Louis J. Cella, Jr., MD, passed away on November 7, 2011 after a lengthy neurological illness. He was eighty-seven years old.
A thirty-year resident of Palm Springs, Dr. Cella was born August 21, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The son of Laura Tirrochi and Louis J. Cella, Sr., MD, Dr. Cella, who had one older sister (Beatrice deceased), grew up in an old world household where his father saw patients downstairs and his mother and sister ran a dress making business from the third floor of the family home.
Dr. Cella graduated from Providence College in 1945 and then attended Marquette University School of Medicine earning his MD in 1948. He would intern at the Rhode Island Hospital from 1948-1954.
In 1952, Dr. Cella married Ann Margaret Morgan in Providence. The couple soon relocated to Orange County, California, settling in Santa Ana. There, Dr. Cella joined the Santa Ana Clinic and began what was to be a more than thirty year private practice.
During those years, Dr. Cella was involved in numerous civic organizations including the Arthritis Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Orange County, OC Aid-United Givers, and Goodwill Industries, among others.
In the early 1960's, Dr. Cella spearheaded a group of fellow physicians in Orange County to buy and run Riverview Community Hospital in Santa Ana.
This led to the development of three other doctor-owned hospitals during the county's population surge. Mission Community Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, and Mercy Hospital of Santa Ana are still operating today under new ownerships.
The vision and dedication to quality health care delivery in Orange County is a testimony to Dr. Cella and his colleagues.
Dr. Cella was preceded in death by Ann in 1985. In 1987, he married Beverly Johnson who passed away in 2006. He is survived by two sons, Edward B. Cella of Los Angeles and L.J. Cella of Marin County (Elizabeth), and two grandchildren.
Private services pending.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on November 22, 2011.
A thirty-year resident of Palm Springs, Dr. Cella was born August 21, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The son of Laura Tirrochi and Louis J. Cella, Sr., MD, Dr. Cella, who had one older sister (Beatrice deceased), grew up in an old world household where his father saw patients downstairs and his mother and sister ran a dress making business from the third floor of the family home.
Dr. Cella graduated from Providence College in 1945 and then attended Marquette University School of Medicine earning his MD in 1948. He would intern at the Rhode Island Hospital from 1948-1954.
In 1952, Dr. Cella married Ann Margaret Morgan in Providence. The couple soon relocated to Orange County, California, settling in Santa Ana. There, Dr. Cella joined the Santa Ana Clinic and began what was to be a more than thirty year private practice.
During those years, Dr. Cella was involved in numerous civic organizations including the Arthritis Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Orange County, OC Aid-United Givers, and Goodwill Industries, among others.
In the early 1960's, Dr. Cella spearheaded a group of fellow physicians in Orange County to buy and run Riverview Community Hospital in Santa Ana.
This led to the development of three other doctor-owned hospitals during the county's population surge. Mission Community Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, and Mercy Hospital of Santa Ana are still operating today under new ownerships.
The vision and dedication to quality health care delivery in Orange County is a testimony to Dr. Cella and his colleagues.
Dr. Cella was preceded in death by Ann in 1985. In 1987, he married Beverly Johnson who passed away in 2006. He is survived by two sons, Edward B. Cella of Los Angeles and L.J. Cella of Marin County (Elizabeth), and two grandchildren.
Private services pending.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on November 22, 2011.
Louis J. Cella, Jr., MD, passed away on November 7, 2011 after a lengthy neurological illness. He was eighty-seven years old.
A thirty-year resident of Palm Springs, Dr. Cella was born August 21, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The son of Laura Tirrochi and Louis J. Cella, Sr., MD, Dr. Cella, who had one older sister (Beatrice deceased), grew up in an old world household where his father saw patients downstairs and his mother and sister ran a dress making business from the third floor of the family home.
Dr. Cella graduated from Providence College in 1945 and then attended Marquette University School of Medicine earning his MD in 1948. He would intern at the Rhode Island Hospital from 1948-1954.
In 1952, Dr. Cella married Ann Margaret Morgan in Providence. The couple soon relocated to Orange County, California, settling in Santa Ana. There, Dr. Cella joined the Santa Ana Clinic and began what was to be a more than thirty year private practice.
During those years, Dr. Cella was involved in numerous civic organizations including the Arthritis Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Orange County, OC Aid-United Givers, and Goodwill Industries, among others.
In the early 1960's, Dr. Cella spearheaded a group of fellow physicians in Orange County to buy and run Riverview Community Hospital in Santa Ana.
This led to the development of three other doctor-owned hospitals during the county's population surge. Mission Community Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, and Mercy Hospital of Santa Ana are still operating today under new ownerships.
The vision and dedication to quality health care delivery in Orange County is a testimony to Dr. Cella and his colleagues.
Dr. Cella was preceded in death by Ann in 1985. In 1987, he married Beverly Johnson who passed away in 2006. He is survived by two sons, Edward B. Cella of Los Angeles and L.J. Cella of Marin County (Elizabeth), and two grandchildren.
Private services pending.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on November 22, 2011.
A thirty-year resident of Palm Springs, Dr. Cella was born August 21, 1924 in Providence, Rhode Island.
The son of Laura Tirrochi and Louis J. Cella, Sr., MD, Dr. Cella, who had one older sister (Beatrice deceased), grew up in an old world household where his father saw patients downstairs and his mother and sister ran a dress making business from the third floor of the family home.
Dr. Cella graduated from Providence College in 1945 and then attended Marquette University School of Medicine earning his MD in 1948. He would intern at the Rhode Island Hospital from 1948-1954.
In 1952, Dr. Cella married Ann Margaret Morgan in Providence. The couple soon relocated to Orange County, California, settling in Santa Ana. There, Dr. Cella joined the Santa Ana Clinic and began what was to be a more than thirty year private practice.
During those years, Dr. Cella was involved in numerous civic organizations including the Arthritis Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Orange County, OC Aid-United Givers, and Goodwill Industries, among others.
In the early 1960's, Dr. Cella spearheaded a group of fellow physicians in Orange County to buy and run Riverview Community Hospital in Santa Ana.
This led to the development of three other doctor-owned hospitals during the county's population surge. Mission Community Hospital, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, and Mercy Hospital of Santa Ana are still operating today under new ownerships.
The vision and dedication to quality health care delivery in Orange County is a testimony to Dr. Cella and his colleagues.
Dr. Cella was preceded in death by Ann in 1985. In 1987, he married Beverly Johnson who passed away in 2006. He is survived by two sons, Edward B. Cella of Los Angeles and L.J. Cella of Marin County (Elizabeth), and two grandchildren.
Private services pending.
Published in the Los Angeles Times on November 22, 2011.
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