King/Drew Report

[Jeffy]

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Anyone applying to Drew/UCLA or who simply lives in the LA area has to read this article. As for everyone else, its good to know what a hospital shouldn't look like.

LA Times Article

The things that have been revealed in this report are jaw-dropping:

- Night shift staff are sleeping 😴 during their shift, and staff on all shifts are known to disappear
- Some staff were unable to competently respond to a "Code Blue" emergency call 😱
- Physicians were not always available in the emergency room
- Many nurses lacked proper credentials
- Equipment that monitors the vital signs of patients often broke down.


The list goes on. I always knew that the problems at King/Drew were serious and would result in the long-term closure of at least a couple departments, but I never knew that things were so bad that the whole place would close down (which it will if the Federal government cuts its annual $200M worth in funding). What the hell does this mean for Drew/UCLA students? Get shifted to Harbor other UCLA-affiliated hospitals?

 

[X.O.]

Whats the difference between UCLA Geffen and UCLA Drew? Ive always wondered about that.

 

[Jeffy]

Whats the difference between UCLA Geffen and UCLA Drew? Ive always wondered about that.

Geffen simply refers to the good 'ole OG UCLA medical school - the one we've all come to know. UCLA/Drew is a special program reserved for only a handful of students with its own separate admissions process. The first 2 years of this program are at UCLA with all of the other UCLA students. The second 2 years, on the other hand, are at King/Drew medical center in South L.A. The Drew program is geared toward students wanting to work in underserved communities.

 

[llort]

I withdrew my application to Drew because when they sent me the secondary and brochure there was a class picture of med students, with zero white dudes, so I figured I didnt have much of a chance.

 

[acl3623]

I withdrew my application to Drew because when they sent me the secondary and brochure there was a class picture of med students, with zero white dudes, so I figured I didnt have much of a chance.

i interviewed at drew dec. 15th and some of these problems were somewhat addressed by the staff. it seems like a lot of these problems are political and that a lot of people want this place open/closed because of issues other than the quality of healthcare offered there. i dont know, when we toured the hospital, it wasnt crowded but there was a decent amount of patients there. when we talked to the students, they also did not seem worried about it at all. they all told us that they felt they were taken care of. i dunno, the program is just too perfect for me..its everything i want from my medical education. dont forget, this is the Drew program at UCLA. i dont think it'll be shutting down without a big, big fight, too many people depend on this place.

 

[exmike]

I didn't actually like the "blame game" that the school played about how "certain people" wanted to see King/Drew shut down for "political" reasons. JCAHO doesn't play politics, so if they rated King/Drew that low, then there is something seriously wrong. Sometimes the only thing you can do is amputate to save the body.

If I was a Drew/UCLA student, I wouldnt worry too much since there are many other affiliated hospitals for the students to rotate at such as Harbor or even UCLA. I worry more for the GME programs and the residents there. They must be horrified at the prospect of the hospital closing, and I wonder what has happened to the residents in the programs that have been shut down.

As much as I loved the Drew mission, the uncertainty around the school caused me to decline their acceptance last year. Feel free to PM me if current applicants want to discuss it.

 

[Siggy]

- Physicians were not always available in the emergency room

I loved the part when the ED tech (or was it a resident? Can't remember) went onto the radio and closed the ED because he was the only person there.

 

[subtle1epiphany]

I loved the part when the ED tech (or was it a resident? Can't remember) went onto the radio and closed the ED because he was the only person there.

Wow, I kinda remember that, but I sure hope it was an EM doc, you can't have an emergency department with just a tech. I'm just a tech (and by the way you are allow to say "just a tech," 😱 as opposed to the get your ass wooped "just a nurse") and I wouldn't trust myself to run anything. I mean I pass the phone call when the bed nurse asks what rooms are clean!

In other words, I know EKG strips and the stuff I've taught myself (rudimentary basic basic basic basic pre-med student medicine).

 

[Siggy]

I can;t find it right now, but the issue the person who closed the ED had (be it a tech, nurse, or resident) was that they were the only person there and they lacked the authority to close it. 😱