Although the Regents took on the revival of the Martin Luther King Hospital that was shut down by LA County after numerous problems, UCLA has declined to operate the revamped facility when it reopens. From a report to the Regents July session: Martin Luther King Hospital Update: … A contract for design/build was executed with Hensel Phelps on April 14, 2011. The construction is on schedule with the 120-bed hospital to be “substantially completed” by March 15, 2013, with occupancy by September 15, 2013.
Operation of the facility: A “request for solutions” was issued to 12 pre-qualified organizations. The Board is looking for an experienced hospital operator and intends to make a selection by the fall of 2011. Both UCLA and UCI were asked if they were interested in being the operator and both declined…
Full report at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/jul11/h1.pdf
As UCLA might have put it:
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