L.A. County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas said St. Vincent can be repurposed to provide homeless services such as a behavioral health center, recuperative care beds and a sobering center. St. Vincent is owned by Verity Health System, which took the hospital into bankruptcy in 2018. It seems unlikely, those sources said, that another company would risk making a run at continuing to operate St. Vincent as a conventional hospital. L.A. City Councilman Mitch O’Farrell is among those pushing to make St. Vincent a place to house the homeless. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)With the right leadership and design, St. Vincent could become a model for multifaceted homeless care.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 22, 2020 03:56 UTC