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When USC running back Stafon Johnson was rushed to California Hospital Medical Center after a bar holding 275 pounds fell on his throat, seven hours of surgery ensued ... When a USC Football Player Suffered a Horrifying Weightlifting Accident, a Team of California Hospital Medical Center Doctors Responded ... Johnson was raced to California Hospital Medical Center on Grand Avenue for what would turn out to be more than seven hours of emergency surgery. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Arash MarkaziINSIDE COLLEGE FOOTBALL Oct 3, 2009
Sprewell, who spoke from the California Hospital Medical Center where Johnson will watch Saturday's game, said that Johnson continues to get better each day and that he's even begun joking with him on his white board. "He wrote that he can't wait to get back [home] and eat some real food," said Sprewell. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
* NFL: Trojans Johnson survives horrific training accident Oct 1, 2009
Johnson, who leads the Trojans in touchdowns with five, was spitting up blood through his mouth and nose and was rushed to California Hospital Medical Center for surgery. Dr Gudata Hinika said Johnsons athletic build helped him survive the ordeal. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Terrifying weight room accident spurs concern Oct 1, 2009
Gudata Hinika, trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center, said Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, Johnson is unable to speak, but he's recovering well and is in stable condition. The senior was injured in a bench-pressing accident Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, when a bar slipped from his grasp. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Southern Cal back to recover Sep 30, 2009
Dr. Gudata Hinika, trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center, said Tuesday Johnson is unable to speak but is recovering well and is in stable condition. Hinika said it is unclear when Johnson will be able to speak again. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Johnson Giving Thumbs-up to Mom After Surgery Sep 30, 2009
Dr. Gudata Hinika, trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center, said Tuesday Johnson is unable to speak, but he's recovering well and is in stable condition. ABC 7 Talkback. (ABC 7 News, DC)
USC's Johnson Has Throat Surgery After Accident Sep 30, 2009
Carroll said Johnson "was OK," but couldn't speak, when he left the weight room for California Hospital Medical Center. Johnson's family and friends gathered at the hospital on Monday to await word on his surgery, which was still going on at 9 p.m. PDT. "It is serious," Carroll said. (ABC 7 News, DC)
USC's Johnson awake, able to communicate Sep 30, 2009
Dr. Gudata Hinika, the trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center, said Johnson is giving thumbs-up signs and communicating in writing to his mother and teammates after undergoing a seven-hour surgery to repair a crushed neck and larynx. Johnson is listed in stable condition. (ABC News)
Muscular neck saved USC RB in weights accident Sep 30, 2009
Johnson's fitness helped him survive, said Dr. Gudata Hinika, the trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center. The senior's USC career likely is over, but he's expected to make a full recovery that could allow him to play pro football. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Gators' Tebow undergoes further tests Sep 30, 2009
Johnson's fitness helped him survive, said Dr. Gudata Hinika , trauma medical director at California Hospital Medical Center. YANKEE STADIUM BOWL: A college football bowl game will be played at Yankee Stadium starting in 2010. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Community Planning Workshops Jun 26, 2009
The Wednesday June 24 meeting, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., is on the fifth floor of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at 135 N. Grand Ave. Later workshops are from 4:30-6:30 p.m. on June 25 at the California Market Centers Fashion Theater, 110 E. Ninth St.; from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on June 25 at the Centenary United Methodist Church, at 300 S. Central Ave; and from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on July 1, at California Hospital Medical Center, 320 W. 15th St.. For more information, go to or call Nick Maricich at (213)... (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
Project 'Hangin' Out With My Baby' Launches National Children's Music Giveaway Campaign at California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles Mar 25, 2009
NEW YORK, March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- "Hangin' Out With My Baby," a CD whose songs celebrate the special relationship parents have with their newborns, infants and toddlers, will be distributed free to new parents in a national campaign involving over 200 hospitals throughout the U.S. Starting today with a live concert at the California Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, 50,000 CDs will be given away this year by participating hospitals ... About California Hospital Medical Center ...... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)