Hahn Honors Lynwood OB-GYN with 59 Years of Service

Dr. Wilburn Durousseau helped deliver more than 10,000 babies at St. Francis Medical Center

Los Angeles, CA (February 25, 2025) – This morning, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn recognized Dr. Wilburn Durousseau for his 59 years of service to underserved communities as an obstetrician-gynecologist at St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, where among other accomplishments he delivered more than 10,000 babies. Dr. Durousseau also taught future physicians at King-Drew Medical Center in Willowbrook for 38 years.

“Whether as a caregiver to patients or educator and mentor to other physicians, Dr. Durousseau has touched countless lives over his almost six decades of service. To this day his devotion and commitment to his patients is remarkable,” said Hahn. 

In accepting the recognition from Supervisor Hahn during this morning’s ceremony, Durousseau also expressed his gratitude to Hahn’s father Supervisor Kenneth Hahn, who led the effort to establish the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital to offer healthcare access to the African American and Latino communities of the area.

“With King, we were able not only to serve the area but also train physicians who were competent and comfortable in the area,” said Durousseau. “It is my hope that one day we will be able to regain the vision of Kenny Hahn and have a teaching hospital again in the area.”

Dr. Durousseau graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College before attending Howard University College of Medicine in 1962 and completing his OB-GYN residency in 1966. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserves where he served at Camp Pendleton and the Naval Hospital in Tia Pai, Taiwan.