洛杉矶历史最久医院入不敷出悄然关闭
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="pillar">pillar</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="doors">doors</span> <span word="after">after</span> 157 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Alliance">Alliance</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> -- <span word="better">better</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> -- <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="clientele">clientele</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="stunned">stunned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="saddened">saddened</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span> <span word="Times">Times</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="the">the</span> $100 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="renovations">renovations</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1860 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="French">French</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> 19<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> 20<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="newly">newly</span>-<span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="immigrants">immigrants</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>.</p><p><span word="French">French</span> <span word="Hospital">Hospital</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="indispensable">indispensable</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span>, <span word="serving">serving</span> <span word="generations">generations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="families">families</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="cafeteria">cafeteria</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="menu">menu</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="sponsored">sponsored</span> <span word="youth">youth</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinatown">Chinatown</span> <span word="activists">activists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="severely">severely</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="closing">closing</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="simple">simple</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="classes">classes</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 600 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span> <span word="operating">operating</span>.</p><p>美国洛杉矶一家157年建立的历史最久的医院关闭。这家医院也是当地华人社区的一个重要支柱。</p>
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