LA Hospitals dumping patients out on Skid Row

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I was scrolling through BoingBoing between classes, and found this troubling bit of news.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center busted for dumping 5 patients onto Skid Row, one of whom was definitely not homeless.

In one case, a man dropped off at Skid Row was in fact not homeless, said Smith, the LAPD captain. A police officer took him home and the man's family was "outraged," he said.

"Not only did they not know that he was discharged, but the fact that he had been brought to Skid Row instead of being brought home was what further outraged that family," Smith said at a news conference Tuesday.

Here's a link to the LA times article.

I wonder if this is an outcome of the increased LAPD presence at Skid Row...