BUSINESS
South LA Healthcare Corridor Building LA's destination for metabolic health.
South LA is already home to the MLK Medical Campus, Charles R. Drew University and dozens of community clinics. Now picture what grows around them: research labs testing tomorrow's treatments, specialty centers people travel to reach, and health businesses owned by the people who live here.
That's what we're building: a home for metabolic health, the care that prevents and treats diabetes, heart disease and kidney disease. And every clinic, pharmacy, lab and health business that opens here means more jobs, more local owners and more wealth growing in South LA.
Healthcare is LA County's biggest, fastest-growing industry. South LA is ready to claim its share.
The care is needed here.
Diabetes is the top reason people visit MLK Community Hospital's emergency room. That demand is an invitation to build.
The jobs are real.
Every doctor's office is a small business that supports about 13 jobs. South LA has room for about 1,500 more doctors, which means thousands of new jobs, many paying around $25 an hour without a four-year degree.
The anchors are already here.
The MLK Medical Campus, Charles R. Drew University, Compton College, CSU Dominguez Hills and more than 20 community health centers give new businesses a strong place to start.
The wealth can stay here.
When families get care close to home, the paychecks, contracts and business profits that come with that care stay in South LA too.
The opportunity, page by page.
Where the demand is, what South LA already has, what we could build, and how we get there. Use the arrows, swipe, or open it full screen.
What could open here.
The deep dive maps three zones growing out from the MLK Medical Campus. Here is one picture of what each could hold.
Heart Zone
A research lab where a Compton College graduate works as a lab technician, helping test the next generation of diabetes treatments.
Wellness Zone
A fertility and family-planning center where couples from across Southern California come for care, and spend the weekend eating at local restaurants.
Neighborhood Zone
A corner pharmacy in Lynwood where the pharmacist checks your blood pressure in five minutes and works with your doctor to adjust your medication, without you needing another appointment.
Building this market takes all of us.
Different perspectives, shared purpose, a healthier Los Angeles. Whatever you bring, there is a seat for it.
Expertise
Know how healthcare works, or how this neighborhood works? Help us figure out what makes it hard to open a clinic or grow a health business here, and what would make it easier.
- Clinical and industry insight
- Data and research
- Policy and regulatory
- Community knowledge
Assets
Have funding, land, buildings, training programs or connections? Put them where they will make a difference people can see and feel.
- Sites and real estate
- Capital and financing
- Programs and talent pipelines
- Networks and partnerships
Opportunities
Thinking about opening a practice, adding a location or investing in healthcare? South LA is ready for you.
- Expand here
- Launch here
- Partner here
- Invest here
Let's build the next healthcare destination in Los Angeles. Together.
Healthier families. Local owners. A South LA that grows on its own terms. What we build, and who benefits, depends on the people and institutions willing to help shape it. Here are three ways in.
Come to the Interest Meeting
Thursday, Oct 29 · Online · 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Meet the partners at the table and ask your questions. No commitment needed.
Save my seatJoin a consortium
Ready to join? Sign the one-page member agreement by November 30 and claim your seat. It commits your time and ideas, not your organization's resources.
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Not sure where you fit yet? Tell us what you are working on and we will help you find your place.
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