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Message Medical DialogueKEEPING PHYSICIANS ABREAST OF THE LATEST NEWS AND INFORMATION AT DIGNITY HEALTH – CALIFORNIA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTERSPRING 2025New Tower Grand OpeningIn January, we celebrated the opening of the Grand Tower at Dignity Health - California Hospital Medical Center. This four-story tower gives California Hospital the opportunity to expand our footprint by over  percent with our newly expanded Emergency Department, Leavey Trauma Center, Family Birth Center and NICU.Expanded Emergency and Trauma CareOur new tower expands our emergency and trauma capacity, which helps to reduce wait times, increases eciency, and allows the hospital to oer the latest technologies for the best possible care and outcomes.The expansion includes:• trauma bays to increase our capacity to care for the most seriously injured patients• exam rooms to reduce wait times•Expanded patient capacity to support more people in need and decrease ambulance diversions•Dedicated ED pediatric rooms that allow families with young children to remain separate from traumatically injured patients•Dedicated waiting areas for families to provide a calm, soothing environment•Convenient ER online scheduling and real-time updates sent via mobile phoneNew Family Birth Center and NICUOur new Family Birth Center and NICU gave us an opportunity to reimagine mother and child care. Thoughtfully designed with increased patient comfort and privacy in mind, these areas feature private rooms to enhance the bonding experience. We even oer hydrotherapy to give new mothers the option to be immersed in warm water during labor to aid in pain relief and relaxation.We are excited about the completion of the Grand Tower, where we will continue providing equitable care to our patients and community. Thank you to all of our caregivers and physicians who supported us with M that was raised through philanthropy toward this M expansion project.Debi Siljander, MD, CMO, California Hospital; Julie Sprengel, President, California: Nicholas Testa, CMO, California; and Gudata Hinika, MD, Trauma Medical Director, California Hospital. California Hospital Medical Center leaders and supporters celebrate the Grand Tower Opening.Continued on page 5

2 California Hospital Medical DialogueMEC Member SpotlightIn each issue of MD News, we feature a Medical Executive Committee member so our physicians can get to know them better. In this issue, we are pleased to share this Q&A with Chasity Jennings-Nunez, MD, California Hospital’s OB Chair and Site Director of the OB Hospitalist Group.What inspired you to enter the medical field and to specialize in obstetrics? I don’t have a specic event or encounter with a person that I remember as the inspiration for my interest in medicine. My father was a teacher and United Methodist Minister. My mother was a dietician, and then the owner of a daycare. Both earned college degrees during a time when systems sought to limit the options for African Americans to very dened boxes. No one in my immediate or extended family was a doctor, yet I remember from as early as the third grade checking out books from the school library about careers in medicine. I don’t remember ever seriously considering any other career. I was born into a family that valued service to others and I identied with the role of “doctor.” Obstetrics and gynecology is the best of all medical worlds. There is continuity of care, surgery, preventive and primary care. I care for mostly healthy women and often under very positive circumstances. The illnesses I treat can often be managed denitively with delivery, surgery or an eective medication. Some days are routine, but every day has the potential for challenges and having to utilize all of my knowledge and expertise. It is an incredible privilege to be a part of the Mother of all specialties.What are you most proud of as a physician?It is not trite to say that every day, I make a dierence in someone’s life. Particularly as an OBGYN who currently practices obstetrics every day, I am literally a part of life-changing events, helping to bring in a new life to the world. You can’t get a much more impactful or satisfying career.Who are your role models? I have worked with incredible individuals throughout my career, not just other OBGYNs, but physicians from other specialties, nurses and sta members from every department in the hospital. We all share a desire to care for patients, promote health and ease suering. Having graduated from one of the top medical schools in the country, I literally know people who are working to change the face of medicine. Saying that, I think it is easy for me to say that my biggest role models were my rst role models–my mother and father. They modeled the importance of not just education, but learning and growth. They showed me what it looks like to love your fellow person; they taught me humility, but also to take pride in my work. To paraphrase a book title, “Everything I needed to know, I knew by kindergarten.”If you had all the time in the world to learn a new skill, what would it be and why?How to condently read an EKG kidding, but not kidding . I’d also like to become a strong swimmer or a runner. When you watch people who are good at those things, they just look like they are in another place of existence.What is your favorite movie? It changes based on my mood, but I can watch Silver Linings Playbook again and again.What do you like to do in your spare time?I don’t know if I am a “foodie,” but I love to eat and try new restaurants. Beyond that, I am a denite home body and happy to be at home doing whatever I choose.Family Residency Program Awarded Grant to Serve Underserved CommunitiesThe MSM/CHMC Family Medicine Residency Program has been awarded the maximum grant of  by the Song-Brown Primary Care Residency Programs. We are excited to receive this funding from the Department of Health Care Access and Information, which will help further the Residency Program's mission to train future family physicians dedicated to serving medically underserved communities.

