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Having duly considered the equities, we hold that UCSF may continue operations that have already begun at Laurel Heights as of the date this opinion is filed but that UCSF may not expand existing operations at Laurel Heights or begin additional operations there, whether or not identified in the present EIR, until a new EIR is certified and the project reapproved by [47 Cal. We will not accept post hoc rationalizations for actions already taken, particularly in light of the fact that those activities were begun in violation of CEQA, even if done so in good faith. The purported discussion in the EIR of project alternatives was inadequate. With the foregoing precepts to guide us, we turn to the issues at hand. The changing nature of scientific research may make such estimates difficult and of little value. It is the project proponent's responsibility to provide an adequate discussion of alternatives. We will set forth those facts in our discussion. Although admittedly contingent on the happening of certain occurrences, the pipeline was, nevertheless part of [the] overall plan for the project and could have been discussed in the EIR in at least general terms." Because the building roof is and exhaust stacks will be higher than surrounding buildings to the east, any exhausted materials would be quickly diluted and dispersed . [] While the seven foot release height of the vents and upward velocity should be sufficient for proper dilution, dilution would also occur as a result of pollutants being vented from fume hoods to the outdoor air at a rate of 1,050 cubic feet per minute.". A basic tenet of CEQA is that an environmental analysis "should be prepared as early as feasible in the planning process to enable environmental considerations to influence project program and design and yet late enough to provide meaningful information for environmental assessment." (Guidelines, 15130, subd. The Keys failed to report the incident to the state, as required. The 911 call followed. fn. Police said the teen hanged himself in a bathroom. That an EIR's discussion of mitigation measures might be imperfect in various particulars does not necessarily mean it is inadequate. fn. 392-393, ante.) We find it unnecessary to discuss those additional objections, but we have carefully reviewed the record, and our holding as to mitigation applies to all objections raised by the Association. 3d 396] other grounds, we did not determine whether the project had been properly defined, but we framed the issue as whether the public agency had "sufficient reliable data to permit preparation of a meaningful and accurate report on the impact of commercial production." DCH documents show Laurel Heights fired one employee involved in Austins case. 9.). 13 [47 Cal. (Guidelines, 15126, subd. This assertion is a gross misstatement of the record. Supreme Court of California. For the reasons previously stated, we disagree with the conclusion that those studies were legally inadequate to support the Regents' finding of mitigation. Complaint Investigation Memorandum, Complaint #206014, State of Georgia, Laurel Heights Hospital, June 21, 2002.*. 3d 426] limited purpose of determining the amount of the award. In a May 1985 letter, the Pharmacy Dean asked the Chancellor for confirmation that the Laurel Heights facility would be committed to basic research. It then stated in a mere two-sentence paragraph that " no alternative sites on [the Parnassus] campus were evaluated as possible candidates for the location of the basic science units of the School of Pharmacy." 49, September 2006: An analysis of Boston Police Department incident reports found that between January 1, 2000 and September 17, 2006, police were dispatched to UHS Arbour Hospital 192 times for incidents including 16 missing persons reported; 28 assault and batteries; 5 forcible rapes; 2 suicide attempts and 2 sudden deaths. The Court of Appeal in effect performed its own scientific critique of the studies and found the Regents should not have relied on them. App. WebTo set the record straight, a dead person cannot sue in Florida courts. 27, July 2004: An inspection done by state regulators in Georgia found that the conditions at UHS Peachford Behavioral Health System placed patients in immediate jeopardy. Using Universal Health Services (UHS) as an example, this report clearly documents why mega healthcare corporations such as UHS need to be held accountable.. The Association contends these substances are harmful to human health and faults UCSF for not estimating the quantities that will be involved. [47 Cal. (a), italics added.) We agree with the reasoning in Wilkerson v. City of Placentia (1981) 118 Cal. 17 We find it entirely unreasonable to expect a scientific research facility to predict in advance every possible chemical or combination of chemicals it might conceivably use. The Association contends the EIR's discussion of alternatives to the project is inadequate under CEQA. The same principle applies here. The perpetrator was never caught. The EIR might be a more useful document if it included some of the information the Association seeks. Rptr. 34 Op cit., Quattlebaum, Peggy, July 7, 2002. fn. A primary purpose of CEQA is to protect the environment. The EIR is inadequate under CEQA because the EIR does not contain an adequate description of project alternatives. 