Washington Nursing Home Fire Forces More Than 100 People to Evacuate
A fire at a Washington state nursing home forced patients and staff to seek safety late Wednesday night, according to Montesano Police.
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Texas Anesthesiologist Arrested on Criminal Charges Related to Alleged Tampering with IV Bags
Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr., a Texas anesthesiologist, was arrested in Plano, Texas, on criminal charges related to allegedly injecting nerve blocking and bronchodilation drugs into patient IV bags at a…
Read More »Possible structure fire at Texas nursing home caused by A/C malfunctions
Residents of the Merkel Nursing Center had an evacuation scare Tuesday afternoon due to an overheated air conditioning unit and smoke within the facility.
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Protecting Long-Term Care Residents from Sepsis
The intensive testing and monitoring needed to diagnose and treat residents who are suspected to have sepsis can be difficult to implement in LTC settings.
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Backup Generators Fail at California Hospital during Blackouts
Parts of a major South Bay hospital went without power for close to four hours on Tuesday, leaving patients, healthcare workers, and doctors in the dark.
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CDC Program Expands Free COVID-19 Testing to Assisted Living, SNFs, and ICFs
Skilled Nursing Facilities, intermediate care facilities (ICFs) and assisted living centers can access free COVID-19 testing for staff and residents through December 31, 2022.
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Certain Philips Respironics Masks for BiPAP, CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Safety Issue
The US Food and Drug Administration is alerting patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers that Philips Respironics (Philips) has recalled certain masks used with bilevel positive airway pressure (also known as…
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Patients impacted by CNY data breach file lawsuit against medical billing company
A class action lawsuit has been filed against medical billing company Practice Resources, LLC, after the personal information of 924,138 patients of Syracuse area hospitals and doctor’s offices was compromised…
Read More »Mixed-methods analysis of telehealth implementation in nursing homes amidst COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced nursing homes to adapt new models of care in response to the evolving crisis including rapid implementation of telehealth services. The purpose of our study…
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Nurse Charged over Failure to Properly Respond to Medication Error
A nurse has been charged with causing serious physical and mental harm to a vulnerable adult, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced. Beverly Ann Bratcher, 56, of Newaygo was charged…
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