3 California Hospital Medical DialogueRobotics Growth and MilestonesCalifornia Hospital is pleased to expand our da Vinci Xi Robotic procedures, which include gynecological, urological, and general surgeries. The success of the program is evident in the number of procedures, which has signicantly increased during the past three years, from  in , to  in , to  in . In , we expect to exceed  cases as our robotic cases have continued to increase with the onboarding of three new general surgeons.Benefits of Robotic Surgery • Smaller/fewer incisions – less invasive and faster healing • Shorter hospital stay• Quicker return to normal activities • Less pain • Less blood loss • Fewer transfusions The da Vinci Xi Robot allows surgeons to maneuver and control instruments in ways not humanly possible while performing procedures through incisions the size of a dime or just one small incision single site. The enhanced technology allows for magnication and superior visual clarity of tissue and anatomy, which increases safety and accuracy. Meet Our Robotic Surgeon TeamGeneral SurgeryGregory Chambers, MD*Louie-Marc Contreras, MD*Edgar Enriquez, MDGudata Hinika, MD*GynecologyDarlene Morrissey, DOAndrey Petrikovets, MDRoy Silver, MDEijean Wu, MDUrologyLeonard Liang, MDAydin Pooli, MD *denotes new surgeonWe are excited about the success of the robotic surgery program and the benets it has for our patients.Welcome New Physicians to the California Hospital FamilyAnesthesiologySassan Razadeh, MD, PhDSameer Zaidi, MDDiagnostic RadiologyArtin Aharonian, MDMatthew D. Benedict, MDMacarthur Drake, Jr., MDPhilip A. Eisinger, DOMario C. Giudici, MDAmir Hedayati, MDMatthew D. Hermann, MDRichard K. Hollis, DOJohn H. Hotchkiss, MDRyan S. Jean-Baptiste, MDKambrie Y. Kato, MDGulam Ashfaq H. Khan, MDAmy B. Kirby, MDEvelyn M. Lorents, MDArchana C. Lucchesi, MDAnthony D. Mohabir, MDOlufolajimi O. Obembe, MDErik Olsen, MDZachary J. Plotz, MDShareef M Riad, MDEric J. Royston, DOAldric J. Shim, MDHsiu P. Su, MDJames A. Summa, MDGregory L. Thalken, MDJeremy D. Theisen, MDMatthew J. Thomson, MDShota Yamamoto, MDInternal MedicineMojtaba Fayezizadeh, MDThong A Ngo, DONeurological SurgeryKerry Lamb, PA-CObstetrics & GynecologyAngel Robinson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology/HospitalistJames Lasky, MDMinerva Lizette Rivera Pineda, MDOrthopaedic SurgeryPouriya Ghayoumi, MDKamran Movassaghi, MDPooja Patel, PA-CPlastic SurgeryAira Marie B. Gusilan, PA-CPodiatric MedicineIvan J. Suarez, DPMUrologyAlex A. Nourian, MD

4 California Hospital Medical DialogueMedical Staff Administration Medical Executive Committee Ocers Christina M. McAlpin, MD, Chief of Sta Peiman Arghavanifard, MD, Vice Chief of Sta Sanaz Hashemi, MD, Secretary/Treasurer Mayer Mayer, MD, Past Chief of Sta Joshua Partnow, MD, Credentials Committee ChairDepartment Chairs/Vice-Chairs Peiman Arghavanifard, MD, Chair, Medicine Amaity Austin, MD, Chair, Family Medicine Jonathan A. Ghiam, DO, Vice-Chair, Family Medicine Charles Guidry, Jr., DO, Vice-Chair, Surgery Chasity Jennings-Nunez, MD, Chair, OB/GYN Reginald J. Jones, MD, Chair, Surgery Suha Newhide, MD, Vice-Chair, Pediatrics Luke Palmisano, MD, Vice-Chair, Medicine Tracy Robinson, MD, Vice-Chair, OB/GYN Jacob Sweidan, MD, Chair, Pediatrics Committee Chairs Zaa Anklesaria, MD, Bylaws/Strategic Planning Rodney Cheng, MD, Anesthesia Section and Multispecialty Peer Review Comm. Marc J. Girsky, MD, Cardiovascular Section Bruce A. Greeneld, MD, Well-Being Committee Gudata S. Hinika, MD, Trauma Committee Cynthia Kim, MD, Vice-Chair, Pharmacy & Therapeutics Simon Mates, MD, Bioethics Committee and Quality & Patient Safety Joshua Partnow, MD, Credentials Committee Suman Radhakrishna, MD, Vice-Chair, Pharmacy & Therapeutics James Roe, MD, Bioethics Committee (Co-Chair)Patrick K. Shanovich, MD, Interdisciplinary Practice Nitin Ubhayakar, MD, Utilization Review Members-At-Large (Voting Members)Cynthia Kim, MD, Elected Medicine Member