What now for King-Harbor?
With the hospital almost completely closed, The Times asks several community members what should happen with healthcare in South L.A.
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The region needs not just a medical center, but an effort that addresses the root causes of its ill health.
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A medical center would address only a portion of South L.A.’s needs.
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L.A. County needs the closed hospital; the UC system should take it over.
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King-Harbor’s closure means more patients for other already overcrowded hospitals.
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If the county can’t lure a private hospital soon, it must rebuild an improved facility.