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Health Care & Hospital Law

Feb. 17, 2000

Critical Care

Complying with seismic-safety regulations may put California hospitals in critical condition.

By Clare Richardson and Devon W. Block
        At 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 17, 1994, Los Angeles was shaken out of its sleep by the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake. With dawn's light, the city realized that it had to contend with more than just fractured nerves . It also had a fractured infrastructure. The earthquake brought chaos to Los Angeles, killing 57 people and causing approx...

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