[Source: Health and Life Sciences Law Daily, September 13, 2007]
The Tucson Explorer News (9/12, Stebbins) reported that "Community Health Systems, parent company of Northwest Medical Center, has reached a settlement with plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2003 involving physical access barriers at Northwest's Oro Valley facilities." Still awaiting approval by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas in Dallas, the settlement "means approximately 280 upgrades at Northwest facilities to bring it into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), according to John Bosco, the attorney representing Community Health Systems which owns Northwest." Bosco "said upgrades at Northwest would include installation of grab bars in restrooms, Braille room signage, adjustment of drinking fountain heights, coat-hook height adjustments and installation of new door knobs for easier grasping and turning." The lawsuit was "filed by plaintiffs with an advocacy group known as Access Now," against "Triad, which owned Northwest at the time."
