Harbor-UCLA passes inspection
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center passed a surprise inspection last week, leading federal regulators to rescind the most serious of the violations found during a review three weeks ago, county health officials told the Board of Supervisors.
The earlier inspection, prompted by the December death of an emergency room patient, had found that overcrowding placed patients in “immediate jeopardy.” According to federal regulators, such a finding requires urgent action.
Harbor-UCLA responded by converting offices to screening spaces and hiring nurses and a physician to do triage.
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