Employee Perspectives
What People Say About Us
From dedicated nurses and staff to the patients we serve — these are the voices that define who we are and why we do what we do.
RN, Emergency Department, Southern California Hospital Culver City
The culture here is togetherness and collaboration I’m fortunate to have landed at Southern California Hospital at Culver City after coming to CA from the east coast during the pandemic in 2020. The culture here is togetherness and collaboration, like a family. The doctors are appreciative and listen when we have concerns.
– Rachana
RN, Emergency Department, Southern California Hospital Culver City
I love the dynamics of the ER and the patient population I love working in the ER and the dynamics of the work I do here. I love that we sometimes get repeat patients that I know by name. They appreciate that I recognize them.
– Harry
Lead Tech, Information Technology, Norwalk Community Hospital
I love helping fix the problems that help us to give better healthcare I’ve worked at Norwalk Community Hospital for more than 9 years. It’s a great place to work. I love helping to fix problems and be the solution that helps us provide better healthcare.
– Gustavo
RN, Behavioral Health/Acute Rehab/Subacute
I Always Feel Like My Workload is Light Because Everyone Pitches In to Help In 2018, I went from being an LVN to an RN and love the variety of floating to different units. I always feel like my workload is light because everyone pitches in to help each other. I also enjoy the cultural diversity of our patients as this requires a different approach and communication skills with different patients.
– Junel
Behavioral Health Nurse
As a Patient and a Nurse, I Learned How Wonderful this Hospital Is As a nurse, I never expected to be a patient in my own hospital. I learned a new saying the day I became sick, mai dire mai, which means ‘never say never’ in Italian. It sometimes can take getting very sick and being a patient to learn how wonderful Southern California Hospital at Culver City is. In addition to the great emergency and surgical care, I credit the love and attention of the exceptional team for saving my life. Read more of Sally’s story.
– Sally
Behavioral Health Tech
Something About this Place... It's Amazing Something about this place, it’s amazing—I feel like it is a family. I look forward to coming here every day. With our new leadership, I have never seen the administration so motivated to move the hospital forward. This place is the best it has ever been; I love it. In regard to patient care, my philosophy is that they are not only patients, they are humans with a heart.
– Eddie
Behavioral Health Tech
When My Patients Thank Me Just for Listening, it Makes My Day I chose to work in this field more than 25 years ago because mental health issues often are not as easily identifiable as medical illnesses. You have to dig deeper with behavioral health patients to learn about their condition. I try to take the time to listen to our patients, set limits and help them to gain understanding about their medications. When they thank me just for listening, it makes my day. Sometimes they even call me Uncle Ruben. Read more of Ruben’s story.
– Ruben
RN, Telemetry
Hospital Leadership Encourages Suggestions from Nurses and Listens to Feedback I initially chose to work at Southern California Hospital at Culver City because the hospital had a strong new grad program and offered scheduling flexibility. Since working here, I also discovered that hospital leadership encourages suggestions from nurses on how to improve the patient experience and really listens to our feedback. My coworkers are very supportive and that makes patient care a lot easier.
– Danielle
RN, BSN, PHN, Critical Care
I'm Always Being Encouraged to Expand My Nursing Career I appreciate three things about working at Southern California Hospital at Culver City: the teamwork, focus on employee and patient safety, and educational opportunities. Teamwork and safety are highly emphasized here–which benefits the nurses and the patients. In addition, I am always being encouraged to expand my nursing career expertise by attending the FlexEd courses, lecture series, and HealthStream online learning.
– Sidikat
Charge RN, Behavioral Health
"People Care About Each Other" I love working here for both the patients and the people. I had many chances to work elsewhere, but I always stayed at Southern California Hospitals (fomerly Brotman) because it’s like a family. I came to a new country and city and felt right at home here. People care about each other and help each other out. Read more about Enid’s story.
– Enid
RN, Medical/Surgical
My Supervisor is Always Asking for Nurses' Input I’ve been in the role to be a caretaker for a family member, so I see patient care from both the patient’s and the nurse’s viewpoint, which I find beneficial. I started out as a new grad at Southern California Hospital at Culver City, but stayed after completing the program because of the way nurses are treated. My manager, especially, is always asking us for input on how to improve our processes and care. More importantly, they implement our suggestions.
– Courtney
Physical Therapy
Our Patients Appreciate the Rehab Care We Provide Southern California Hospital at Culver City is a great place to work, which is why I’ve chosen to be here for 11 years. I love working on the rehabilitation unit because of the diversity of the patient population, from young to old, from rich to poor, to all nationalities of the world—our patients reflect LA demographics. I especially appreciate our rehab staff, which is dedicated to helping all people and our patients seem appreciate the rehabilitation care we provide them.
