U.S. Congressman Mark Takano from California’s 41st District (Riverside) visited Loma Linda University Health on Friday, July 5.
Congressman Takano toured the James M. Slater, MD, Proton Treatment and Research Center, and met with Richard H. Hart, MD, DrPH, president of LLU Health. The Riverside native reports enjoying his tour and reveals he learned a lot about the health system.
“Dr. Hart explained the importance of federal funding in support of graduate medical education and federally qualified health centers,” Mr. Takano says. “I also gained an understanding of the importance of Loma Linda University School of Medicine to the Inland Empire.”
Dr. Hart says, “This was an opportunity for Loma Linda University Health to share with the Congressman how we collaborate with the Jerry L. Pettis Memorial Veterans Medical Center in caring for our local veterans and the role Loma Linda plays in graduate medical education in this area.”