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Celebration Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 08:50 AM
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Hospitals Accused of 'Dumping' Homeless on LA Skid Row
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=1761873&page=1

"I was lookin' at him and I was wondering why the hospital would have let him go that way … in that condition," said Gregory Williams, who was also staying at the mission.

Officials say Marveil Williams' story isn't unique. This week, another "dumping" was caught on tape. Carol Ann Reyes, 63, was loaded into a cab by Kaiser Permanente hospital staff and dumped on Skid Row, wearing nothing more than a hospital gown and socks, police said.

"She was very disoriented. She didn't know where she was or what she was doing," said Regina Chambers, who works at the Union Rescue Mission. "All she knew is that she had been to a hospital. She didn't know which one."

Diana Bonta, vice president of public affairs for Kaiser Southern California, told The Associated Press the incident violated hospital policy and would not occur again.


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redwitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 09:12 AM
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1. greatest country in the world?
n/t
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Wickerman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-26-06 09:13 AM
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2. That is something out of a bad Law and Order script
Or, should be. :think:

When the hell will this country wake up and realize that managed care has destroyed the economy and health of this country?
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oscar111 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-05-06 08:01 AM
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3. no arrests in this case?
should be.
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