LOS ANGELES (CN) – Glendale Adventist Medical Center dumps homeless, mentally ill, disabled patients on Skid Row, the Los Angeles City Attorney claims in court.
The Aug. 20 lawsuit in Superior Court is City Attorney Mike Feuer’s latest effort to crack down on “inhumane and intolerable” patient dumping in the homeless area of downtown.
In January, the city reached a settlement with Beverly Hospital in Montebello, which the city claimed had discharged a homeless patient to Skid Row. A judge ordered Beverly Hospital to pay $200,000 in civil penalties and adopt protocols to prevent it from happening again. (Full story at Courthousenews)
