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New homeless dumping allegations against Kaiser Baldwin Hills

July 13th, 2007 at 6:04 am » Comments (5)

From the L.A. Daily News:
New homeless dumping allegation probed
BY KERRY CAVANAUGH, Staff Writer
The City Attorney’s Office is investigating whether Kaiser Permanente dumped a homeless patient on Skid Row, in violation of a settlement reached in a previous case.
The latest inquiry began after officials learned that workers from Kaiser’s Baldwin Hills hospital took a 26-year-old man [...]



Kaiser OKs end to patient dumping

May 16th, 2007 at 4:15 am » Comments (7)

Kaiser accepts patient-dumping settlement
The pact could resolve suits filed against the HMO after a woman was left wondering on skid row.
By Richard Winton and Cara Mia DiMassa
Los Angeles Times Staff Writers
LOS ANGELES — Kaiser Permanente has agreed to a first-of-its-kind settlement aimed at ending the practice of patient dumping by requiring the HMO to establish [...]



Another Kaiser whistleblower fired for telling the truth

January 14th, 2007 at 8:55 am » Comments (3)

From the Los Angeles Times:
Suit accuses Kaiser of blackballing
Nursing assistant says she hasn’t been able to get work since aiding a patient-dumping probe.
By Tami Abdollah, Times Staff Writer
January 13, 2007
A former employee has sued Kaiser Permanente, claiming that the HMO “blackballed” her for participating in a criminal investigation into the alleged dumping of a homeless [...]



Kaiser Permanente faces criminal charges for dumping patient on skid row

November 16th, 2006 at 8:24 am » Comments (2)

From the Los Angeles Times:
L.A. files patient ‘dumping’ charges — Kaiser Permanente is accused of leaving a homeless woman to wander on skid row.
By Richard Winton and Cara Mia DiMassa, Times Staff Writers
November 16, 2006
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office filed false-imprisonment and dependent care endangerment charges against hospital giant Kaiser Permanente on Wednesday, the [...]



Kaiser patient dumping caught on tape

March 22nd, 2006 at 2:32 pm » Comments (4)

Video Said to Capture Skid Row Dumping
By Cara Mia DiMassa, Times Staff Writer
2:00 PM PST, March 22, 2006
Authorities released a videotape this afternoon of what they say is the dumping of a 63-year-old woman on the streets of skid row.
The videotape, recorded by security cameras outside the Union Rescue Mission entrance on San Pedro Street [...]



Kaiser Permanente dumps patients on skid row

December 22nd, 2005 at 8:11 am » Comments (4)

Patient Dumping On Skid Row
The city alerts hospitals of possible legal action if they leave people on skid row against their will.
By Cara Mia DiMassa and Richard Winton, Times Staff Writers
December 22, 2005
The Los Angeles city attorney’s office is warning hospitals across Los Angeles today they are potential targets of an investigation into alleged dumping [...]