CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 17, 1987
Ifind the recent adverse portrayal of the care rendered to patients at Burbank Community Hospital disturbing. The focus on problems in the emergency room leaves one with an inaccurate picture of the entire facility. As a physcian practicing in Burbank for 25 years, I have seen privileged to be a member of the staffs of both St. Joseph Medical Center and Burbank Community hospital. In my experience, Burbank Community hospital has always served the community as a nonprofit institution dedicated to providing the highest quality of care.
BUSINESS
March 13, 1999 | JAMES F. PELTZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
MedPartners Inc. is only the latest reason health-care investors aren't feeling well these days. As state regulators took control of MedPartners' struggling California doctor-management group, the action fueled the turmoil that's engulfed the health-care provider industry and sent its stock prices into a steep decline.