The Latest Breaking News from MLK Community Hospital

Patients needing routine care pack emergency department at LA community hospital

LOS ANGELES — In the emergency department at MLK Community Hospital, masked patients lay in wheeled stretchers lining the hallways.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 17, 2023

Medi-Cal leaves most patients behind

The Medi-Cal program aims to address health disparities in California, but it is riddled with issues

Salon · Nov 9, 2022

‘Separate and unequal’: Critics say Newsom’s pricey Medicaid reforms leave most patients behind

LOS ANGELES — It wasn’t exactly an emergency, but Michael Reed, a security guard who lives in Watts, had back pain and ran out of his blood pressure medication. Unsure where else to turn, he went to his local emergency room for a refill.

Tribune News Service · Oct 16, 2022