LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles city attorney's office says a $1.6 million settlement has been reached with two Orange County hospitals accused of improperly discharging and dumping psychiatric patients on LA's Skid Row.
City attorney Rocky Delgadillo's office said Wednesday the settlement also bars College Hospitals in Costa Mesa and Cerritos from transporting homeless psychiatric patients to downtown shelters.
Officials allege as many as 150 patients were dumped on Skid Row from the two hospitals over two years.
Calls seeking comment from College Hospital were not immediately returned.
