NO-SPANKING BILL SENT TO CORNER ASSEMBLYWOMAN INTRODUCES WATERED-DOWN LEGISLATION.Byline: RICK ORLOV Staff Writer The dispute between the city of Los Angeles
a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Alcoholism Skid Row district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] See : Failure . At a news conference with state Sen. Gil Cedillo Gilbert Cedillo (born March 25 1954 in Barstow, California) is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is currently serving in the California State Senate, representing the 22nd District, which covers the diverse cities of Los Angeles, Alhambra, Maywood, San , D-Los Angeles, the two officials said they want to make it a misdemeanor for hospitals to dump patients on Skid Row -- a move that the hospital industry argues is not needed and could be avoided if officials would simply meet with them. "What we need is legal clarity that a specific prohibition would lend to our efforts," Delgadillo said. Delgadillo cited a recent case involving Hollywood Presbyterian in which a paraplegic paraplegic /para·ple·gic/ (-ple´jik) 1. pertaining to or of the nature of paraplegia. 2. an individual with paraplegia. was dropped off without a wheelchair and in poor physical condition. Hollywood Presbyterian officials have acknowledged their policies were violated in the case. "The hospital has had policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental in place since November 2005 specifically designed to ensure that homeless patients are transportation to a shelter or other appropriate facility," the hospital said. Jim Lott of the Hospital Association of Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, said all hospitals in the area have a similar policy in which they obtain informed consent to transfer a patient and make sure someone is there to meet the patient. But, he said, hospital officials have been unable to meet with Delgadillo since the city attorney filed a legal action against Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. last November over a patient-dumping case. "What we resent is (Delgadillo) saying we are causing homelessness," Lott said. "It's an incredible misunderstanding of what the hospitals do. The hospitals have demonstrated their care. We treat people and try to accommodate them. The problem is the public agencies haven't done their job in providing the shelters needed." Aides to Delgadillo said they decided against further negotiations when they were unable to see any movement by the hospitals on key points regarding which shelters to use and how to train workers on when someone is in the proper condition to be able to be moved. "Our office worked to craft a best-practices protocol," spokesman Nick Velazquez said. "We want them to have a proper protocol to make sure the patient being discharged is being sent to a safe and appropriate environment. We were unable to come to an agreement." rick.orlov(at)dailynews.com (213) 978-0390 |
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