University sues county over hospital decision
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science filed a $125-million lawsuit Monday against Los Angeles County, claiming breach of contract when the county cut its ties between the medical school and Martin Luther King Jr./Drew Medical Center last year.
The suit accuses the county of failing to maintain standards at the hospital, resulting in the federal government’s threat last fall to pull $200 million in funding. That led the county to downscale the medical center to a non-teaching community hospital.
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