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$7.9 million verdict for man paralyzed during pain management procedure
The patient, a 63-year-old man, suffered from severe neck pain and opted to undergo a high risk pain management procedure in November 2010. -
Patient awarded $3.35 million after bowel perforation and barium misuse
The patient, a 22-year-old college soccer star, was diagnosed with athletic pubalgia by a general surgeon and underwent surgery in 2009. -
Healthcare system liable for $1.6M for overdose
A jury in Utah returned a verdict for $1.6 million in a wrongful death and medical malpractice action against Intermountain Healthcare, based in Salt Lake City, for fatally overdosing a patient with a cocktail of medications. -
Hospital gave wrong med to patient, admits error
An Oregon hospital acknowledges that a patient died because she was administered the wrong medication. -
Security guard knifed, nurses injured in attack
A recent attack on staff at a hospital in Oklahoma City left a security guard with a knife wound and two nurses injured by a patient.
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System settles false claim charges for $37 million
The healthcare system involved in a false claims investigation prompted by a former employee blowing the whistle has settled the case. Dignity Health hospital system, based in San Francisco, has agreed to pay $37 million to settle the charges. -
Video shows brutal attack on nurses
The violent attack on nurses at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, MN, was caught on surveillance video that soon was released to the public. The images are disturbing, particularly because the staff members are so defenseless against their attacker. -
Hospitals hit the 90% mark for health care worker flu shots
A majority of U.S. hospitals has achieved the Healthy People 2020 goal of vaccinating at least 90% of their employees against influenza, but they have struggled to track the vaccinations of doctors, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants. -
HCWs are nation’s most stressed workers
Health care workers are more stressed than workers in any other industry, a recent survey found. -
Global workforce brings in other cultures
Hospitals have long been at the forefront of hiring salaried and hourly staff from other continents. This trend becomes more apparent during periods of nursing and physician labor shortages.