Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital
Many Los Angeles hospitals in financial trouble
Apparently, a frightening percentage of hospitals in the Los Angeles metro are fighting for their lives. According to a new analysis, almost two dozen hospitals in the area are in the red and could... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Death of King/Drew stuns community
Without a doubt, there were far too many incidents where patients didn't get the care they needed at Martin Luther King Jr./Harbor Hospital. Still, most of the residents of the poor communities... Read more...
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> The sad story of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center is drawing to a close. And now Dr. Bruce Chernof has to figure out where patients will go when the facility shuts down. Read more...
CMS terminates King/Harbor contract
Despite a series of problems that might have killed another facility quickly, Los Angeles-based Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital has kept its tenuous hold on life for years. This one, however,... Read more...
Radiation proves to be scandal of the week for King-Harbor
You might be a bit sick of reading about the massive problems dogging Los Angeles-based Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital. But the hospital keeps producing news that may have a kernel of useful... Read more...
Senior officials squelched 2005 King-Harbor probe
Today, in hindsight, it seems obvious they were on the right track. But in 2005, when a pair of Los Angeles County prosecutors sought a grand jury investigation of two deaths at Martin Luther King... Read more...
CMS cites King-Harbor: Patient was in 'jeopardy'
A nurse has been fired and a supervising nurse put on administrative leave in light of yet another ugly incident at Los Angeles-based Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital. CMS, which already was... Read more...
CMS begins inspection of troubled King-Harbor
Federal inspectors have begun their in-depth review of operations at Los Angeles-based Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, which has seen countless troubles in recent months. If King-Harbor... Read more...
Officials make case for Los Angeles hospital closure
California regulators laid out their case this week for closing Martin Luther King Jr.-Harbor Hospital, arguing it continues to provide substandard care and is putting patients at risk. In a 32-page report, the California Department of Health Services cited findings from inspections between October 2004 and June 2007, that suggest the hospital hasn't made sure nurses are competent or …
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