The grand opening of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Santa Monica was celebrated with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 11. The outpatient care center, which has been open since November, is staffed by 10 physicians who are board-certified in seven specialties and subspecialties, including hematology-oncology, medical genetics, neurology, orthopedics, plastic and maxillofacial surgery and urology.
“Families who are taking care of a child with an illness already have enough to worry about, and commuting from the Westside to our main campus can be unnecessarily time-consuming and expensive,” said Palisadian and renowned pediatric oncologist Stuart Siegel, MD. “Family-centered care is core to our mission, and by bringing necessary services closer to home we hope to give families more peace of mind and time to spend with loved ones.”
Photo courtesy of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Siegel, staff hematologist and oncologist at the outpatient care center was featured in the Feb. 27 issue of the Post. A Marquez Knolls resident, he has been pivotal in dramatically improving the survival rate of childhood cancer patients on an international scale.
“My job is not just to give treatment, but it’s to prepare the patient and their family for the child’s life after cancer,” Siegel told the Post. “Ensuring quality of life is a major part of what I do. My job isn’t done when the cancer has been treated.”
The outpatient care center is located at 1301 20th St., Ste. 460, Santa Monica.
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