LA City Attorney files lawsuit alleging hospital dumped patient on Skid Row

City Attorney Mike Feuer Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Gardens Regional Hospital and Medical Center alleging a 38-year-old mentally ill patient was dumped on Skid Row. Shortly before 12 p.m. on Sept. 4, 2014, a hospital van bearing the name "Tri-City Regional Medical Center" — the former name of Gardens Regional Hospital — dropped a homeless woman who suffered from schizophrenia and physical health problems in front of the Union Rescue Mission, the lawsuit alleges. "Patient dumping is unconscionable and will not be tolerated in this city," said Feuer. "We're continuing to do everything we can to stop it."