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Man Files $2M Lawsuit, Says Kaiser Refused To Cover Life-Saving Treatment

A Pasadena man is suing Kaiser Permanente for $2 million alleging breach of contract and unfair business practices after he says they gave up on him and refused to provide or cover the cost of life-saving care.

2013/05/13

Hospital Continues To Seek Public’s Help To Identify Unknown Female Patient

The White Memorial Medical Center is still seeking the public’s help Thursday in identifying an unknown patient.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/20

Certified Nurse Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Female Patients

Police are looking for additional victims of a certified nurse accused of assaulting two female patients a Mission Hills hospital.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/09/20

Male Nurse Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Female Patient

A male nurse was arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a patient after she underwent surgery at a Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Downey, police reported.

2012/08/28

OC Firm To Cut Supplies Of ‘Lap-Band’ Weight Loss Device After Patient Deaths

You won’t be hearing the ubiquitous jingle for the popular “Lap Band” and 1-800-GET-THIN weight loss advertisements any more.

CBS Los Angeles–2012/02/03

Thousands Gather To Remember 12-Year-Old Jessie Joy Rees

Thousands gathered at Saddleback Church Wednesday night to remember a 12-year-old cancer patient who brought joy to others until she lost her battle with the disease last week.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/01/12

Arturo Vargas (courtesy Kaiser Permanente)

Female Patient Accuses Montebello Doctor Of Molestation

Dr. Arturo Vargas is accused of molesting a female patient during a medical appointment.

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2012/01/05

(credit: San Bernardino Sheriff's Department)

Norco Doctor Arrested For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting At Least 2 Patients

An Inland Empire doctor has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two patients.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/08/31

KNX Exclusive: Former Plastic Surgeon Living In The U.S. Illegally

LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A former Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, who was arrested July 22 for grand theft, is now accused of residing in the United States illegally. KNX 1070′s Charles Feldman reports. According to […]

KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO–2011/07/26

State Mental Hospital Workers To Protest ‘Dangerous’ Conditions

State workers plan to rally outside a Norwalk mental hospital Wednesday to protest what they’re calling dangerous working conditions.

2011/07/06

Los Angeles County To Pay Injured Psychiatric Patient $207K

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to pay a nearly $207,000 settlement to a psychiatric patient who jumped out of a hospital window and suffered permanent brain injury.

2011/04/20

Doctor Accused In UCI Fertility Scandal Released From Mexican Jail

The fugitive doctor at the heart of the University of California, Irvine, fertility scandal in the 1990s has been released from jail in Mexico City, where he was being held for extradition to the United States.

2011/03/23

OC Hospital Worker Allegedly Drugged, Raped Patient

Orange County authorities have charged a hospital emergency room technician with drugging and sexually assaulting a female patient in her hospital bed.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2011/03/18

Former Hospital Owner Will Pay $125K To Settle Patient Dumping Suit

The former owner of an Inglewood hospital will pay $125,000 to settle a lawsuit that claimed it dumped a homeless woman at a shelter.

2011/03/18

USC’s Hospital May Soon Reactivate Kidney Transplant Program

USC University Hospital could soon reactivate its kidney transplant program after voluntarily shutting it down last month when it was discovered that the wrong kidney was transplanted into a patient.

2011/02/18