A former employee at Complete Care Community Health Center (CCCHC) alleges that she was denied proper meal and rest breaks, forced to work off the clock, and ignored when she complained to HR. CCCHC agreed to pay $700,000 in 2024 to settle allegations of Labor Code violations, including failing to pay proper wages and provide rest breaks.
In 2023, Eisner Health executives spent 5.4% of their budget – $3.8 million on office expenses. That’s more than twice the average for clinics. The same year, they spent 1% of their budget – $671,300 – on travel. That’s 5 times the clinic average.
That’s a lot of paper clips and rental cars.
If someone wants to contract mpox – also known as monkeypox – El Proyecto Del Barrio might just be the clinic to visit. A 2022 inspection found dirty unsanitized patient areas, including failure to clean an area after mpox exposure. Common symptoms include rash, fever, sore throat, headache, muscle aches, back pain, low energy, and swollen lymph nodes.
United Health Centers of the San Joaquin Valley can’t keep patient information safe. A class action lawsuit was filed in 2021, claiming the company should have implemented reasonable cybersecurity measures to protect patients from a data breach. What were they prioritizing over protecting sensitive patient information? Maybe their CEO’s compensation: $782,286 in 2021.
Jacob Masters had been drifting around Southern California for months when he began suffering a mental breakdown.
On Oct. 27, 2017, Redondo Beach police took him to the Kedren Community Health Center in South Los Angeles, where he was placed on an involuntary hold.
He would never leave.
A week into his stay, Masters was strangled in his room. Another patient — psychotic and suicidal, according to hospital records — has been charged with murder.