The number of hospital patients in October of last year was up 4 percent than the year before in California, according to the survey of 19 public hospitals statewide -- including four in Los Angeles County -- conducted by the California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems.
Hospitals have also seen a 10 percent increase in uninsured patients and a 19 percent increase in uninsured emergency room patients.
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