The hospital paid $1 million to settle that case. In 2007, a paraplegic man was found crawling around Skid Row and Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center was accused of taking him there without a wheelchair. Good Samaritan Hospital had to pay $450,000 to settle allegations that it dumped a homeless patient on the street in 2014 after he was treated for a foot injury. The city has imposed millions of dollars in fines on hospitals for the practice. The city of Los Angeles began a crackdown on hospital dumping about a decade ago after several incidents there, particularly along Skid Row, where many of the city's homeless people live. But the discharge policies can differ by hospital and the practice of hospital dumping persists. The Joint Commission, which accredits hospitals, also requires that hospitals have a discharge plan. Hospitals must transfer patients they can't stabilize. The 1986 Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act forbids emergency rooms to deny hospital services if patients can't pay. The New York Times first began writing about the issues in the 1870s, when private hospitals were sending patients to the city's public hospital, according to a 2011 report in the American Journal of Public Health. The issue of people being put out of hospitals is a nationwide problem. "Something was clearly going on," said Adrienne Breidenstine of Behavioral Health System Baltimore, which oversees substance use and mental health treatment in the city. That is why all of our trips are flightless in destination, fully carbon offset - and we have ambitious plans to be net zero in the very near future.Suntha declined to give details about the patient, citing privacy laws. We are committed to go as far as possible in curating our trips with care for the planet. We know that many of you worry about the environmental impact of travel and are looking for ways of expanding horizons in ways that do minimal harm – and may even bring benefits. Our Sailing Trips invite you to spend a week experiencing the best of the sea and land in the Caribbean and the Mediterranean. Our Mini Trips are small and mighty - they squeeze all the excitement and authenticity of our longer Epic Trips into a manageable 3-5 day window. Epic Trips are deeply immersive 8 to 16 days itineraries, that combine authentic local experiences, exciting activities and enough down time to really relax and soak it all in. Our Trips are suitable for both solo travellers and friends who want to explore the world together. That is why we have intensively curated a collection of premium small-group trips as an invitation to meet and connect with new, like-minded people for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in three categories: Epic Trips, Mini Trips and Sailing Trips. Increasingly we believe the world needs more meaningful, real-life connections between curious travellers keen to explore the world in a more responsible way. We are proud that, for more than a decade, millions like you have trusted our award-winning recommendations by people who deeply understand what makes certain places and communities so special. Culture Trip launched in 2011 with a simple yet passionate mission: to inspire people to go beyond their boundaries and experience what makes a place, its people and its culture special and meaningful - and this is still in our DNA today. Since you are here, we would like to share our vision for the future of travel – and the direction Culture Trip is moving in.
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