3d 830, 841-842 [conclusory statements fail to crystallize issues]; see also Citizens for Quality Growth v. City of Mount Shasta, supra, 198 Cal. However, the cruel and violent deaths of three children in UHS psychiatric facilitiesas well as an extensive list of abuses and violations that followsseems sufficient evidence that perhaps UHS is not as focused on patient welfare as they are on the bottom line. [26] The EIR identified two potential effects on noise -- traffic and the building's mechanical systems, including the fume hood exhaust fans -- but found there will be no increased traffic noise because there will be no increased traffic. UHS mission statement says, We will never lose sight of the fact that we provide care and comfort to people in need. As is clear from the Guideline, only measures that can "reasonably be expected" to reduce adverse effects need be discussed. Her husband contacted the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) for assistance in investigating the abuses against his wife. On the facts of this case, the EIR is not rendered defective merely because it does not identify every chemical that will be used and its precise quantity. The proposed relocation has provoked an intense and continuing controversy in the Laurel Heights neighborhood. In this part V of our opinion, all statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure unless indicated otherwise. 3d 410], The Regents represented in the final EIR that they were unable to locate any evidence that the expected laboratory emissions at Laurel Heights have ever been identified as a public health hazard. 28, July 2004: UHS-owned Glen Oaks Hospital in Texas was issued a 90-day termination notice from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid when an unstable suicidal person was transferred to a different facility without being evaluated or stabilized, and without notifying the receiving facility or sending the patients records. The plan was not updated for six days. Rptr. We agree that the absence of regulation did not mean asbestos was in fact formerly safe, nor, without a showing that the responsible regulatory authorities had considered the question and affirmatively decided not to regulate, was the absence of regulation even evidence that asbestos was not harmful. This is not a sufficient discussion of on-campus alternatives; it is merely an admission that such alternatives were not considered. 28, For the reasons discussed above, we affirm the Court of Appeal's decision that the EIR should have addressed anticipated future uses and their environmental effects and that the discussion of project alternatives is inadequate under CEQA. (Guidelines, 15364. 7 [230 Cal. As noted above, there are numerous CEQA provisions that demonstrate a legislative intent that project alternatives must be considered. Family Suing Psychiatric Hospital Over Sons Death, Watch Out for More Cops Looking for Drunk Drivers This Season, How to Choose a Wrongful Death Attorney in Atlanta, HSK PI Driver In Crash Has History of DUI Arrests. Charles Garner, was reported by another Chad resident to have been body slamming the asthmatic Harris. In March 1985, the State Department of Health Services inquired by letter as to a provision of UCSF's safety manual that prohibits radiation discharge via the ventilation exhaust system and asked how this would be accomplished "during laboratory operations where a significant portion of the radioactive material may become airborne." The attacked occurred after one of the residents gossiped about the other having been raped as a childinformation hed gathered from the other residents records, which had been left unattended by Keys staff. ( 21068; see also Guidelines, 15002, subd. The Regents' commitment is but one item of evidence offered in mitigation. (Guidelines, 15090 and 15132, subds. For present purposes, our functional role in that case was analogous to that of the Court of Appeal, whose role was analogous to that of a trial court. 907] [suggesting binding effect of Guidelines]; Karlson v. City of Camarillo (1980) 100 Cal. The Court of Appeal denied the Regents' petition for a rehearing and, at the same time, granted the Association's request for attorneys' fees under Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5 and issued a stay enjoining the Regents from conducting any research at the Laurel Heights facility for 90 days. (Wildlife Alive v. Chickering (1976) 18 Cal. A homeowners association challenged the approval, arguing that a finding regarding the feasibility of that alternative was mandatory under CEQA. As we stated in a context similar to CEQA, there must be a disclosure of the "analytic route the agency traveled from evidence to action." This premise is flawed. In response to public inquiry as to plans for the facility, UCSF explained that it intends to use the facility for the School of Pharmacy's basic science group and UCSF's Office of the Dean. 23, February 21, 2004: 16-year-old Kaitlyn Kennedy hanged herself in the garage of her familys home in Medway, Massachusetts. As has too often been the case in the field of mental health, the many UHS patients in this report were not regarded as fellow human beings, but apparently as objectsnumbers with which to create income by billing school districts and insurance companies. 