Deborah Schoch - FishbowlLA

When a Health Reporter Goes Under the Knife

Richard Horgan — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:00:06 +0000

Deborah Schoch (pictured), senior writer for USC Annenberg’s CHCF Center for Health Reporting, recently underwent cataract surgery. She has since shared what it was like for someone who covers hospital-related issues to be on the receiving end.

She admits putting off her left-cataract surgery for years. Once she settled on a specific hospital, Schoch looked up state records to determine the institution’s infection rates. She also peppered her surgeon with questions during their first meeting. Still, Schoch admits she felt a little awkward arriving at a pre-surgery suite with notebook and pen in hand, even though she had no article to write:

As a health care writer, I’ve written too many stories about hospital-acquired infections, wrong-side surgeries, even wrong-patient surgeries in which a patient lost a healthy gallbladder or unscathed knee…

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More On LAT Departures

Greg — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:14:40 +0000

Per LA Observed: Chuck Philips has reportedly asked for a buyout, Marla Cone, Paul Brownfield, Deborah Schoch (whom this Fishy once went up against as a competitor many moons ago) are all bailing out. We wish them, and all the others, much, much luck.

[UPDATE: A reliable tipster tells us staffers have been told to expect another round of layoffs in two months -- to the tune of 100 more jobs.]

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LAT in 90: Don’t Bug Me

Kate — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 08:29:56 +0000

The Los Angeles Times, condensed.

Thousand Words

Breaking: Actors Act
Neil Patrick Harris will be so glad when he’s got something else to talk about.

What Wat Thai Temple Trouble?
The answer is obvious: valet parking. (And couldn’t Deborah Schoch get more than one cranky neighbor agree to be quoted?)

Take Your Kumbaya and Stuff It
Gregory Rodriguez deviates from the official LAT “rich cultural diversity” guidelines. Expect a counter-point piece.

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