Miller Children’s Hospital

Health Systems MemorialCare Health System

Miller Children’s Hospital

501(c)(3)

2801 Atlantic Ave.
Long Beach, CA

2

Total Sex Change Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.
1

Total Surgery Patients

info icon Total unique children who underwent gender-affirming surgical procedures.
1

Total Hormone and Puberty Blocker Patients

info icon Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.
1

Total Prescriptions Written

info icon Total number of scripts for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones.
$0

Total Submitted Charges

info icon Total amount submitted by providers or pharmacies to insurance for services, treatments, or prescriptions, before any reviews or adjustments. Includes medical procedures and prescription charges but may not reflect the final amount after negotiations.

Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach is a hospital located in Long Beach, California and is part of the nonprofit MemorialCare Health System. The hospital’s website does not appear to advertise any sex change interventions for children. However, claims data shows the hospital has previously billed for hormone therapies and gender surgeries for minors.

For more information on the specific procedure and diagnostic codes and other methodology used to make these determination, read our white paper here.

Key Findings

Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital does not appear to advertise they offer sex change treatments. 

Sex Change Treatments Provided

Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital does not appear to advertise they offer sex change treatments. 

 

Definitions

SEX CHANGE PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures or hormone/puberty blocker therapy.

TOTAL SURGERY PATIENTS: Total unique children who underwent “gender-affirming” surgical procedures.

TOTAL HORMONE AND PUBERTY BLOCKERS PATIENTS: Total unique children who were prescribed puberty blockers or received gender-affirming hormone therapy.

TOTAL PRESCRIPTIONS WRITTEN: Total number of prescriptions written by a provider for puberty blockers or gender-affirming hormones for children.

TOTAL SUBMITTED CHARGES: This is the initial amount a healthcare provider or pharmacy submits to the insurance company for a specific service, treatment, or prescription before the insurance company reviews and adjusts the payment. This value includes both the pharmacy-submitted cost of prescription drug claims and the line-item charges associated with medical procedures. Please note that this amount does not necessarily reflect the full cost of the procedure or prescription, as it is subject to adjustments and negotiations by the insurance company.

Leadership

Executive Leadership

Name Title Compensation
Barry Arbuckle President & CEO $5,915,941
Richard Graniere EVP, Chief Investment Officer $1,572,901
Helen Macfie SVP, Chief Transformation Officer $1,355,977
Karen Testman EVP, CFO $1,483,911
Thomas Leary SVP, Chief Legal Officer $1,071,425
Laurie Sicaeros Chief Strategy Officer $828,809

The current leadership/titles are based on the Memorial Health Services website, but the compensation information is from the Memorial Health Services, 2022 Form 990, filed 5/12/23.

Compensation reflects tax year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.

Board of Trustees

Name Title Compensation
Samuel Tang Chairman $0
Sharon Cheever Vice Chair $0
Barry Arbuckle President & CEO N/A
Robert Schack Secretary $0

The current leadership/titles are based on the Memorial Health Services website, but the compensation information is from the Memorial Health Services, 2022 Form 990, filed 5/12/23.

Compensation reflects tax year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022.