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Laguna Honda Hearing Draws Families, Staff and Officials Over Patient Safety and Admissions
Summary
Supervisors held two hearings on Laguna Honda Hospital after recent patient deaths and a state AA citation; testimony ranged from family allegations of negligent care to staff defenses of training and quality measures, and Laguna Honda's executive described plans for a "medical model assisted living" continuum and pledged follow-up data.
Supervisor Joo convened extended hearings on Laguna Honda Hospital following two recent patient deaths and a state "AA" preventable-death citation, saying the Board must understand whether changes to admissions policy and patient mix have affected safety and whether the hospital's response meets state standards.
Multiple family members described events surrounding deaths and alleged lapses in clinical judgment or communication. One speaker said her aunt was not given a CT scan after a fall despite anticoagulant medication and later suffered a fatal intracranial bleed; another recounted delays securing a physician response and late imaging. Those complaints prompted pleas for investigation and for the Board to secure missing clinical records and timelines.
John Keneally, executive…
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