FYI - may be of some interest to you.... 
Have a great weekend everyone!
Jacki

>>> "Linda W. Adkins" <[log in to unmask]> 5/18/2007 2:24 PM >>>
This was forwarded to us today*
Please help quickly spread the work Jacki!

Thanks,

Linda



Subject: 60 MINUTES' "Dumped on Skid Row" (5/20/07)

Hi. I wanted to let you know about a story that 60 MINUTES will be
running this Sunday that I thought you might be interested in. It’s
a
piece on the practice of some hospitals of dropping discharged
homeless
patients on Skid Row - whether or not they’re healthy enough to fend
for
themselves. It’s an upsetting situation, and we are trying to get
word
out to people with a particular interest in this issue. So to that
end,
it would be great if you could send out an email to your listserve
and/or post something on your website. The piece will be broadcast on
CBS stations on at 7:00 ET/PT on Sunday, May 20. For more information,
check out our
website, 
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1998/07/08/60minutes/main13502.shtml,
which you're welcome to link to from your own site.



Below, you’ll find a short write-up about the piece. If you have any
further questions, please contact me at [log in to unmask] 
<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or 212-975-7598.



Thank you for your help.



Best,

Robin Sanders

CBS News 60 Minutes

phone: 212-975-7598

email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>





“HOSPITAL DUMPING”

Are some Los Angeles hospitals simply throwing homeless patients out
on
the street after discharging them, literally dumping them on Skid Row
--
even if they come from other places in Los Angeles and are in no
condition to fend for themselves? While there have been allegations of
hospital dumping for years, people only started paying attention
recently, after several shelters installed special cameras on the
street
to try to capture the practice. Anderson Cooper’s investigation will
air
this Sunday, May 20, on 60 MINUTES (7PM ET/PT on CBS).

Linda Williams Adkins, M.A., LSW
Crisis Services Specialist,
Bureau for Behavioral Health and
Health Facilities, DHHR
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