MLK Hospital

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, left, talks with Dr. Oscar Casillas, the hospital’s director of emergency medicine, inside the new Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.

Al Arizmendez, manager of marketing and communications, second from right, enjoys a laugh with former Compton Councilwoman Barbara Calhoun, right.

Doris Daniels, left, a former nurse at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Michelle Young and Carol Mitchell join a tour of the hospital.

Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas talks with, from left, Dr. Antonio Bonet, Dr. Oscar Casillas and Dr. Efrain Talamantes.

Nurse Gina Paz, facing camera, receives a hug of congratulations from Rhonda White, a paranatal health educator.

A patient leaves the new Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital.