Barlow Respiratory Hospital
Dr. David R. Nelson, medical director of Barlow Respiratory Hospital, passes an old patient cottage on the facilitys grounds. The 106-year-old center sits on 25 acres two miles north of downtown. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Stephen L. Packwood, Barlows executive director for strategic planning and business development, says, Ill bet you havent seen many hospitals like this. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
The 106-year-old hospital sits on 25 acres in Elysian Park, near Dodger Stadium. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Dr. David R. Nelson, Barlow’s medical director, comforts a patient. The average Barlow patient stays 30 days, 10 times longer than the average at many larger, general hospitals. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
A study determined that some nurses walked five miles a day without finding the time to see many patients; the new design is expected to cut in half the time nurses will have to spend retrieving supplies and doing paperwork. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
