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LA County-USC Hospital Overcrowding Worsens

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Overcrowding is getting much worse at beleaguered Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center’s emergency room. The Board of Supervisors were told Tuesday the emergency room was...

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Report: ER Patient Not Assigned Doctor For 2 Days

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An emergency room patient went two days without being assigned a doctor at a Los Angeles hospital. The Los Angeles Times on Friday cites a memo by Olive View-UCLA Medical Center’s...

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Dramatic Drop in Emergency Room Overcrowding

LOS ANGELES (AP) — There’s been a dramatic drop in emergency room overcrowding at Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. County health officials told the Board of...

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Lakewood Hospital Begins Taking Reservations For Emergency Room Care

LAKEWOOD (CBS) — Have an emergency? Make a reservation. Lakewood Regional Medical Center says they’re now taking reservations for care in its emergency room online, allowing patients with...

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Inmate Fatally Shot By Deputy In Inglewood Emergency Room

INGLEWOOD (CBSLA.com) — A suspect was fatally shot Thursday morning by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy in the emergency room of a South Los Angeles hospital, officials said. The deputy-involved...

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Loma Linda Emergency Room Evacuated Due To Hazmat Situation

LOMA LINDA (CBSLA/AP) — Several floors of Loma Linda University Medical Center were evacuated Thursday afternoon because dozens of people reported feeling sick and nauseated. Construction crews were...

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Rialto ER Doctor Trades In Scalpels For Guns As SWAT Volunteer

RIALTO (KCAL9) — An emergency room physician trades scalpels and syringes for guns and gear as a volunteer member of the SWAT team in San Bernardino County. Dr. Michael Neeki, who regularly works in...

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Doctors Say More People Landing In ER Because Of Do-It-Yourself Projects

LOS ANGELES (CBS2) — There are plenty of cable TV shows and magazines advocating do-it-yourself projects around the house but health care professionals say people don’t realize the risks involved....

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4 SoCal Hospitals Close Their ER Doors

TUSTIN (CBSLA.com) — Four Southland hospitals owned by Pacific Health Corp. closed their doors Wednesday due to legal troubles. The emergency departments of Bellflower Medical Center, Newport...

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Hand Grenade Prompts Evacuation Of VA Emergency Room

WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) — A 66-year-old patient was being questioned Monday after he found a hand grenade in the emergency room of the Veteran’s Affair Hospital in Westwood. More than 200 people were...

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Emergency Room Evacuated After Roof Fire At South El Monte Hospital

SOUTH EL MONTE (CBSLA.com) — Dozens of patients Tuesday were evacuated from the emergency room of the Greater El Monte Community Hospital after the building’s roof caught fire. The small fire was...

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Where Can I Get Care?

With the passage and implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), millions of newly insured Americans can now afford routine health care. If you are among the previously uninsured who have skipped...

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How Do I Use My Health Insurance?

If, like many Americans, you have been uninsured for several years and just recently obtained coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), you may need a little course in how to navigate the...

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How Do I Choose A Doctor?

If you have never established yourself as a patient with a primary care physician, or your current doctor is retiring, you will be in the market for a new one. It will take a little research–and...

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Can I Pay For Contacts Or Glasses With My Health Insurance?

Routine adult vision care and prescription eyeglasses are not one of the essential benefits required under the Affordable Care act (ACA). The law does require eye care coverage for children (those...

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Exclusive: Man Reportedly Rams Rental Car Into Firefighter Outside Glendale ER

GLENDALE (CBSLA.com) — A Los Angeles firefighter paramedic is recovering after police say a driver tried to run him down while he was helping a patient into an emergency room. The incident took place...

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Records: County Emergency Room Visits Slowed During Obamacare’s Early Months

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Los Angeles County emergency room visits slowed in the early months of Obamacare, according to state records. During the first three months of expanded health insurance...

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Expert Warns: Take Ambulance Instead Of Uber Or Lyft To ER

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — There is a growing trend of people turning to Uber or Lyft instead of ambulances to rush to emergency rooms to save money. One expert warns that riders who need immediate medical...

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Hospitals Prepare For Influx Of Patients, Flu Season Likely To Get Worse

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Feeling under the weather even though you got your flu shot? Doctors are saying even people who got their flu shot this year are still getting sick. “Every year they try to guess...

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Flu Leads To ER Overcrowding, Hospitals Set Up Makeshift Treatment Areas

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Hospitals are working around the clock to provide care for those sick and affected by this year’s worsening flu season. “I’m unaware of a flu influx like this one for at least a...

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ER Doctor Describes ‘Most Dangerous Time’ For Healthcare Providers Battling...

As an emergency physician for 25 years, Dr. Mark Morocco has it seen it all. “Doctors sign up for this moment, it’s a moment when we have the opportunity to help,” he says. “But this is a unique, sort...

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