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Houston — Harris Health System officials declared a system-wide internal disaster September 9, 11:35 a.m., following a water pipe break overnight at the system’s Ben Taub Hospital.

A nursing assistant working at a facility in Putnam, New York, is facing charges after allegedly stealing from an elderly resident.

The former chaplain for a western Illinois nursing home has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for sex abuse charges involving both a child and elderly women.

Cincinnati — A Hamilton County man is accused of posing as a nurse and working at two home health agencies. Authorities say Martez Morris, 27, went undetected for four years.

Philadelphia—United States Attorney William M. McSwain announced that Jacoya Brazzle, 31, of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to eight months’ incarceration, five years supervised release and full restitution by United States…

A fire in a nursing home in Cushing on Tuesday caused the complete evacuation of residents.

Kane County Health officials are investigating the source of a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sent four residents of a Batavia retirement community to the hospital.

A former medical director for Sanford Health says she was forced to resign after supervisors retaliated against her when she complained about lax security.  

A Houston-area family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Tomball-based healthcare company, claiming administration at one of its properties were poorly prepared for Hurricane Harvey, and that negligence…

A lawsuit has been filed against Pleasant Acres Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in connection with a woman’s death there last year.