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By Max Filby, Staff Writer DAYTON —  Good Samaritan Hospital officially closed at 12:01 Monday morning, ending its more than 85-year run as one of Dayton’s health care providers.The final patients at Good Samaritan had all been treated and transferred or discharged as of 6 p.m. Friday, said Premier Health spokesman Ben Sutherly. Good Sam’s emergency room closed Thursday, a few days before the entire hospital was set to shut down.“Since the emergency department at Good Samaritan Hospital’s Philadelphia Drive location closed at noon on Thursday, we have had a handful of people seek medical attention at the campus,” Sutherly said via email on Sunday. “We have provided the appropriate care and guidance to those individuals.” MORE ON GOOD SAM CLOSING » How the Good Sam ER closure will affect other area hospitals and patients » Mayor calls for delay in Good Samaritan demolition in wake of federal … [Read more...] about Good Samaritan Hospital officially closes

By Max Filby, Staff Writer DAYTON —  Good Samaritan Hospital officially closes at 12:01 Monday morning, ending its more than 85-year run as one of Dayton’s health care providers.The final patients at Good Samaritan had all been treated and transferred or discharged as of 6 p.m. Friday, said Premier Health spokesman Ben Sutherly. Good Sam’s emergency room closed Thursday, a few days before the entire hospital was set to shut down.“Since the emergency department at Good Samaritan Hospital’s Philadelphia Drive location closed at noon on Thursday, we have had a handful of people seek medical attention at the campus,” Sutherly said via email on Sunday. “We have provided the appropriate care and guidance to those individuals.” MORE ON GOOD SAM CLOSING » How the Good Sam ER closure will affect other area hospitals and patients » Mayor calls for delay in Good Samaritan demolition in wake of federal … [Read more...] about Good Samaritan Hospital has officially closed

By Max Filby, Staff Writer DAYTON —  Good Samaritan Hospital officially closes at 12:01 Monday morning, ending its more than 85-year run as one of Dayton’s health care providers.The final patients at Good Samaritan had all been treated and transferred or discharged as of 6 p.m. Friday, said Premier Health spokesman Ben Sutherly. Good Sam’s emergency room closed Thursday, a few days before the entire hospital was set to shut down.“Since the emergency department at Good Samaritan Hospital’s Philadelphia Drive location closed at noon on Thursday, we have had a handful of people seek medical attention at the campus,” Sutherly said via email on Sunday. “We have provided the appropriate care and guidance to those individuals.” MORE ON GOOD SAM CLOSING » How the Good Sam ER closure will affect other area hospitals and patients » Mayor calls for delay in Good Samaritan demolition in wake of federal … [Read more...] about Good Samaritan Hospital officially closes down for good early Monday

By Kaitlin Schroeder, Staff Writer DAYTON —  As Good Samaritan Hospital prepares to close, community health centers in the surrounding neighborhoods are preparing for the change. Five Rivers Health Centers and Greater Dayton Area Community Health Centers both have locations in the nearby neighborhoods that surround the northwest Dayton hospital that’s set to close July 23.The facilities are looking to expand some weekend hours and services to help fill the void.The two organizations are both federally qualified health centers, which serve patients on a sliding-fee scale based on ability to pay and in turn receive higher federal reimbursements. They are governed by boards that have patients as the majority of the board members. MORE: Big check means big things for Dayton Gem City Market While neither is equipped to replace major hospital services like the emergency department or maternity unit, the leaders of the two groups see ways they can serve … [Read more...] about Health centers increase hours, services after Good Samaritan Hospital closes

Songs in the Key of Los Angeles, in the first floor gallery. Downstairs in the History and Genealogy department, I caught "King, the Kennedys, & Los Angeles." The exhibition fills a wall with photos from the Los Angeles Public Library collection showing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in LA during various visits. Go here for online highlights. I was stopped by a picture I don't think I had ever seen, above, of the hearse carrying RFK's remains away from Good Samaritan Hospital on June 6, 1968. It's from the Herald Examiner, uncredited, and shows the scene at Wilshire Boulevard and Lucas Avenue. There is a lot of history and emotion in the photo, even if you don't see faces. Kennedy died at Good Sam after a day-long vigil. More than 24 hours earlier, he had won the California primary election, and probably the Democratic Party nomination for president, then was shot down by Sirhan Sirhan in the pantry at the Ambassador Hotel. … [Read more...] about Hearse carries RFK away from Good Samaritan Hospital, 1968 (photos)