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Health Care & Hospital Law

May 19, 2023

Claim: 2 patients of mental health facility beaten by other patients

“It’s unforgivable that BHC Alhambra would knowingly put other patients in harm’s way,” said Mike Arias of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, which is representing the plaintiffs.

Two patients of Alhambra Hospital’s Behavioral Health Center were violently attacked by other patients while they slept, suffering serious injuries, two lawsuits allege.

“It’s unforgivable that BHC Alhambra would knowingly put other patients in harm’s way,” said Mike Arias of Arias Sanguinetti Wang & Torrijos, which is representing the plaintiffs. “These people went in for care, and rather than abide by the ‘do no harm’ oath, these pat...

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