Patient Badly Burned in Fire Involving Defibrillator at Texas Hospital
Houston police are investigating the death of a patient at a Kingwood hospital after she was badly burned in a fire as medical staff used a defibrillator on her.
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Nurse sues Houston hospital that fired her after she refused COVID-19 vaccination
More than 100 staff members at Houston Methodist Hospital who were fired after they refused to be vaccinated for COVID-19 appealed a judge’s ruling upholding the hospital’s right to terminate…
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Former MA Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Hydromorphone and Meperidine
A former nurse was sentenced on Tuesday, June 29 in federal court in Boston for tampering with opioids intended for emergency department patients at a hospital where he worked and…
Read More »Alabama nurse stabbed by patient who says, “You’re going to die anyway.”
An East Alabama Medical Center nurse is recovering after investigators say she was attacked and stabbed in the chest by a knife-wielding patient trying to leave the hospital.
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US DOL Finds Healthcare Provider Failed to Protect Workers from Coronavirus Exposure at Two NJ Facilities
Following a coronavirus outbreak in March that led to the deaths of two workers, the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration found that a Mount Holly-based healthcare…
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Nurse Suspected of Sexually Assaulting Three Women at California Hospital
Three patients reported being sexually assaulted at Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo by a registered nurse, who was arrested Wednesday, June 30.
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Cuomo Signs Opioid Lockbox Bill into Law with Some Changes
After weeks of negotiations with the New York state Legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an opioid settlement fund bill into law, albeit with changes that give the administration more power…
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Gas Leak Prompts IL Nursing Home Residents to Be Moved to Another Part of Facility
A gas leak near a Palos Heights nursing care facility forced some residents to move to another wing of the facility, officials said.
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Some Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Will Still Require Masks, Despite Mandate Lifting
Pennsylvania’s mask mandate ended this week, but some long-term care facilities and nursing homes in the region say they’ll continue to require the use of face coverings to protect against…
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Oswego nursing home denies mayor’s allegations of broken AC units, excessively hot temps
An Oswego nursing home on Wednesday completely denied allegations made by the city’s mayor that residents at the facility were being exposed to excessively hot temperatures because of broken air…
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