Page 2 May 4, 2017 Aerospace from front page Northrup has given the new Secretary of Commerce suggestions on how to lighten the burden on U.S. manufacturing. redundant and time-consuming. If the agencies could share the data submitted by Northrup, then that alone could speed up the process and make the company’s wait times shorter. The federal comment period closed on March 31. A spokesman with the Commerce Department confirmed that manufacturers’ recommendations would be reviewed and used by Ross to prepare a report for the president. The Commerce Department hasn’t said when that might happen. California’s association for manufacturers is encouraged because for the first time in a decade, policymakers in Washington, D.C. are interested in the well-being of South Bay companies like Northrup Grumman and Boeing with huge workforces. Boeing also took the opportunity to advise the White House on which regulations it considers the biggest stumbling blocks to its business. “It’s promising that the administration in Washington is … doing everything it can to understand and fix what impedes a manufacturer’s ability to grow in the U.S.,” said DiCaro with the California Manufacturing and Technology Association. The White House is concerned about automakers relocating their assembly plants outside the U.S. An industry representative for the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers praised the Commerce secretary for undertaking a fact-finding mission about U.S. regulations that pose the biggest burdens. Light-duty passenger vehicles are the “most highly regulated sector of our economy,” a spokesman for the carmakers told Ross. “Any initiative to remove unnecessary regulatory burdens encourages domestic manufacturers to increase investments and jobs in the United States,” the auto industry trade group said. It represents the 12 largest automobile manufacturers in the United States, which account for 70 percent of all car and light truck sales in the country. Alliance members are BMW Group, FCA US LLC, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Company, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz USA, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche Cars North America, Toyota, Volkswagen Group of America, and Volvo Car USA. Several manufacturers left comments indicating that overlapping federal and state rules are their biggest frustrations. For the carmakers, they deal mostly with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the California Air Resources Board, the association said. The group told the Commerce secretary that what manufacturers want is a common-sense approach to protecting the environment. “Certainly, many regulations that impact auto manufacturers originally were intended to serve useful purposes and continue to have value. However, many are or have become outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective,” the association said, adding they just need to be reviewed and updated occasionally. Given a rare opportunity to speak directly to the White House, Northrup Grumman and Boeing were the representatives for the South Bay. Boeing said in its comments what happens with environmental permits and regulations will influence whether it expands and creates high-tech, U.S.- based manufacturing centers. The aerospace and defense systems contractor is predicting global demand for 39,000 new aircraft by 2037. • Davis & DeRosa Physical Therapy, Inc. Davis & DeRosa Physical Therapy, established in 2003, provides a quaint boutique practice located in El Segundo, California. The 4,000 square foot facility is a well known practice offering its patients private, personal treatment by a licensed therapist at every visit. Patients are guaranteed one-on-one attention for their 45-minute treatment. 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UCLA Children’s Hospital says that play and treatment for illnesses should be combined to comfort their young patients “when they need it most.” That approach fits, too, with Mattel’s mission to be a recognized leader in “play, learning and development worldwide.” To help UCLA Health system and the kids it services. Mattel is giving $50 million to expand pediatric care and fund medical research at the local hospital. The gift will make it possible for Southland kids to receive specialized care regardless of a family’s income or ability to pay. It’s the largest charitable gift ever made by the worldwide maker of toys, and gives UCLA working capital to build a “kids-only” system of care. UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital attracts top doctors and nurses, who provide care that is consistently ranked among the best in the country. A child’s experience remains the number one focus as UCLA designs an environment with its young patients and families in mind. Studies done of pediatric patients and their parents found that anxiety is the most common complaint when a child is hospitalized. Kids also lose their appetites, can’t sleep and can’t control their emotions. They’re less cooperative with doctors and nurses when they’re upset and frightened, researchers have discovered. The answer: Use “medical” play in the hospital to alleviate that stress. Healthcare professionals also must take the parents’ emotions into account. Children do better when their parents feel less anxious, according to published research. Child behavior and development specialists have expertise that pediatric caregivers need to tap. With this gift, Mattel has contributed $80 million to UCLA and the university-run healthcare system. The toymaker and the hospital say they want local kids to have access to doctors and nurses who understand pediatric care, and who work toward the best health outcomes possible for sick kids. They’re intent on making a hospital experience less scary, too. Mattel President Richard Dickson said his company’s charitable gift is meant to “ensure that even more children and families will benefit from exceptional healthcare at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.” Sick kids in Asia and Africa will benefit from advances in pediatric medicine at the Westwood medical center as UCLA plans to launch a doctor exchange. Nurse Florence Nightingale, who is considered the founder of modern nursing, said it was the responsibility of doctors, nurses and healthcare providers to create and keep a therapeutic environment for child patients. UCLA has embraced the philosophy by creating a specialized children’s healthcare center near the Westwood campus. In-hospital and outpatient services are available there. The Children’s Hospital Association says that Mattel has delivered more than a halfmillion toys nationwide to pediatric patients at children’s hospitals. “Mattel has generously helped create positive healing environments,” said Many Wimpey Knight, the association’s chief executive. Play grants totaling $377,000 have gone to children’s hospitals in Long Beach, San Francisco, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Bronx, Dallas, Milwaukee and Hackensack. “By engaging in play whether outside on a playground or inside via technology, hospitalized UCLA Children’s Hospital makes time for treatment and play. children can just be kids,” Knight said. Mattel’s commitment to UCLA will also touch children and their families in China, Indonesia, India and South Africa through physician exchanges and research partnerships. Tami Dennis with the Children’s Hospital noted that UCLA doctors will visit hospitals in those countries periodically to lecture and do clinical work. Visiting specialists will be provided clinical fellowships in Los Angeles, where they’ll spend one to three months observing the practices and techniques of the UCLA Children’s Hospital staff, according to the spokeswoman. “The visiting physicians will then be prepared to return to their home institutions to teach their colleagues what they have learned at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital,” she added. UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital is located within the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood. The facility has a 90-bed inpatient unit, plus an outpatient Children’s Health Center. The hospital serves more than 34,000 patients each year, according to the university. •
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