Dr. J. Thomas Rosenthal, chief medical officer for UCLA Health System, and the UCLA Mobile Clinic Project, were honored by the Los Angeles Business Journal with its 2013 Healthcare Leadership Awards at an April 18 luncheon at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel. The awards applaud individuals, organizations and programs that help Angelenos receive better health care and recognize those that lead the front lines of health care.
Rosenthal oversees the daily care provided to some 80,000 patients a year by UCLA Health System’s four hospitals — Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA, Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital and UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica — and serves as the liaison between the medical staff and health care administration.The UCLA Mobile Clinic Project is organized by students from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, with support from undergraduate volunteers and students at the UCLA School of Law. Under the supervision of Dr. Walter Coppenrath, UCLA assistant clinical professor of family medicine, students provide medical aid to the homeless and underserved on the sidewalks of West Hollywood every Wednesday evening.
