Security guard, inmate die after shooting at Ohio hospital
A private security guard died after he was reportedly shot by a Montgomery County Jail inmate at Miami Valley Hospital on Wednesday morning.
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Tulsa shooter blamed doctor for ongoing pain, then shot ‘anyone who got in his way,’ police say
Police on Thursday identified the man who killed four people at a medical center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, saying he targeted a physician whom he blamed for ongoing pain after a…
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TX HHSC Urges LTC Facilities to Update Emergency Preparedness Plans before Hurricane Season
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging all long-term care facilities to make sure their emergency preparedness plans are updated ahead of the start of an active hurricane…
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Evaluation of Antipsychotic Reduction Efforts in Patients with Dementia in VA Nursing Homes
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) each created initiatives to reduce off-label use of antipsychotics in patients with dementia in nursing homes.
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Nursing homes file lawsuit seeking to overturn NY’s minimum staffing law
A group of about 80 nursing homes filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York’s law that established staffing minimums and resident-care spending levels for nursing homes.
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Man accused of assaulting nurse colleague denies all allegations made against him
A man with a supposed history of violent behavior towards his colleagues and who allegedly assaulted a licensed practical nurse at work, denies the allegations against him in an answer…
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CDC Officials Assist Investigation into Southern Nevada ‘Superbug’ Cases
For a second consecutive week, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials are in Southern Nevada to investigate cases of a drug-resistant “superbug” at local hospitals and skilled-nursing facilities.
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Germany: Fake Doctor Gets Life in Prison for Patient Deaths
A German court on Wednesday sentenced a woman who posed as a doctor to life in prison for causing the deaths of several people she treated.
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Pennsylvania nursing home to pay $150K to family of resident who died from hemorrhage
A Colorado-based estate has finalized a settlement surrounding claims that the death of a Coatesville nursing care facility resident from an inter-cranial hemorrhage nearly three years ago was the result…
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Nurse allegedly fired by Illinois nursing home for reporting sexual assault and battery by resident
A nurse is suing Alton Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for terminating her employment in retaliation for reporting predatory sexual behavior by one of its residents with a criminal history.
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