Hackers Accessed Data on 270,000 Patients from Louisiana Hospital System
Hackers accessed the personal data of nearly 270,000 patients in an attempted ransomware attack on a Louisiana healthcare system in October, a spokesperson for the…
Iowa Home-Care Nurse Who Stole Patient’s Painkillers Surrenders Her License
A 63-year-old Iowa nurse convicted of stealing a patient’s painkillers has agreed to surrender her nursing license after she was criminally charged earlier this year…
Illinois Man Arrested for Peeping in Windows at a Nursing Home
An Urbana man with a history of window-peeping convictions has been arrested and charged with that offense again after a surveillance camera captured him exposing…
CDC Issues Alert on Recent Increase in Invasive Group A Strep Infections
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory on December 22, 2022, to notify clinicians and public…
Burst Pipe Forces Iowa Nursing Home Residents to Evacuate
Due to the extreme cold, the main water line going into an Iowa nursing home ruptured, flooding the facility and leading to the evacuate of…
Kentucky Nursing Home Continues Repairs after Residents Evacuated on Christmas Eve
Sixty-two nursing home residents at Metcalfe Health Care Center remain displaced after a Christmas Eve disaster, but officials are calling the response to the necessary…
89-Year-Old Wisconsin Nursing Home Resident Died from Weather Exposure
An 89-year-old female resident of a Kenosha assisted-living facility and memory care center was found dead outside the facility on Dec. 19, authorities reported.
Frigid Storm Causes Tennessee Nursing Home Evacuation
Several pipes broke at a Tennessee nursing home due to frigid temperatures, leading to the evacuation of all of the residents.
New York Doctor to Pay over $2 Million to Resolve Findings of Illegal Billing
The New York attorney general announced on December 22, 2022, that her office had reached a civil settlement with a doctor and his medical practices,…
Fire Crews Extinguish Small Fire at New York Nursing Home
Residents at a Rockland County nursing home are safely back inside after a small fire erupted Tuesday night in a bathroom on the third floor.