--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orthopaedic Institute for Children:
| What: | Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Groundbreaking Ceremony and Volunteer Recognition Celebration – “Breaking Barriers for Kids: Better Access, Better Care” | ||
| When: | Saturday, May 30, 2015, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | ||
| Where: | Orthopaedic Institute for Children, 403 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007 (OIC Outpatient Clinic - basement) | ||
| Why: | The $10 million, 13,000 square foot ASC will increase capacity to treat children, reduce surgery wait times to provide better access, better care; 2 operating rooms, 6 pre-and post-surgical suites | ||
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This is a free event open to the public. Also attending will be hospital staff, volunteers, board of trustee members, community dignitaries and of course – OIC Patients |
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| How: | The center is funded by a capital campaign. To date $6 million has been raised. This is the first Ambulatory Surgery Center in the City of Los Angeles to follow City permitting process rather than State (OSHPD) or Federal | ||
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Dignitaries and Speakers: |
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| Tommy Lasorda, baseball hall of famer and Dodgers icon | |||
| Councilman Curren D. Price Jr., City of L.A. – District 9 | |||
| Dr. Anthony A. Scaduto, president and CEO, OIC | |||
Photo Opportunities with dignitaries, OIC patients, Ozzie – the capital campaign dragon life-size mascot, live DJ, Time Capsule, Coloring Stations, and Live Auction
For more information, visit us at ortho-institute.org.
