Once a month, VCA West Los Angeles Animal Hospital’s Imaging Center transforms into HoPe Veterinary Center, a free clinic for homeless pets. HoPe has been offering monthly clinics since July and this past Sunday 45 animals were treated, including many first-timers. Notes Venice Patch, though some clients came from Downtown and other parts of LA, many of the pet owners came from Venice and Santa Monica, where the center was advertising services more ›

Earlier this month, the FBI raided three local hospitals for alleged Medicare fraud. Then yesterday, the state fined eighteen hospitals $25,000 each "for state health code violations in which patients died from various mishaps such as an improperly inserted tube and a ventilator that wasn't turned on," according to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune. "Other violations include surgical tools left inside patients after surgery." more ›