The Closing of King/Drew Trauma Center

A federal judge on Thursday allowed Los Angeles County to continue with its plan to phase out the trauma center at Martin Luther King, Jr.

Consultants made basic changes and enforced standards to get the Washington, D.C., facility back on its feet. Still, challenges remain.

Supervisors say the closure will help them save the troubled hospital, and they adopt the goal of eventually reopening the unit.

Protests and appeals fail to sway four of the five county supervisors. The vote to shut the trauma center will probably happen on Tuesday.

The congresswoman brings her organizing skills and trademark passion to the battle over whether the trauma unit will be closed.

Politicians and residents crowd hearing to oppose the county’s proposal to shut down trauma unit.

A consultant group would run the hospital for at least a year and review each department.

Just months after forming an advisory board to help save the troubled Martin Luther King Jr.

Politicians and others fighting to save the endangered trauma center at Martin Luther King Jr.

With King/Drew’s failure of a final federal inspection, some say it might be time for a private firm to take over the embattled facility.

The hospital could lose its accreditation, along with insurance contracts and training programs.

County supervisors say that shutting the heavily used center and hiring outside managers could save the rest of the troubled hospital.

Employees at Martin Luther King Jr.

U.S. inspectors find that King/Drew nurses were ordered to lie and key drugs weren’t given. Criminal inquiries could be launched.