Lawsuit: ‘Negligence’ Led to Ohio Health System Attack
A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Ohio-based Memorial Health System in the wake of a ransomware attack last August that reportedly involved the Hive cybercriminal gang, resulting…
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Former Kansas Nursing Home Worker Charged with Raping Resident
An Overland Park nursing home employee is in the Johnson County jail Wednesday night after being arrested and charged with raping a resident.
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Woman dies after being found in freezing weather outside Iowa assisted living facility
Iowa authorities are calling the death of a woman at an assisted living facility “suspicious” after she was found outside in below-zero temperatures.
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FDA expands use of remdesivir to skilled nursing, other non-hospital settings
The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its authorization of Veklury (remdesivir) for use outside of the hospital setting, including skilled nursing facilities.
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NC Nursing Home Releases First Public Statement amid Investigation into Deaths
Pine Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center has been relatively quiet since investigators said two people died and two people were in critical condition while the facility was understaffed during the…
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Five workers sue Sutter Health for cleanser ‘corrosive’ to eyes, skin, respiratory tract
Sutter Health faced high rates of infection in its hospitals from a germ that causes severe diarrhea, and to combat the problem, the company procured a cleanser so noxious that…
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Woman Dies after Wandering from SC Nursing Home, Spending Hours in Cold
A woman who family members said wandered outside a Rock Hill nursing home and was left in the cold for hours overnight, died Sunday morning, according to the family’s attorney.
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Residents of Nebraska Assisted Living Center Safe after Early Morning Fire
A fire in a clothes dryer at a Wymore assisted living center prompted the evacuation of the home’s residents early Friday, but everyone is safe.
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$103M in American Rescue Plan Funds to Reduce Burnout and Promote Mental Health and Wellness among Healthcare Workforce
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced $103 million in awards to improve the retention of healthcare workers and…
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Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Strengthening COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Workers in Healthcare
Governor Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 283, requiring covered workers at healthcare facilities and high-risk congregate settings to be up-to-date with their COVID-19 vaccinations, including having received a booster…
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