Oregon Health System Investigating Employee for Posting Video Appearing to Mock Patient
A Salem Health employee is under investigation after posting a video on Twitter that appears to mock the sound of a patient in pain.
Nurse Accused of Sexual Assault While Working at Colorado Hospital
A former intensive care unit nurse at St. Mary’s Hospital in Colorado has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault while working at the hospital.
Connecticut Nursing Home Residents Moved after Flooding
All residents of Bickford Health Care Center have been temporarily moved to other area facilities following a flood from a damaged sprinkler system at the…
Changing Lights in Nursing Homes Could Prevent Falls and Has Other Benefits, Study Finds
Study shows swapping fluorescent bulbs with LED color-changing lights inside long-term care facilities could reduce resident falls by 43 percent.
Colorado Nurse Sentenced after Pleading Guilty to Stealing Fentanyl from Hospital Patients
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces Alejandro Gort, 39, of Denver, was sentenced to five years of probation after he…
Crews Respond to Fire at Massachusetts Nursing Home
Wilbraham Fire Chief Michael Andrews said that a 911 call came in around 6:10 a.m. Monday for a kitchen fire at Vantage Nursing Home on…
Man Arrested after Threatening Iowa Hospital
A 60-year-old Granville, Iowa, man is behind bars after threatening to shoot local hospital employees with an A-K-47.
95-Year-Old Woman Dead after Fight with Resident at NYC Nursing Home
A 95-year-old woman died after a fight with another resident in her Staten Island nursing home — and police are now probing whether it was…
Ohio Assisted Living Facility Resident Stabs, Wounds Married Couple
A married couple living in a nursing home in a Columbus suburb were seriously wounded Wednesday morning when they were stabbed by another resident, authorities…
Rapid Test Could Help Distinguish Bacterial from Viral Infections
A prospective multicenter study found that a rapid diagnostic test based on immune host response could aid clinicians in differentiating between bacterial and viral infections…