Florida’s Deadly Mental Hospitals – What Patients and Families Should Know
After a young man with schizophrenia needlessly died in a Gainesville mental hospital, press reports are bringing attention to the dangerous and deadly conditions present in Florida hospitals. Although the young man had an inability to control his behavior and regularly got into physical altercations with other patients, what happened next was inexcusable. One night… Read more »
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Overworked Doctors Remain a Threat to Patient Safety
A new article published in the Washington Post has claimed some doctors fresh out of medical school are working 30-hour shifts, potentially putting patient safety at risk. Despite rules passed by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education that limit the number of work hours, many residents and interns are still being worked to exhaustion…. Read more »
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Inside Ben Carson’s Shocking History of Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has enjoyed a lucrative and successful career as a neurosurgeon. However, press reports suggest his record as a surgeon has a disturbing past. As it turns out, Carson has faced multiple medical malpractice lawsuits: One of Carson’s disastrous operations involved a 9-year-old girl who was undergoing surgery to remove a… Read more »
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Superbug Infection Rates among Children Increase at Alarming Pace
Superbugs are bacteria that have grown immune to treatment with modern antibiotics, killing tens of thousands of Americans in hospitals every year. However, hospitals and health care practitioners should be aware of is how these harmful bacteria can affect children, and create policies to protect the most vulnerable patients. According to a study published in… Read more »
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Is Your Doctor On Drugs?
When we go to a hospital or private practice to receive help from our doctors, we expect a dedication to professionalism and safety. In the television show House M.D., audiences were introduced to a cruel and insensitive doctor who swallowed painkillers like candy. What if there were actually doctors like Greg House with hidden drug… Read more »
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Poor Communication a Major Reason for Diagnostic Errors
Diagnostic errors can cause permanent and sometimes fatal injuries to patients. In previous blogs, we have discussed patients being misdiagnosed with cancer and undergoing chemotherapy, but there are many other stories of how these medical errors affect patients. One recent example made headlines around the world, when a Dallas hospital patient returning from Africa was… Read more »
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The Three Worst Hospital Safety Issues
Earlier this week, we discussed examples of horrific medical mistakes committed by doctors and surgeons. Hospitals are equally capable of causing harm to patients, many times through negligent policies. When hospitals are dangerously understaffed, doctors, surgeons, nurses and other health care professionals are overworked and more likely to make mistakes. In a 2014 study published… Read more »
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How Nursing Mistakes are Jeopardizing Patient Safety
Nurses are compassionate, caring and skilled at carrying out the duties of their occupation, but are also capable of making medical mistakes that can kill or injure patients. Many nurses work in busy and understaffed hospitals with ideal conditions for medical mistakes. Nurses have the responsibility of dispensing medication to patients, and when rushed, can… Read more »
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How Florida Hospitals are Putting Mothers at Risk with Unnecessary C-Sections
A study on Florida hospitals has revealed an alarming number of cesarean sections (C-sections) being performed during deliveries. The study, compiled by the Leapfrog Group, a healthcare safety research organization, claims Florida has the highest rate of C-sections in the nation. During a C-section, the baby is delivered through an incision in the abdominal wall… Read more »
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Study Finds Children are At Risk from Toppling TV Sets
Over the last decade, television sets (TV) have become lighter, thinner and more likely to fall over if disturbed. This has caused TVs to become a severe safety hazard for small children. For example, a child may attempt to climb onto furniture to grab a remote control or toy, disturbing the balance of the TV…. Read more »
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