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Rep questions U of Chicago's ED redirection initiative
Not long ago, the University of Chicago Medical Center began a program--the Urban Health Initiative--part of which includes efforts to move non-urgent patients out of its emergency department and... Read more...
Los Angeles issues new rule limiting discharges
After a long battle over the alleged dumping of homeless patients in the street, the city of Los Angeles has enacted a new ordinance making it a misdemeanor for hospitals to transport a patient to a... Read more...
South FL emergency depts cited for denying care
Five hospitals based in South Florida's Palm Beach County were recently cited for denying treatment to 30 patients entering their emergency departments last year. While these incidents reflect... Read more...
Patient dumping issues need systematic look
At this point, you've heard frequently about the problem Los Angeles faces with "patient dumping," which takes place when hospitals discharge indigent patients and more or less kick them to the... Read more...
Los Angeles investigates another patient dumping case
Los Angeles city prosecutors have begun investigating another alleged patient dumping incident, this time a Costa Mesa hospital, which allegedly took a mentally ill man 42 miles to the city's Skid... Read more...
Kaiser settles patient-dumping charges
Kaiser Permanente has agreed to settle a group of civil and criminal patient-dumping charges filed by the Los Angeles city attorney's office. Under the terms of the agreement, Kaiser will establish... Read more...
