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Los Angeles hospitals investigated for “dumping” homeless patients
Several hospitals in Los Angeles, California are under investigation for “dumping” homeless patients onto the streets. These patients—many of them not only physically but also mentally ill—have been driven in ambulances contracted by the hospitals and abandoned on the streets of the neighborhood known as Skid Row. This 50-block area east of the downtown business center is a high-crime district that is home to many homeless shelters and community assistance programs. Some estimates put the number of homeless people in the area as high as 10,000 on any given night.
Several hospitals in Los Angeles, California are under investigation for “dumping” homeless patients onto the streets. These patients—many of them not only physically but also mentally ill—have been driven in ambulances contracted by the hospitals and abandoned on the streets of the neighborhood known as Skid Row. This 50-block area east of the downtown business center is a high-crime district that is home to many homeless shelters and community assistance programs. Some estimates put the number of homeless people in the area as high as 10,000 on any given night.
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