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Government

Nov. 8, 2006

Hospitals Still Under Threat for Discharges

LOS ANGELES - In the last two weeks, hospitals have dropped off six patients discharged from emergency rooms on Skid Row - allegedly against their will.

By Anne Marie Ruff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - In the last two weeks, hospitals have dropped off six patients discharged from emergency rooms on Skid Row - allegedly against their will.
      The practice of so-called "patient dumping" hit the headlines last year when the Los Angeles Police Department and the media publicized a number of cases of hospitals dischargin...

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