– Suzanne
Physical Therapy
It's Extremely Rewarding to Treat Patients Who Have a Real Chance to Recover As a physical therapy assistant at Southern California Hospital at Culver City, there is a mix of seasoned therapists that help me gain the experience required to treat a multitude of patients with different diagnoses. It’s a fast-paced environment and extremely rewarding to be able to treat patients who have a real chance to recover.
– Daniel
Medical-Surgical
I've Considered Other Places to Work, but Nothing Compares to Here I’ve been at Southern California Hospital at Culver City for 19 years because there is no other place like this. It’s a place that makes you feel like it’s your home. I’m always busy juggling many things at once with charting, answering and transferring calls, and faxing other departments, but people are always respectful and courteous. I’ve considered other places to work, but no place compares to my family here. –
– Maria
Occupational Therapy
I Enjoy Giving Patients Hope After an Injury I love working in the rehabilitation unit at Southern California Hospital at Culver City because we provide accessible care to everyone. We help patients with acute disabilities regain function and independence.We are here to care for our patients and help them to reach their best potential. We also work hard to give patients hope after an injury. Sometimes they are catastrophic patients who had a stroke, car accident or spine injury. We provide the resources and care to help them move forward. For example, with a stroke patient who can’t move his or her legs, we become the advocate with their family and fight for the patients; we believe all lives are worth it. The type of rehabilitation patients we have brings us together. We work IN the community and we work FOR the community. People appreciate it!
– Jessie
RN, Medical-Surgical
We care for a diverse population with unique needs. Great Opportunity to Become an Experienced Nurse I love working on the medical-surgical unit at Southern California Hospital at Culver City. Our patients range from strokes survivors and car accidents victims to those who underwent weight-loss or cardiac surgery. It’s really a unique opportunity to become an experienced nurse with such a diverse patient population.
– Shaunte
RN, Medical-Surgical
"Staff has Great Attitude" As a medical-surgical registered nurse, my day is consistently busy. There are many challenges working on a med-surg unit, so as a new grad it’s important to have people you work with be by your side and support you with a positive attitude. At Southern California Hospital at Culver City, the people go out of their way to help you give quality patient care, from learning to help a patient out of a bed and giving medications, to using Accu-Check and disconnecting an IV. This is a great place to learn as well as a great place for career growth.
– Lynn
RN, Medical-Surgical
We care for a diverse population with unique needs. I’ve been working at Southern California Hospital at Culver City for six months, and I’m so glad I chose to work here! We have a diverse patient population with unique issues, so I’ve quickly gained a lot of experience. It’s also great to work at a hospital with stellar teamwork; new nurses can get the support needed to help navigate different situations.
– Austin
Patient Ambassador
We are committed to ensuring positive interactions between patients and staff. Happy people make successful people is the motto I learned from my father in India and have tried to always live by. I began my career working at a 7-Eleven, a gas station and even in transportation before I was fortunate enough to come to Southern California Hospital at Culver City five years ago. Here, I’ve been given the greatest opportunity to use my gifts and potential to make a difference in our patient’s lives. The secret to de-escalating an unhappy patient is to show him or her respect —that all it comes down to: listening and respect. I’m an active ambassador for our patients and the community by ensuring positive interactions. Culver City hospital is the perfect place to do just that.
– Lobo
RN, Medical-Surgical, Culver City
“This is a great place to care for patients and advance your career." I came to Southern California Hospital at Culver City through the new graduate nurse program. It’s a great place to get experience and grow. I especially love the flexible schedule and advancement opportunities. You get the chance to gain experience in various clinical areas, such as telemetry, and different positions, such as charge nurse and precepting. All this helps me to be a better nurse to my patients and advance my career.
– Dahlia
RN, Medical-Surgical, Culver City
“I’ve been able to expand my experience over the last 14 years." I’ve dedicated my life to Southern California Hospital at Culver City for the past 14 years because everything here is so important to me. I’ve expanded my experience and had the opportunity to do so many things, including working with patients in rehabilitation, as well as high acuity ventilator, tracheostomy and telemetry patients. The medical-surgical floor is a great place to start because once you learn those skills, you are experienced. I also love the management team here, they are understanding and flexible with my schedule when needed.
