Asian Journal- The Filipino-American Community Newspaper

It was somewhere between the beaches of Santa Monica and Venice. The exact spot where German-Scot Andrew Leeka first set his eyes on the beautiful, long-haired Filipina who was rollerskating along his path. Andrew just had to introduce himself to Melinda Tabanera. And thus began the “Filipinizing” of Andrew Leeka.

“Six years later, I proposed to Melinda at that exact spot at the beach,” recalled Andrew. “Now, we have two sons, Justin (18) and Ryan (15) and my Filipino relatives (by marriage) far outnumber my own relatives. I have adopted the culture, the food and people,” he added.

The Chief Executive Officer and President of Good Samaritan Hospital, Leeka, says, “I want the whole Filipino community to know that the leadership of this organization has a strong relationship with Filipinos. Not only am I married to a Filipina, but a huge proportion of our personnel are Filipinos, so definitely Filipinos should feel very comfortable at Good Samaritan.”

Recognized as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals in 2007 and 2008 by HealthGrades, Inc., the nation’s largest independent health care ratings company, Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH) has also been voted Best Medical Center in Downtown for eight years in a row by the Los Angeles Downtown News. Internationally renowned for its excellent quality of care, GSH has consistently achieved better survival rates and lower complication rates when compared to all hospitals throughout the United States. It ranks among the top hospitals in the nation in several specialty areas including: Cardiac (5 Star Rating for Care of Congestive Heart Failure); Orthopedics (5 Star Rating for Total Knee Replacements; 5 Star Rating for Partial Hip Replacements); Critical Care (5 Star Rating for Care of Sepsis); Pulmonary (5 Star Rating for CAP (Community Acquired Pneumonia) & 2007 Recipient of the Pulmonary Excellence Award; Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Pulmonary Care); Stroke (2007 Recipient of Stroke Care Excellence Award™; Among the Top 5 percent in the Nation for Care of Stroke; 5 Star Rating for Stroke Care); GI (5 Star Rating for GI Surgery and Procedures; 5 Star Rating for GI Bleed; Among the Top 10 percent in the Nation for Overall GI care); Women’s Health (5 Star Rating for Women’s Health)

In 2008, Good Samaritan Hospital is recognized as a five star performer in several clinical areas including joint replacement, stroke, and pulmonary care according to The Eleventh Annual Health Grades Hospital Quality in America Study. According to the study, patients admitted to the nation’s top-performing, five-star hospitals like Good Samaritan Hospital, have, on average, a 70 percent lower chance of dying, than those treated at one-star hospitals.  

“Our hospital is 123 years old so we have a long history of caring for the community, including Filipino Americans. Filipinos can feel very comfortable here, since there are Pinoys in every single department in the hospital. Besides, Good Sam has been voted as among the best hospitals in the US -- 1 of only four in California. So why risk your care in another place?” Leeka said.

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