Emily Rappleye, Beckers Hospital Review, Jan. 23, 2020. Albany-based State University of New York and SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in New York City face a lawsuit from two surgeons, who allege the organization retaliated against… Read More
By Caroline Chen, ProPublica, Jan 17, 2020. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s heart and lung transplant program was putting patients in “immediate jeopardy” before the hospital began to implement corrective measures, according to federal regulators…. Read More
By Daniel Gilbert, The Seattle Times, Dec 30, 2019. The patient had been admitted to Smokey Point Behavioral Hospital on a 90-day involuntary commitment order. But when his health-insurance plan sent a team to check on… Read More
By Bethany Bump, Times Union, Jan 04, 2020. A new report finds New York hospitals rank among the lowest nationwide for safety and quality of care – even when compared with hospitals in other major… Read More
By NASEEM S. MILLER, ORLANDO SENTINEL, JAN. 13, 2020. An orthopedic surgeon has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against Orlando Health and three of its subsidiaries, alleging that his superiors violated federal laws by requiring him to perform surgeries… Read More
By Natalie Musumeci, New York Post, November 27, 2019. A New Jersey patient was accidentally put at the top of a transplant list and received a kidney meant for someone else — who happened to… Read More
By MEREDITH COHN and LORRAINE MIRABELL, THE BALTIMORE SUN, MAY 17, 2019. Johns Hopkins Hospital has filed more than 2,400 lawsuits in Maryland courts since 2009 against patients with unpaid bills, including a large number… Read More
By Jordan Rau, KHN. October 01, 2019. Medicare cut payments to 2,583 hospitals Tuesday, continuing the Affordable Care Act’s eight-year campaign to financially pressure hospitals into reducing the number of patients who return for a… Read More
By Shelly Stallsmith, York Daily Record, Oct. 15, 2019. WellSpan York Hospital emergency staff were seen on video walking past a patient in a wheelchair approximately 12 times on Aug. 16. No one approached the man… Read More
One of the nation’s 10 best children’s hospitals, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. By Katelyn Newman, US News. A Dangerous type of mold has killed one patient and infected five more at Seattle Children’s… Read More