Coast Plaza Team Joins Decon Drill

Coast Plaza Team Joins Decon Drill

Staff at Coast Plaza Hospital suited up with colleagues from St. Francis Medical Center for a special exercise held at Whittier Hospital May 17. Their assignment: a decontamination drill. “Key to the exercise was completion of an inventory of everyone’s equipment to...
Coast Plaza Salutes EMS Professionals

Coast Plaza Salutes EMS Professionals

Coast Plaza Hospital celebrated National Emergency Medical Systems (EMS) Week May 21-27 with heartfelt thanks to the local EMS professionals who partner in the care of patients they transport to the hospital’s emergency department. Throughout the week, an estimated 75...
Coast Plaza Salutes EMS Professionals

Coast Plaza Celebrates Hospital Week!

Employees fed their fondness for tamales and churros, dessert fare and sports during Hospital Week with an array of colorful activities. Bright blue Pipeline Health T-shirts were highly visible around the hospital, and employees celebrating five-year service...
Coast Plaza Debuts Team Nursing

Coast Plaza Debuts Team Nursing

A new strategy to address hospital staffing shortages and also add patient care capacity is rolling out at Coast Plaza Hospital. Coast Plaza Chief Nursing Officer Downapha Britton explained that the model involves licensed and unlicensed nursing staff assigned to work...