Edvin Dilanchiyan, MD, At-large Member #1 Brian Solberg, MD, Elected Surgery Member Darryl A. Willoughby, MD, At -Large Member #2 Medical Directors Rodney Cheng, MD, Anesthesiology Arpan J. Desai, MD, Radiology Marc J. Girsky, MD, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Sanaz Hashemi, MD, Family Medicine/Hospitalist Gudata S. Hinika, MD, Trauma Ziyad Khesbak, MD, Emergency Medicine Leonard W. Liang, MD, Urology James Lin Jr., MD, Radiology Antonio K. Liu, MD, Neurology Ariel Malamud, MD, Gastroenterology Simon E. Mates, MD, Critical Care Medicine Suha R. Newhide, MD, Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine Jennings-Nunez, Chasity D., MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology Luke J. Palmisano, MD, Emergency Medicine Parham Parto, MD, Interventional Cardiology Jian-Hua Qiao, MD, Pathology (Co-Medical Director)Randall F. Roberts, MD, Cardiovascular/Thoracic Surgery Patrick K. Shanovich, MD, Emergency Medicine Saloomeh Vahdat, MD, Pathology (Co-Medical Director)Medical Site Directors (SUNRISE) Edvin Dilanchiyan, MD, Internal Medicine Anna Zvansky, DO, Family Medicine Medical Sta Administration Angela Casillas, Medical Sta Coordinator Myra De Leon, Director, Medical Sta Sharrrell Little, Medical Sta Coordinator Judith Medina-Perez, Medical Sta Coordinator QI/Risk Mgmt Dept Nona Barrios, Assistant, QI/Risk Debra Daniels-Ellis, Interim, Risk Mgmt/Pt Safety Ocer Reinhard Garcia, Director, QI/RM Nancy Gonzalez, Quality/Patient Safety Program Manager Irene Tiscareno, Quality/Patient Safety Program Manager CHMC Administration Jill Welton, Interim President/CEO Dana Asato, CNEOUsman Bhatti, Interim COO Debi Siljander, MD, CMO

5 California Hospital Medical DialogueHappy Doctor’s DayAs we approach Doctor’s Day on March , California Hospital’s Administration would like to thank all of our physicians for your partnership in providing the highest quality of medical care in our community. We are grateful for each and every one of you for your dedication, compassion and commitment to excellence. On behalf of the Hospital’s Administration, we wish you a joyful Doctor’s Day and week!CALL FOR ARTICLES: We encourage members of the California Hospital Medical Center Medical Sta to submit information or articles for publication each quarter. We welcome your input! Please send them to Tracie.CheesemanGipson@commonspirit.orgEditorial TeamChristina ZicklinEditorial DirectorTracie GipsonEditorDebi Siljander, MDChief Medical OcerMyra De LeonDirector, Medical Sta AdministrationSylvia BaptistaMarket Development RepresentativePhysician Lecture Opportunity California Hospital helps the community live a healthy lifestyle through monthly zoom presentations, led by physicians as part of our Let’s Talk Health series. Zoom presentations are held on the third Wednesday of each month from  –  p.m.If you are interested in presenting a  –  minute lecture, please contact Barbara Gonzalez at  - or via email at Barbara.Gonzalez@CommonSpirit.org. Helping Colleagues Impacted by the WildfiresOur thoughts and prayers remain with all those aected by the devastating wildres in Southern California, including members of our own Dignity Health family. Many of our caregivers and physicians were forced to evacuate, and some have lost their homes.If you would like to oer support, please consider making a monetary donation by scanning or clicking the QR code and noting “SoCal Wildre Relief” in the comment section.The wellbeing of our team members remains our top priority, and we are committed to standing by those facing personal loss during this dicult time.Physicians throughout California Hospital (left) and our Trauma Team physicians (right) celebrate the Grand Tower Opening, which gives us the opportunity to expand our footprint by over 50 percent.New Tower Grand Opening(continued from page 1)Nurses in the NICU move 22 babies into the Grand Tower, which features private rooms to enhance the mother/child bonding experience.