Mental health advocates believe there’s a better use for all that space, and they’re pushing for the current owner of the facility to reopen it in some capacity.
That’s why Morrison, health care leaders, and outreach workers are calling on current St. Vincent owner and local billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong to commit to using the hospital to house hundreds of mental health care beds.urging Soon-Shiong to “to work with the City of Los Angeles, and/or Los Angeles County, on an agreement to reopen the hospital for use as an acute care facility for people experiencing homelessness.”Mark Valentino, CEO of the L.A.
“Unfortunately for the community of Los Angeles, these beds are always full,” Valentino said, adding that many of their patients are currently — or were recently — unhoused. In an emailed statement, Soon-Shiong said he wasn’t informed of Tuesday’s press conference. “I agree that medical care and mental health services are important issues in confronting the homelessness crisis. I look forward to the opportunity to discuss this in-depth with members of the City Council,” Soon-Shiong said.
Soon-Shiong, who also owns Los Angeles Times, bought St. Vincent in 2020. The facility reopened later that year as part of an agreement with the state to treat COVID-19 patients, but the hospital is shuttered now.One of my goals on the mental health beat is to make the seemingly intractable mental health care system more navigable.
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