{"id":637,"date":"2018-01-17T17:12:23","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T01:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthconsumer.org\/?p=637"},"modified":"2025-12-12T12:12:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T20:12:32","slug":"hospitals-dump-patients-nowhere-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthconsumer.org\/es\/hospitals-dump-patients-nowhere-go\/","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Patient Dumping by Hospitals in California, and around the country."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">If you, or someone you know, is in this situation and need help, please call the <strong>Health Consumer Alliance<\/strong> toll free hotline and speak to an advocate who can educate you on your fights at&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"tel:18888043536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">888\u2011804\u20113536.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id637_19acdc-3c > 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with no vacancies. 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