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Tommy Lasorda to Headline Groundbreaking Ceremonies for $10 Million Ambulatory Surgery Center at Orthopaedic Institute for Children/Downtown Los Angeles
[May 28, 2015]

Tommy Lasorda to Headline Groundbreaking Ceremonies for $10 Million Ambulatory Surgery Center at Orthopaedic Institute for Children/Downtown Los Angeles


Orthopaedic Institute for Children:





What:     Orthopaedic Institute for Children (OIC) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC (News - Alert)) 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 (News - Alert) 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
 
Who:

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

 
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
 

Dignitaries and Speakers:

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.


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