– Janet
RN, Medical-Surgical,
“Patient safety is our No. 1 priority." One of the great things about working at Southern California Hospital at Culver City is the team environment where we make efforts to help each other to give the best patient care. Priority No. 1 is patient safety; If I need help keeping a patient safe or lift a patient into a bed, there is always someone to help. I am always treated with respect and given the help I may need.
– Bracha
Surgical Tech, Medical-Surgical
"I'm grateful for the training and experience." I came to Southern California Hospital at Culver City as a student; but once I completed my rotation and classes I was fortunate to get an opportunity to work here. My three years here has been a great experience learning from other techs, nurses, radiologists, anesthesiologists and physicians. At teaching hospitals, residents take priority, but here there is more focus on helping to develop new technicians and nurses. Everyone is helpful in that process.
– Isabella
Lead Surgical Technologist, Surgery
“See one, do one, teach one … strive for success!” As a surgical technologist, I have the great privilege of helping to contribute to a patient getting better and even changing his or her life. From eyes to spine and everything in between, surgery is a great place to be a central part of a team environment and to gain a broad experience. Our strive-for-success mantra is to see one, do one, teach one. After 14 years at our hospital, I am still growing and have been inspired by the nurses to go back to school to become a registered nurse.
– Sergio
Surgical Technologist, Surgery
“It’s the people that make this place so great.” Working in surgery at Southern California Hospital at Culver City is the ideal place to be if you care about people. There’s no greater satisfaction than knowing that you helped a patient get better. There are challenging days when we have difficult surgeries, high-risk patients or are super busy. But we take pride in our work and come together as a team to help each other out and provide the best possible outcome for our patients. After four years here, it’s the people that make this place such a great place to work.
– Domo
RN, Emergency Department, Southern California Hospital Culver City
The culture here is togetherness and collaboration I’m fortunate to have landed at Southern California Hospital at Culver City after coming to CA from the east coast during the pandemic in 2020. The culture here is togetherness and collaboration, like a family. The doctors are appreciative and listen when we have concerns.
– Rachana
RN, Emergency Department, Southern California Hospital Culver City
I love the dynamics of the ER and the patient population I love working in the ER and the dynamics of the work I do here. I love that we sometimes get repeat patients that I know by name. They appreciate that I recognize them.
– Harry
RN, Behavioral Health/Acute Rehab/Subacute
I Always Feel Like My Workload is Light Because Everyone Pitches In to Help In 2018, I went from being an LVN to an RN and love the variety of floating to different units. I always feel like my workload is light because everyone pitches in to help each other. I also enjoy the cultural diversity of our patients as this requires a different approach and communication skills with different patients.
– Junel
RN, Telemetry
Hospital Leadership Encourages Suggestions from Nurses and Listens to Feedback I initially chose to work at Southern California Hospital at Culver City because the hospital had a strong new grad program and offered scheduling flexibility. Since working here, I also discovered that hospital leadership encourages suggestions from nurses on how to improve the patient experience and really listens to our feedback. My coworkers are very supportive and that makes patient care a lot easier.
– Danielle
RN, BSN, PHN, Critical Care
I'm Always Being Encouraged to Expand My Nursing Career I appreciate three things about working at Southern California Hospital at Culver City: the teamwork, focus on employee and patient safety, and educational opportunities. Teamwork and safety are highly emphasized here–which benefits the nurses and the patients. In addition, I am always being encouraged to expand my nursing career expertise by attending the FlexEd courses, lecture series, and HealthStream online learning.
– Sidikat
Charge RN, Behavioral Health
"People Care About Each Other" I love working here for both the patients and the people. I had many chances to work elsewhere, but I always stayed at Southern California Hospitals (fomerly Brotman) because it’s like a family. I came to a new country and city and felt right at home here. People care about each other and help each other out. Read more about Enid’s story.
– Enid
RN, Medical/Surgical
My Supervisor is Always Asking for Nurses' Input I’ve been in the role to be a caretaker for a family member, so I see patient care from both the patient’s and the nurse’s viewpoint, which I find beneficial. I started out as a new grad at Southern California Hospital at Culver City, but stayed after completing the program because of the way nurses are treated. My manager, especially, is always asking us for input on how to improve our processes and care. More importantly, they implement our suggestions.
– Courtney
RN, Medical-Surgical
We care for a diverse population with unique needs. Great Opportunity to Become an Experienced Nurse I love working on the medical-surgical unit at Southern California Hospital at Culver City. Our patients range from strokes survivors and car accidents victims to those who underwent weight-loss or cardiac surgery. It’s really a unique opportunity to become an experienced nurse with such a diverse patient population.
