South Louisiana hospitals and the New Orleans Police Department are battling over emergency room beds and mental health patients.
University Hospital said it's not prepared to handle an emergency in the city because the NOPD drops off too many mental health patients.
According to the police department, officers rotate and take patients to a different hospital every time.
But university hospital said the officers usually go there first because it's more convenient for them.
"If we have a multicar accident during the commuting hours, we would have difficulty meeting the needs of the community, and that causes grave concern," Dr. Dwayne Thomas said.
Hospital officials said they have 18 mental health patients -- and about 14 were brought in by police.
University said the other hospitals in the area, such as Ochsner and Tulane, only have five patients each.
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