New homeless dumping allegations against Kaiser Baldwin Hills

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 [...]

Kaiser OKs end to patient dumping

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 [...]

Another Kaiser whistleblower fired for telling the truth

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 [...]

Kaiser Permanente faces criminal charges for dumping patient on skid row

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 [...]

Kaiser patient dumping caught on tape

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 [...]

Kaiser Permanente dumps patients on skid row

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 [...]