‘Too expensive’: 9-month-old ‘blue’ baby died at an Oregon hospital. Then his parents say staff told them to put him in his car seat and drive away The parents are suing We Got This Covered · Sep 28
Parents say hospital told them to drive 4 hours with their dead infant’s body in backseat to get his remains home Exclusive details: Salem Hospital, in Salem, Oregon, ‘really needed to do better,’ the couple’s attorney told The Independent The Independent UK · Sep 23
Nearly 450 hospital patients in Massachusetts could have been exposed to hepatitis and HIV Hundreds of endoscopy patients at a Massachusetts hospital were potentially exposed to blood-borne pathogens, the health care facility reported. LiveScience · Nov 17, 2023
Nearly 450 Patients Potentially Exposed To HIV, Hepatitis At Massachusetts Hospital Hospital officials said the expected infection risk from the incidents is "extremely small" and no case connected to it has been reported yet. Medical Daily · Nov 17, 2023
Hospitals have been slow to bring on addiction specialists In December, Marie, who lives in coastal Swampscott, Massachusetts, began having trouble breathing. Three days after Christmas, she woke up gasping for air and dialed 911. Tribune News Service · Oct 12, 2022
Hospitals have specialists on call for lots of diseases — but not addiction. Why not? U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged. WEKU · Sep 30, 2022