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Jan 12, 2021 · California didn’t have as many COVID-19 cases last spring as New York did. A Navy hospital ship docked in Los Angeles in March and treated fewer than 100 patients. “Perhaps many of us were ...
Mar 13, 2024 · Los Angeles County is the only system with these separated categories according to EMTs AfroLA interviewed. With a population of more than 9 million, there are more people here in need of medical care. Strikes for higher wages and staffing shortages result in more hospitals on diversion status and higher ambulance wait times. Other cities in ...
Dec 13, 2022 · In 2020, healthcare costs represented nearly 20% of the United States’ gross domestic product, a sharp rise from 2019 and more than four times higher than in 1960. COVID-19 helped fuel the rapid ...
Nov 25, 2022 · Officials say the Omicron variant has flooded the emergency room at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, ground zero for hospitals besieged by a winter surge, with people who are not as ...
Oct 17, 2023 · In Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city, patients can wait for hours to be seen in the emergency department, while some lie in hallways for days at a time, according to a recent Los Angeles Times report. Even when there is a legitimate need to divert ambulances to contend with overcrowding, such diversions can exacerbate health disparities, including maternal mortality, especially ...
Feb 27, 2023 · L.A. Care Health Plan is the largest health plan in Los Angeles County serving more than one of every four Angelenos. It is also the largest publicly operated plan in the country. L.A. Care offers four health coverage plans including Medi-Cal , L.A. Care Covered™ , L.A. Care Medicare Plus and the PASC-SEIU Homecare Workers Health Care Plan , all dedicated to being accountable and responsive ...
Jan 6, 2021 · Hospitals and emergency services in the Los Angeles region are clearly in crisis as COVID-19 cases surge, yet state and county officials have yet to formally make what is known as a declaration of ...
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