The Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) vision is to provide inclusive world class care guided by the voice of our patients and community at the Los Angeles General Medical Center.
LA General Medical Center’s PFAC was created with engaged, diverse staff and patient/community partnership representatives, dedicated to work together to improve the quality and safety of our care. We hold monthly bi-lingual meetings with leadership partners and frontline staff to provide input from the patient and community perspective on healthcare improvement projects. Here are a few of our projects.
- Outpatient Pharmacy services improvement project
- Clinical Tower Pharmacy waiting room re-design
- Pre-surgical process re-design
- New admission patient education video
- Primary care drive-through vaccine project
- “Better Normal Nancy” telehealth visit improvement – names after our very own Patient Family Advisor, Nancy Velasquez
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ICU Project
- Language Sensitive Care Project
- Community Outreach Strategies
- SMS Appointment Readiness Text Messaging
- GI Lab Procedural Appointment Process Improvement
- Opioid Stewardship
- EDx
- Language Access and Inclusion Signage
- DHS PFAC Telehealth Task Force
Patient and Family Advisor interviews are held monthly. Applications for referrals/candidates are available via hard copy throughout the Medical Center and electronically on the left car in English, Spanish, and Chinese. English and Spanish forms can also be accessed with their respective QR codes found at the bottom of this page.
As of 2021 our Patient Family Advisors has volunteered 178 hours, provided the patient perspective and membership on our ongoing hospital committees and participated in 22 QI projects!
Nurse’s Week LGBTQ Yoga Event
Patient Family Advisor Recruitment
Wellness Center 5th Year Celebration
Patient Family Advisor Recruitment
