EL SEGUNDO (February 1st, 2017) - On Monday, January 30th the entire Los Angeles Lakers team visited Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. Lakers players, coaches, executives and Laker Girls participated in a physician coat/jersey exchange with UCLA Health doctors and leadership to showcase the new long-term partnership before meeting with patients and staff throughout the hospital.
After touring the hospital’s helipad, some of the players headed to the Chase Child Life outdoor terrace to shoot hoops with pediatric patients while other players toured CASIT, the Center for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology. There, they got a hands-on demonstration of how surgeons learn to do robotic procedures and remote surgery.