Hospital Watchdog Statement: February 16, 2023 Nurse Julie Griffin and her lawyers faced down HCA Westside hospital over unsafe staffing on a cardiac ICU. With the trial date just …
8 months ago
Nurse Whistleblower Trial Set To Challenge HCA Hospital For Inadequate ICU Staffing
Nurse Julie Griffin blew the whistle on unsafe staffing levels at the HCA Westside Regional Medical Center in Plantation, Florida. From January 2017 through July, 2017, Nurse Julie Griffin worked …
2 years ago
“Joseph was a beautiful boy whose life deserved to be saved just like any other person” – JoJo’s Mom
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2 years ago
DVT: Failure To Diagnose, Death for Navy Veteran
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) By Bob Aller: July 27, 2021 Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a potentially fatal blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the legs. A …
2 years ago
Nurse Urged To Cover-Up Fatal Medication Errors
Statement From Shirley Barker, RN, BSN: As nurses, we’re expected to be the “advocate” for our patients. Unfortunately, we are often stifled from fulfilling that role. I retired in …
3 years ago
Chaos In A General Surgery Residency Program
Vanderbilt General Surgery Resident, Gretchen Edwards BY BOB ALLER 04/07/2020 (10 min read) In April 2017, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville), a resident from the general surgery residency program …
4 years ago
Air Embolism Linked To Central Line Death
Bob Aller December 29, 2019 Revisions: January 22, 2020 Summary: Just after 1:30 pm on the afternoon of August 22, 2016, at Palms West Hospital in Florida, RN Linda Truempy …
4 years ago
Epidemic Of Violence In Hospitals Facing Nurses
Bob Aller September 20, 2019 Why is there a need for workplace violence prevention programs for nurses? “They are routinely yelled at, spat at, pummeled, kicked, scratched and even stabbed …
4 years ago
ER Nurse Kills Attacker While Defending Herself
Bob Aller September 20, 2019 This report focuses on an incident involving ER nurse Susan Kuhnhausen. Her self-defense training at Providence Hospital in Portland, Oregon, appears to …
4 years ago
Understaffing In The ER Claimed, ER Nurse Fired
Lawsuit States ER Clinical Coordinator At HCA Hospital Was Fired For Claiming Understaffing In The ER The New Hampshire Union Leader reports that Nurse Julie Stephens filed a lawsuit against …