Cross v. San Garbriel Valley Medical Center CA2/1
On July 15, 2018, Cross disappeared from her home. She had wandered out of her home on prior occasions and, in 2016, was diagnosed with dementia. She lived with two of her daughters, Lisa Cross Vasallo and Valerie King. According to Vasallo, Cross had never fallen or fractured her hip before her admission to San Gabriel and was able to walk without a cane or walker. Cross had suffered from a hernia for 40 years.
The police found Cross in the midst of traffic and brought her to Intercommunity Hospital on a Welfare and Institutions Code section 5150 hold. She remained there for 24 hours, waiting for an available bed at San Gabriel’s geriatric psychiatric ward, referred to as the behavioral unit. One of Cross’s daughters stayed with her overnight at Intercommunity Hospital, and Cross did not appear to have a fractured hip or suffer any injury or fall there.
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