Los Angeles Times | April 8, 2009 | 12:07 p.m. PT --- Hospitals to pay $1.6 million in skid row dumping case Two psychiatric hospitals admitted sending more than 150 patients to fend for themselves on skid row over a two-year period, prosecutors announced today. It is the largest settlement yet in L.A.'s campaign against patient-dumping. City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo said College Hospital, which runs hospitals in Costa Mesa and Cerritos, would pay $1.6 million in penalties and charitable contributions to a host of psychiatric and other social service agencies. More at: http://link.latimes.com/r/S462P8/AKV1M/7W7VFP/T7P5/EWRO0U/QR/t
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