LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Children’s Hospital Los Angeles ECMO Program was named a recipient of the prestigious Award for Excellence in Life Support by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO), an international body of health care professionals who evaluate hospital treatment therapies for patients fighting complex cardiac disease and respiratory failure. In bestowing the honor, they described Children’s Hospital’s ECMO Program as “extraordinary,” and having “met and exceeded all requirements.”