3d 428], The cause is remanded to the Court of Appeal with directions to order the trial court: (1) to grant the Association's petition for a writ of mandate vacating the Regents' certification of the EIR and approval of the project, and (2) to determine promptly the amount of attorneys fees that should be awarded to the Association for its efforts in this action. A clearly inadequate or unsupported study is entitled to no judicial deference. The hospital acknowledged receiving more than $63,159.36 in federal reimbursementswhich they paid back in restitution. I think there was a sense of kind of anger - especially when you hear from the experts in the field that say this is not how this is supposed to be done and this is absolutely preventable, Campbell said. App. Third, the court found no substantial evidence to support the Regents' conclusion that all significant environmental effects will be mitigated. LAUREL HEIGHTS IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION OF SAN FRANCISCO, INC., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant and Respondent, (Opinion by Eagleson, J., expressing the unanimous view of the court.). The proposed research laboratories are not like a manufacturing facility, whose products or history would provide a basis for reasonable estimates of future emissions. Traditional equitable principles also govern in actions under the National Environmental Policy Act. 15, August 10, 2003: 12-year-old Ronald Hamilton committed suicide by wrapping a bedsheet around his neck and attaching it to the door of his room at UHS The Pavillion, in Champaign, Illinois. Because we decided the case on [47 Cal. 16 Jury: Boys death in hospital a suicide, The Pantagraph, 17 Oct. 2003 and DCFS investigating 12-yer-olds suicide, Associated Press, 22 Aug. 2003. 3d 404] significant impact on the environment. The Court of Appeal based its determination of this issue in large part on its finding of various inadequacies in the studies suggesting a lack of any harmful environmental effects at the Parnassus campus. 3, February 27, 1997: A former managing director of UHS Two Rivers Psychiatric Hospital) pleaded guilty to defrauding the federal CHAMPUS (now known as TriCare) health care program (for families of military and reserve personnel). 3d 419], The Association complains of the EIR's treatment of the handling of hazardous waste material, particularly radioactive waste. App. (2) There is no significant evidence in the record that surrounding buildings create any significant local wind [47 Cal. fn. 21 For example, in May 1986, during the EIR [47 Cal. 2 NAAG Medicaid Fraud Report, July/August 1996. That further study of wind dispersal might be helpful does not make it necessary. 19. 3d 403] the Regents' argument that only mitigation or alternatives, but not both, must be discussed in an EIR. This is obviously a change in the scope of the project and perhaps its nature as well. It was determined that the facility used a manual hold in a manner that would potentially impair the patients ability to breathe resulting in the death of the patient, the investigation went on to say. The minutes of a May 1986 meeting of UCSF's Laurel Heights Campus Planning Committee state: "There was a concern that the DEIR [draft EIR] did not discuss the program plans and impacts of the building after the Cal-Trans lease expires. The Regents contend they need not evaluate the effects of future uses because the Regents have not yet formally approved any particular use of the remaining space. The dispatcher confirmed it was coming but it was too late. *, 20 Quattlebaum, Peggy, Complaint Investigation Memorandum, Complaint #GA00003940, State of Georgia, Laurel Heights Hospital, April 16, 2003 and Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction, State of Georgia, Laurel Heights Hospital, April 10, 2003 2004. The Laurel Heights Improvement Association of San Francisco, Inc., filed suit against the City and County of San Francisco today in the San Francisco County Superior Court. State of Texas, McAllen Medical Center Heart Hospital, August 2, 2005.*. Whats going on there, maam, asked the dispatcher. We find the studies are sufficient for that purpose. The state also froze all admissions to the facilities until such time as the facilities can provide evidence of sufficient improvement of a number of safety and treatment issues. Rptr. 41, October 28, 2005: Jose Miguel Yambo III, a former employee of UHS Chad Youth Enhancement Center in rural Tennessee, was charged with multiple rapes involving a minor female. The Regents' reliance on section 21002 is misplaced. 11 [13a] The Association contends the EIR does not provide for sufficient mitigation measures and that the Regents' finding is thus invalid under CEQA. This law firm website and legal marketing are managed by MileMark Media. 