Man Charged in Attack, Attempted Rape of Nurse at PA Hospital

Police have charged a man for attacking and trying to rape a nurse at Millcreek Community Hospital Sunday. 

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Test, isolate, communicate: Keys to controlling a COVID-19 outbreak in an LTC facility

A new study led by Carl Shrader, a physician and researcher in the Department of Family Medicine in the West Virginia University School of Medicine, revealed the role that communication…

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OSHA Fines Hospitals for PPE Failures Related to COVID-19

Ensure workers are trained on and fit-tested for using respirators and are not sharing protective gowns as they care for potentially infectious patients, or you may face fines from OSHA.

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Employees at Minnesota hospital where doctor was shot had asked for increased safety earlier

Last year, nurses in Minnesota asked M Health Fairview administrators to provide better protection in the hospitals’ parking areas.

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Car Struck by Gunfire at PA Nursing Home, No Injuries

Police were investigating several shots fired into a vehicle parked at a Pennsylvania nursing home Wednesday evening.

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Dementia patient Dies after Being Found in Freezer at Ohio Nursing Home

An 86-year-old dementia patient died after being found in a freezer two hours after she was reported missing from a Trotwood nursing home.

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Resident at SC senior home charged with attempted sexual assault, police say

A 74-year-old resident of a Beaufort senior home is accused of trying to sexually assault another resident, according to police.

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Two TN Caregivers Charged for Leaving Patient in Hot Shower

An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in the arrest of two caregivers who are charged with neglect of a…

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Doctor Shot in Parking Lot of Minnesota Hospital

Highways and roads around Edina’s sprawling medical and retail center were closed and a hospital locked down Monday night after a doctor was shot in its parking area.

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Massachusetts Registered Nurse Sentenced for Morphine Tampering

Brianna Duffy, 32, a Haverhill nurse, was sentenced in federal court in Boston to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release for tampering with patients’ morphine. On…

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