 The closure of King–Harbor had an immediate effect on health care services in the region.Nine nearby hospitals were declared "impacted" by the distribution of former King–Harbor patients.The greatest burden fell on St. Francis Medical Center in nearby Lynwood, which expanded its emergency department by 14 beds and saw an increase in patients from 155 per day to 180 per day, with the intensive care unit seeing an average rise from 26 patients to 33.