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Musical guest

Keb' Mo'

Five-time Grammy winner Keb’ Mo’ is one of the most accomplished artists working in contemporary roots music today. Born and raised in Compton, he weaves together the sounds of his childhood with the country, soul, and blues influences of Nashville to create genre-bending takes on old school sounds.

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Inside the residency

The Internal Medicine Residency Program was launched to train the next generation of doctors as health equity champtions and caregivers for the underserved. Follow a third-year resident who grew up in South LA, Dr. Monica Banks, as she cares for patients during a rotation in MLKCH’s busy Emergency Department.

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Healing space

Patients come to our emergency department every day in the midst of a mental health crisis, trying to find a place to recover. Now the EmPATH (Emergency Psychiatric Assessment, Treatment, and Healing) Unit at MLKCH gives these patients a place to stabilize and recover in a therapeutic environment with professional support. Social worker Megan Alexander takes us inside to explore what this new model of compassionate care looks like for our community.

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Safety & comfort

MLKCH’s public safety officers are a special group. They’ve earned national recognition for their work. They represent and connect with our community. But they surprise us too. Be ready to be delighted as Levy Lewis gets ready for his day as a Public Safety Officer at MLKCH.

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What is a hospital?

For many, it’s a place to go when you’re sick or injured. But for the people of South LA it is so much more. Hear the stories of what MLKCH means from community members and staff—and be ready to be lifted up by a hospital that’s so much more than a place for medical care.

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More stories to come