the Gavel as the 142nd President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association
LOS ANGELES, CA (June 17, 2013) — Dr. Marshall Morgan, Chief of Emergency Medicine at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, will be installed as President of the Los Angeles County Medical Association (LACMA) on June 20, 2013 representing its 6,500 member physicians. Read More