World & Nation
At a small class for expectant mothers at the St.
March 4, 1995
California
Workers at private hospitals and dialysis clinics in Inglewood are poised to get a wage increase, with a measure to boost their minimum wage to $25 an hour remaining ahead as election results continued to be tallied this week.
Nov. 15, 2022
A decade ago, it was something that not even Madison Avenue could sell.
June 17, 1985
For decades, the two institutions had peacefully coexisted as neighbors in central Ventura--the county hospital ministering to the poor and the community hospital treating the rest.
March 6, 1994
Labor: Negotiations to resume at noon, but 40,000 workers will strike anyway, though judge bars nurses from walking out. Tuesday’s rolling actions paralyze four public hospitals.
Oct. 11, 2000
Private hospital executives hurriedly hand-delivered bids Thursday to take over county medical clinics, saying it will be better to lose some money running the facilities than have their emergency rooms flooded with uninsured sick people when the clinics are closed.
Aug. 25, 1995
A private Ventura hospital plans to soon open its first two community clinics to compete with Ventura County’s public health agency for low-income patients.
Feb. 10, 1994
With much of Los Angeles County’s extensive network of public medical clinics slated to close in 45 days due to a budget crisis, health officials are trying to persuade private hospitals to take over and run clinics--with no county reimbursement.
Aug. 18, 1995
For 8 years, a small white medical van has traveled the back streets of Orange County, treating people who would otherwise not seek care because they lack money, health insurance or adequate transportation.
May 3, 1989
County health czar Burt Margolin said Monday that private medical providers have submitted enough bids to take over the entire county health clinic system, but he cautioned that some proposals are unacceptable and it is unclear how much of the big clinic network can be spared from budget cuts by turning it over to outside contractors.
Aug. 29, 1995