18 Op cit., Reinert, Sue, The Patriot Ledger, 15 Apr. One only need read about the similar practices of other for-profit psychiatric hospital corporations, such as National Medical Enterprises (NME) to know that such practices need to be investigated. We agree with the Court of Appeal's observation on this point: "Here the Regents simply referred to other facilities, designated as dots on a map of San Francisco, with no discussion of their size or available space, and with a complete lack of data to provide a factual informational underpinning for the conclusory statement that no other site had adequate space. The Regents contend the court misunderstood the concept of statistical significance, which requires that a measurement exceed a control level by a given number of standard deviations before it may be considered significant. Even if the commitment is less than overwhelming, it is entitled to consideration as part of the record as a whole. )", Even if the Regents are correct in their conclusion that there are no feasible alternatives to the Laurel Heights site, the EIR is nonetheless defective under CEQA. 47, June 2006: At the UHS-owned Rockford Center in Delaware, a geriatric patient was unnecessarily placed in a mechanical restraints without a physician order and without documentation that less restrictive interventions were first tried. Rptr. It was due to her brain tumorsomething the hospital knew aboutbut a nurse thought she was faking and merely gave her cold medicine. fn. During her time at Arbour, a male patient attempted to rape her. Each would be operated by a fan. Its Laurel Heights hospital, said the caller. 3d 388]. The Court of Appeal rejected the Regents' reliance on the absence of regulation, reasoning that such reliance would be similar to an illogical assertion that asbestos was not harmful before its regulation. laurel heights hospital lawsuitnolan ryan salary by year. 30, October 29, 2004: Parents filed a lawsuit against UHS Boulder Creek Academy (in Bonners Ferry, Idaho) claiming their child was neglected and abused. (Rural Landowners Assn. Before an injured patient can file a lawsuit against a hospital in Florida, they must adhere to Floridas notice statute for cases based on medical negligence. (3) UCSF appears to have attempted in good faith to remedy its problems with radioactive substances. (1975) 13 Cal. App. 42, December 2005: Texas attorney Skip Simpson, who specializes in psychiatric suicide complaints, filed a suit on behalf of Alysia Ashley against UHS BridgeWay psychiatric facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The point is that there is credible and substantial evidence that UCSF's plans are reasonably foreseeable. 283-284.) The Court of Appeal agreed with the Association, finding that, "The EIR should have addressed the issue of the extent and cumulative impact of the anticipated future plans," and that the failure to do so rendered the EIR's "project description" legally inadequate under CEQA. We hold that the EIR was inadequate because it fails to discuss the anticipated future uses of the Laurel Heights facility and the environmental effects of those uses. 33 Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction, State of Delaware, Rockford Center, June 4, 2004.*. A patient was under doctor orders to be closely supervised, which means that the person needed to be checked every 15 minutes. ], This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google. The day Austin died, a 911 call came in from Laurel Heights hospital. To comply with reporting requirements, UCSF must keep detailed records to assure all radioactive waste taken from the campus is received and buried at the Washington site or combusted at the Florida site.". One cannot be certain until then what the exact mitigation measures will be, much less whether and to what degree they will minimize environmental effects. Her Westwood medical record of February 11 (one week after the increase), that she reported, increase in emotional lability, irritability and anxiety." There are 2 lawsuits known to the public that show Laurel Heights Hospital has incompetent care. App. For example, the majority of fume hoods on the Parnassus campus are not equipped with filters, and the two studies of emissions at that campus found no significant environmental contamination there. 3d 414]. $32K-$43K Per Year (Glassdoor est.) The NPI number of this provider is 1306913736 and was assigned on November 2006. She was dead the next morning. Unannounced visits by the Department of Mental Health on March 27 and 29 prompted concerns about the adequacy of staff supervision, finding that staff training was insufficient and that the hospital has the staffing capacity for only 70 percent of its beds. (b).) The Regents' argument that alternatives need not be discussed in an EIR rings hollow in light of the fact that the Regents discussed them in the present EIR, albeit insufficiently. 5 Deadly Restraint, The Hartford Courant, 11 Oct. 1998. 339].). (See discussion at pp. We find the EIR was inadequate because: (1) it fails to discuss the anticipated future uses of the new facility and the environmental effects of those uses, and (2) the discussion of alternatives is inadequate under CEQA. 6. FN 4. 3d 391] [local agencies]; Guidelines, 15002, subd. Linking and Reprinting Policy. [] [T]he question of emissions from a fume hood or laboratory has not been the subject of funding or study.". Rptr. fn. (Guidelines, 15000.) A letter written by the Commissioner of Mental Health in Massachusetts, Marylou Sudders, is quoted as saying, current conditions present a serious risk to the health and safety of patients. 