L.A. County-USC Works To Address ED Overcrowding

With 25% fewer beds at its new facility, the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center is working to reduce emergency department overcrowding. The medical center is referring patients, upon their release, to health care clinics and assigning care managers to the hospital's most frequent users.

• "Cutting Down on Overcrowding at County-USC" (Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11/15).