Week Ahead
Tuesday
A report on contracts to facilitate the downsizing of Martin Luther King Jr./Drew University Medical Center is due to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. The downsizing is part of the county's Metrocare plan, which will transfer management of the hospital to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after King/Drew failed a CMS inspection during the summer.
Friday
A judge in Oakland will hear a lawsuit to determine whether a cap on the California prison population is needed to help address the quality of services provided to inmates with disabilities.
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