9, October 2002: A four-months pregnant Hispanic woman (who spoke little English) was admitted to UHS Arbour Hospital after taking herself to Boston Medical Center following the onset of morning sickness. Rptr. Finally, we note that alternatives and mitigation measures have the same function -- diminishing or avoiding adverse environmental effects. While foreseeing the unforeseeable is not possible, an agency must use its best efforts to find out and disclose all that it reasonably can." 3d 394], [5a] The Association contends the EIR is inadequate because it fails to discuss the anticipated future uses of the Laurel Heights facility and the likely effects of those uses. 3d 664, 687-689 [188 Cal. (Citizens of Goleta Valley v. Board of Supervisors (1988) 197 Cal. 62, August 5, 2007: A Philadelphia, Pennsylvania family court judge ordered six Philadelphia children discharged from UHS Chad Youth Enhancement Center in rural Tennessee (the teens were sent there as no Philadelphia facility would admit them) following the June 2007 strangulation homicide of 17-year-old Philadelphian Omega Leach by Chad employees. 13, March 10, 2003: Settlement of Andrews v New Perspectives, et al. We need not delve [47 Cal. Rptr. fn. (No Oil, supra, 13 Cal. Collier County Courthouse. 1984) 745 F.2d 412, 424-428.). 3d 407] vulnerable because it fails to consider in detail each and every conceivable variation of the alternatives stated." [30b] Section 1021.5 does not require the initial determination to be made by the trial court. ), This standard of review is consistent with the requirement that the agency's approval of an EIR "shall be supported by substantial evidence in the [47 Cal. The Court of Appeal also faulted the 1986 study for failing to explain that most measurements of gross gamma radiation were on the average greater than the control level. To obtain it the applicant must pass an examination and must specify the type and amount of isotopes, in millicuries, to be used annually; the method of monitoring; the use and type of research; and must possess a certificate of competency. (Friends of Mammoth, supra, 8 Cal.3d at p. 266, fn. Many of the relevant facts in this case are of a detailed, technical nature and are best understood in the context of the legal issues presented. 24 Behind Kaitlyns suicide, The Boston Globe, 27 June 2004. The Regents' view is also inconsistent with the related rule that significant cumulative effects of a project must be considered in an EIR. Mr. Burt L. Saunders. (See, e.g., City of Lomita v. City of Torrance (1983) 148 Cal. It states in part, "Radioactive wastes from UCSF-Laurel Heights will be collected and disposed according to procedures described in the 'UCSF Radiation Safety Procedure Guide.' As noted earlier, the Regents were unable to obtain any scientific information that laboratory fume hood emissions have been shown to be harmful. Under CEQA, both mitigation measures and project alternatives must be discussed in an EIR. We cannot ask the Regents to mitigate the unknown. Rptr. Section 21168.9, subdivision (b), provides that the trial court shall retain continuing jurisdiction over the agency's proceedings until the court determines that the agency has complied with CEQA. Jan 2, 2020. The Guidelines provide even more explicitly that "Before granting any approval of a project subject to CEQA, every lead agency shall consider a final EIR ." (Guidelines, 15004 subd. Unfortunately, it appears to us instead of acting to de-escalate things, they actually escalated things, said Skidmore family attorney Scott Campbell of the Shiver Hamilton law firm. 8. Second, the response demonstrated a commitment to monitor. We think it unreasonable to demand a commitment to take specific action based on unknown and as yet unknowable test results. 34, 2004: In the Psychiatric Center at UHS-owned McAllen Heart Hospital in Texas, a patient died three days after falling at the facility. The Association, however, invites us to disregard this limitation on our review by weighing competing technical data and arguments. On the day that the young man died, a call was made to 911. (Italics added.) (a); Bozung, supra, 13 Cal.3d at pp. The suit, filed in Pulaski County, Arkansas states that UHS, Bridgeway (a UHS-owned psychiatric facility) and/or the physician that referred the plaintiff to Bridgeway for outpatient substance abuse treatment, should have been aware that the drug counselor assigned to the plaintiff had a violent criminal background, including prison time; that he gained his counseling skills while imprisoned for aggravated robbery and that his past criminal conduct would subject the plaintiff to unreasonable risk of harm. The gist of the Association's argument is that the effect of emissions on human health cannot be determined because the EIR does not identify the nature and quantities of emissions. As in Romero-Barcelo, there is no evidence the environment is being adversely affected by the present activities. The three categories received a scant one and one-half pages of text in an EIR of more than 250 pages. 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