Hospital admits turning down patient

The Malay Mail;  July 31, 2007 ;     290 words ...SERDANG Hospital admitted turning down the patient, when her husband...second class. "The hospital staff offered to ward the patient in the second class...minutes away. "The patient was then referred to Kajang Hospital," she said. Regretting...

HOSPITAL SERVING 1 PATIENT HIGH DESERT MAINTAINS ROUND-THE-CLOCK...

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  September 14, 2003 ;     458 words ......leaving only the tuberculosis patient in the hospital, said Sarah Speck, a hospital...cheaper to pay to send that patient to another hospital than to maintain full staffing...expensive to transfer the patient to a hospital and pay for it than to keep...

Patient hemorrhages, dies just out of the hospital: jury blames the...

Legal Eagle Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession;  May 1, 2008 ;     432 words ...The patient was admitted to the hospital and had surgery to correct...hypertension before entering the hospital for this surgery. Patient Hemorrhaged, Died Shortly...imminent discharge from the hospital. The patient's blood pressure was 179...

This is very, very serious. They must be caught before a patient dies;...

Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England);  May 20, 2007 ;     700+ words ......regularly used in hospitals to help heart...victims and patients suffering...oxygen to a patient at Sandwell General Hospital in what has...gender of the patient, or why they were in hospital in the first place. The patient, who is still...

Hospital Reviews Foretich's Delay Of Surgery on Patient With AIDS

The Washington Post;  August 20, 1991 ;     613 words ......recommend that the patient be transferred to another hospital, according to a hospital...surgery with him, the patient said. Hospital officials said Foretich...Huge said. "The hospital does not deny treatment to any patient." Nine oral surgeons...

Surgery: a cast of dozens // Many professionals team up to ease patient's...

Chicago Sun-Times;  February 10, 1992 ;     700+ words ......before surgery, the patient returns to the hospital to give blood. A patient representative...change into a hospital gown and check the patient's blood pressure...doing hands-on hospital staff training), interviews the patient and conducts a...

Patient shoots himself dead on hospital ward; Scene of the shooting:...

The Daily Mail (London, England);  October 21, 2008 ;     539 words ......Dolan A CANCER patient shot himself dead on a busy hospital ward yesterday...confirm that the patient had been terminally ill. Hospital sources said...every day.' A hospital spokesman said: 'The patient had been in the hospital for some time...

Pa. uncovers safety problems at Community; One of 25 deficiencies linked...

Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA;  March 27, 2002 ;     700+ words ...A patient went into cardiac arrest at Community Hospital of Lancaster. An...stress tests at the hospital, without a doctor present. Both patients demonstrated problems...attempts to revive the patient, according to the hospital's corrective plan...

Hospital calls cops and feels the sting; Northfield police used a Taser on...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 16, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Northfield City Hospital thought an obviously disturbed patient was about to...the Northfield hospital for violating the patient's rights. The hospital and the Minnesota...Ken Bank, the hospital's president. The patient, who was not...

Norwood hospital staff shortage eyed in patient's death.(News)

The Boston Herald;  January 15, 2001 ;     537 words ......unexpected death of a patient at Caritas Norwood Hospital that may be related to...Pawelec. Sources said the hospital reported that the patient was found sitting up...decision to send the patient from a hospital room to the ER was not...

HOSPITAL FINED BY COUNTY PATIENT DUMPING LAW CITED.(News)

Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  July 23, 2001 ;     652 words ......law that prohibits ``patient dumping.'' The hospital was among 77 hospitals...Community, denied that the hospital ever dumped patients or did anything wrong...screening exams to two patients, records show. The hospital responded in its correction...

State probes death of mental patient; Confidentiality prevents Pembroke...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  June 25, 2004 ;     401 words ......of a psychiatric patient at Pembroke Hospital. The patient, who was not named...psychiatrist treated the patient before the transfer to Jordan Hospital. Psychiatrists are...don't come to the hospital unless a patient needs nonurgent medical...

HIV patient says he was hospital `captive'

Chicago Sun-Times;  December 6, 1991 ;     418 words ......former appendectomy patient sued a Waukegan hospital for $200,000 in...particularly clear" whether hospital workers were told of the patient's condition, but...it. She said the hospital has a policy of segregating patients with "infectious...

Lake Forest Hospital joins yearlong patient safety project.(Neighbor)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  March 20, 2002 ;     485 words ......its focus to make patient safety a priority, Lake Forest Hospital has joined a yearlong...We are making the hospital safer for patients and a safer environment...what medications a patient is taking at home and in the hospital. When you look at...

New Pembroke Hospital scandal ; Worker fired after charges of illicit...

The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  October 11, 2008 ;     384 words ......relationship" with an adult male patient, according to hospital spokeswoman Judith A. Merel...physical contact between hospital staff and patients and unprofessional relations...boundary violations with a patient." The hospital defines boundary violations...