Elder Advocates Protest Florida Bill That Shields Nursing Home Investors From Lawsuits
According to The Tampa Bay Times, investors in Florida nursing homes would be shielded from lawsuits when residents are abused or neglected under new provisions authorized in a bill the Florida House sent to the governor on April 23. The bill, SB 670, was approved 109-7 after passing in the Senate; however, the bill has been […]
Hospital Error May Have Put 18 Patients At Risk of Incurable and Deadly Disease
According to The Los Angeles Times, 18 neurosurgery patients in North Carolina may have been exposed to an incurable brain disorder because instruments were not properly sterilized after an operation on someone who already had the disease. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem apologized for the incident, saying that “extra precautions should have been taken”, […]
23-Year-Old Hawaiian Woman in Coma Following Routine Dental Procedure
According to Hawaii News Now, a young mother of two is on life support after going in for a routine dental procedure to get her wisdom teeth pulled. The 23-year-old’s boyfriend dropped her off at the dentist on the morning of March 17 for the procedure. The mother of two went in to have all […]
Delayed Testing at Several VA Centers Caused Veteran Injuries and Deaths
According to The Tampa Tribune, three veterans died and nine others were injured as the result of delays in treatment for gastrointestinal cancers in the VA’s Sunshine Healthcare Network, which serves Florida, southern Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, according to a VA report released on April 7. The deaths and injuries in the Sunshine […]
Fl. Supreme Court Declares Med Mal Wrongful Death Damage Caps Unconstitutional
Should there be a limit on the amount of damages a bereaved family can be awarded when their loved one has died due to medical malpractice? The Florida Supreme Court said no. On March 13, The Florida Supreme Court ruled in the case of The Estate of Michelle Evette McCall vs. the United States of […]
26-Year-Old Doctor Dies Due to Hospital’s Negligence, Family Files Suit
The parents of a doctor who died last year shortly after graduating from medical school have filed a lawsuit against Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center in Plains Township, Pennsylvania, where the woman received treatment days before her death. The lawsuit states that the 26-year-old doctor had an “easily diagnosable, treatable and entirely correctable” condition when […]
Terri Schiavo’s Foundation Helping Young Girl on Life Support after Routine Procedure
We recently blogged about a 13-year-old girl that was declared brain dead following complications from a routine tonsillectomy. The young girl was scheduled to be taken off life support on December 17; however, a large public outcry is keeping the hospital and lawmakers from pulling the plug. The Terri Schiavo Life & Hope Network, created on behalf […]
Hospital Negligence During Tonsil Surgery Puts 13-Year-Old Girl on Life Support
In Oakland, California, a 13-year-old girl was taken off life support on December 17 after she was declared brain dead following complications from surgery to remove her tonsils. The 13-year-old girl had gone to Children’s Hospital Oakland on December 9 to have her tonsils removed to cure a sleep apnea problem. According to KTVU, the […]
VA Hospital Makes Public Apology for Deaths Caused by Negligent, Delayed Care
According to CNN, the director of a VA hospital in Augusta, Georgia has publicly apologized for the deaths of three veterans at a facility that were caused by delays in care. Another public apology from an official at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs was also prompted by a CNN investigation that detailed the deaths […]
Army Veteran Obtains $8.3 Million in VA Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
According to The Centre Daily, a U.S. veteran who lost a leg and suffered severe brain damage due to a VA hospital’s extreme negligence has been awarded $8.3 million in a professional malpractice lawsuit. The then 43-year-old man went to St. Louis’ John Cochran VA Medical Center in 2009 to have a cardiac stent inserted after experiencing […]
