The hospital faced criticism for the practice of homeless dumping.
homeless dumping
idiomThe practice of hospital employees or emergency workers releasing homeless patients on the streets instead of placing them into the custody of a relative or shelter or retaining them in a hospital where they may require expensive medical care.
Advocates are demanding stricter laws to prevent homeless dumping after several patients were found abandoned near the city shelter.
The investigative report exposed a systemic pattern of homeless dumping, revealing how medical facilities frequently discharged vulnerable individuals onto the streets to avoid the costs of long-term care.