Which Way, L.A.?
County-USC
County-USC is known worldwide as the identifying building on TV's "General Hospital," but it may not be a hospital much longer. The Board of Supervisors is divided. How many hospitals are needed on the East Side? What's the role of politics in the future health care of millions of Angelenos?
Leland Wilson: FEMA's Federal Coordinating Officer, Northridge Earthquake Recovery Office Gloria Molina: Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the first district Mike Antonovich: Los Angeles County Supervisor representing the fifth district Glenn Melnick: Professor at USC's School of Public Administration; holds the Blue Cross Chair in Health Care Finance; resident consultant at Rand Corporation Jim Lott: Senior Vice President, Policy Development and Advocacy, Healthcare Association of Southern California, a trade organization representing private and public hospitals in the region.Richard Tradewell: Adjunct scholar, Reason Public Policy Institute. Is doing a study on public hospital privatization, both at the national level and in LA County. David Lehrer: Regional Director, Anti-Defamation League. David Tuttle: Health and Fitness writer, organizer of the Westside Cityhood Coalition. Health and Fitness writer, organizer of the Westside Cityhood Coalition