– Shaunte
RN, Medical-Surgical
"Staff has Great Attitude" As a medical-surgical registered nurse, my day is consistently busy. There are many challenges working on a med-surg unit, so as a new grad it’s important to have people you work with be by your side and support you with a positive attitude. At Southern California Hospital at Culver City, the people go out of their way to help you give quality patient care, from learning to help a patient out of a bed and giving medications, to using Accu-Check and disconnecting an IV. This is a great place to learn as well as a great place for career growth.
– Lynn
RN, Medical-Surgical
We care for a diverse population with unique needs. I’ve been working at Southern California Hospital at Culver City for six months, and I’m so glad I chose to work here! We have a diverse patient population with unique issues, so I’ve quickly gained a lot of experience. It’s also great to work at a hospital with stellar teamwork; new nurses can get the support needed to help navigate different situations.
– Austin
RN, Medical-Surgical, Culver City
“This is a great place to care for patients and advance your career." I came to Southern California Hospital at Culver City through the new graduate nurse program. It’s a great place to get experience and grow. I especially love the flexible schedule and advancement opportunities. You get the chance to gain experience in various clinical areas, such as telemetry, and different positions, such as charge nurse and precepting. All this helps me to be a better nurse to my patients and advance my career.
– Dahlia
RN, Medical-Surgical, Culver City
“I’ve been able to expand my experience over the last 14 years." I’ve dedicated my life to Southern California Hospital at Culver City for the past 14 years because everything here is so important to me. I’ve expanded my experience and had the opportunity to do so many things, including working with patients in rehabilitation, as well as high acuity ventilator, tracheostomy and telemetry patients. The medical-surgical floor is a great place to start because once you learn those skills, you are experienced. I also love the management team here, they are understanding and flexible with my schedule when needed.
– Janet
RN, Medical-Surgical,
“Patient safety is our No. 1 priority." One of the great things about working at Southern California Hospital at Culver City is the team environment where we make efforts to help each other to give the best patient care. Priority No. 1 is patient safety; If I need help keeping a patient safe or lift a patient into a bed, there is always someone to help. I am always treated with respect and given the help I may need.
– Bracha
Surgical Technologist, Surgery
“It’s the people that make this place so great.” Working in surgery at Southern California Hospital at Culver City is the ideal place to be if you care about people. There’s no greater satisfaction than knowing that you helped a patient get better. There are challenging days when we have difficult surgeries, high-risk patients or are super busy. But we take pride in our work and come together as a team to help each other out and provide the best possible outcome for our patients. After four years here, it’s the people that make this place such a great place to work.
– Domo
RN, Emergency Department
“Difficult emergencies are easier when you work with great people.” We are always well supported in our emergency department with security and great supervisors to meet our clinical and non-clinical challenges. Difficult emergencies are easier when you work with great people.
– Rachana
RN, Emergency Department
“Having the right resources can make all the difference.” In a fast-paced environment like the ED, having the right resources and equipment can make all the difference. Here at Southern California Hospital at Culver City, we have a very supportive director that gets us what we need to quickly help our patients, including wireless EKG, ultrasound-guided IV, and computers with our own scanners. We are also provided support to keep our patients and staff safe.
– Charmaine
RN, Emergency Department
“I’ve gained the skills to move from behavioral health to the ER.” “I love the ‘Grow Your Own’ program, which provides nursing education and skills development to help us grow professionally as nurses. I gained the skills needed in my career to move from the behavioral health unit to the emergency department.”
– Bianca
RN, Telemetry
“Everyone is ready to help me get medical equipment or help with a patient.” “Everyone helps you out here. Even when its hectic, my coworkers reach out and ask if I need help. Everyone is ready to help me get medical equipment or help with a patient. Nothing is too small a task for anyone here.”
– Angelica
RN, Telemetry
“It’s an easy place to work because people care about you and the work you do.” “I’ve been at Southern California Hospital at Culver City for 20 years because it’s a great place to work. We take care of each other as well as our patients. It’s an easy place to work because the people care about you and the work that you do. It really is the people that make the difference!”
– Aly
RN, Emergency Department
“Working along other colleagues and doctors of many specialties allows me to hone my critical thinking skills.” “Many hospitals don’t offer the great learning opportunities that I’ve had here at Southern California Hospital Culver City. The emergency department has allowed me to work with many different types of patients from chest pain to ankle sprain, from the emergent to the urgent… I get it all. Working alongside other colleagues with varied experience, as well as doctors of many specialties, also has allowed me to hone my critical thinking skills.”
– Dannielle