LA City Council Considers Creating Volunteer Medical Corps to Aid Homeless

Medical staff assist a disabled homeless woman in front of the Alvarado Care Center in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 29, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council is considering creating a team of volunteer medical professionals that can provide homeless Angelenos with medical services.

The council unanimously voted on Feb. 16 in favor of a motion—introduced by Councilman Joe Buscaino and seconded by Councilman Gil Cedillo—asking the city administrator and the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) to make recommendations on the creation of a volunteer emergency medical corps to serve the city’s homeless population.