By City News Service
Jan 22, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A radiologic technologist and single mom is suing her former employer, alleging she was wrongfully fired after she was unable to return to work because the coronavirus pandemic prevented her from finding child care.
Yuliya Lykhonosov s Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit against Olympia Medical Center alleges violations of the California Family Rights Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and wrongful termination. She seeks unspecified damages in the suit filed Wednesday.
An Olympia representative did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Lykyonosov was hired in October 2017 and last May 26 told her manager she could not come to work because a teacher at her younger child s daycare center tested positive for the coronavirus, which caused the entire facility to close indefinitely, according to her court papers.
All adult inpatient beds: 74.4
Inpatient beds occupied: 43.1
Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 29.6
Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 24
Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 39.78%
COLLEGE MEDICAL CENTER
Total beds (7-day average): 240.7
All adult inpatient beds: 233.4
Inpatient beds occupied: 175
Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 35.6
Total adult patients confirmed COVID-19 (7-day average): 35.1
Percent of adult inpatient beds used by confirmed and suspected COVID-19 patients: 15.25%
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF HUNTINGTON PARK
2623 E SLAUSON AVE, HUNTINGTON PARK
Total beds (7-day average): 66
All adult inpatient beds: 64
Inpatient beds occupied: 46
Total adult patients confirmed and suspected COVID-19 (7-day average): 34.5
If you ever need to know why someone would argue against the “free market” concept when it comes to hospitals, medical centers or clinics, look no further than the building on the corner of San Vicente and Olympic boulevards in Los Angeles. For more than half a century, locals knew it simply as Midway Hospital. More recently, it was Olympia Medical Center.
Soon, you can call it closed in the middle of a pandemic.
On Dec. 31, Olympia’s corporate owner, Irvine-based Alecto Healthcare, announced that it would shutter the 72-year-old hospital on March 31. Alecto’s statement indicated the move was being made “to allow for substantial renovations” in order to “better serve the healthcare needs of the community.” In truth, Alecto, a for-profit company, had already reached a deal to sell off the property to UCLA Health. The university confirmed the sale but was vague about what it’ll do with the building or the surrounding grounds.