The Los Angeles Times reports that local officials are seriously weighing outsourcing all operations at Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center after the latest round of problems at the troubled institution. Navigant Consulting, a firm brought in to right problems at the facility, has made little progress and has itself been accused of malfeasance. Authorities are considering closing the hospital temporarily or possibly ordering it shut down for good. That, of course, would produce even more controversy.
- see this story from the Los Angeles Times