title: Golden opportunity or sudden death threats.
abstract: King/Drew Medical Center is the only minority academic medical center west of the Mississippi River. As a result of the McCone Commission investigation into the Watts Riots of 1965, it was initially established as the Martin Luther King Hospital. Upon the establishment of Drew University in the mid-70s, the name change was made to recognize the existence of the College of Medicine at Drew University and its affiliated hospital. The medical school and hospital are known as the King/Drew Medical Complex. Referenced are the issues and challenges faced by the institution that have resulted in the current crisis. Restoration and rehabilitation of the academic medical center can be achieved by identifying the uncommon common goals of stakeholders in a collaborative and integrated process.
authors.affiliation: Latino Med Policy Institute, Los Alamitos, CA 90720, USA. medicalquality@msn.com
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Beltran
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005006:Ethnicity; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000379:methods*; D006786:Hospitals, Urban / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008913:Minority Groups; D011287:Prejudice; D012924:Social Conditions